Medical Records

Haven Hospice; Bryant (AR); On-site; USD 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Hospice Home Care seeks a meticulous Medical Records Clerk to support our nursing and care teams. You will enter and maintain patient data, verify documents, and resolve discrepancies to ensure timely delivery of edited records.

Working closely with facility staff and the pharmacy consultant, you will safeguard confidentiality and comply with corporate policies while contributing to high-quality hospice care.

Responsibilities

• Ensures timely entry of medical data into computer systems and editing documentation for client facilities.
• Maintains accurate updates and medical records documents for each facility.
• Researches unedited sheets to resolve illegibility or unfamiliar terminology used by facilities.
• Recognizes deviations and irregularities in data and seeks resolution from originator or manager.
• Verifies and clarifies problems or inquiries with facility documentation requests/needs.
• Communicates with nursing staff, Directors of Nursing and Administrators regarding corrections of medical data.
• Uses reference materials to improve skills regularly.
• Maintains confidentiality of patient demographics and medical information.
• Runs medical records forms and reports containing facility, patient and pharmaceutical information.
• Assists consultant pharmacists by providing facility data and informing on department procedures.
• Promotes customer goodwill and enhances corporate image to support the mission and values.
• Conducts audits with facilities on request using computerized data.
• Observe and comply with PharMerica policies and procedures.
• The duties described are a high-level overview and not an exhaustive list.
• Performs responsibilities in line with the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and applicable laws.

Job description

Our Company

Hospice Home Care

Overview

Our operational team members focus on efficiently meeting the needs of our clients across various lines of business. If your passion is to ensure quality care to help our clients live their best life we encourage you to apply today!

Responsibilities

• Ensures the timely entry of medical data into computer system to facilitate processing and delivery of edited documentation for client facilities.
• Maintains accurate updates and medical records documents for each specific facility.
• Research all unedited sheets that are pended or unable to process due to illegibility or unfamiliar terminology on handwritten sheets provided by the facility.
• Recognizes deviations and irregularities relating to data and system requirements and seeks resolution from originator, supervisor or manager.
• Verifies and clarifies any or all problems or inquiries with the facility’s documentation requests/needs.
• Communicates with facilities nursing staff, Director of Nursing and Administrator on a regular basis regarding corrections of medical data.
• Utilize reference materials available to improve skills regularly and ongoing.
• Maintains the confidentiality of employees and patients/residents demographics and medical information.
• Runs medical records forms and reports containing facility, patient and pharmaceutical information.
• Assists consultant pharmacists by obtaining facility data from system as needed and also informs consultant pharmacists regarding department procedures.
• Promotes customer goodwill and enhances corporate image to support the corporate mission, values and philosophy.
• Conducts audit with the specific facility upon request using computerized data with facility data.
• Observe and comply with all PharMerica policies and procedures.
• The above duties or working procedures describe the chief function of the job and are not to be considered a detailed description of every duty of the job.
• Conducts job responsibilities in accordance with the standards set out in the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, its policies and procedures, the Corporate Compliance Agreement, applicable federal and state laws, and applicable professional standards.

About our Line of Business

Hospice Home Care, an affiliate of Adoration Health, focuses on providing hospice care to local patients and their families. We concentrate on managing a patient’s pain and other symptoms first and foremost, while also providing emotional and spiritual support to the family. The holistic care approach to providing hospice services by the entire care team sets Hospice Home Care apart. We believe the quality of life to be as important as length of life. Hospice Home Care offers routine home care, respite, general inpatient care, and continuous care. For more information, please visit www.hospicehomecare.com. Follow us on Facebook and LinkedIn.