Medical Records

Carespring Health Care Management; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 19,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Medical and dental insurance

Job summary

Carespring Health Care Management is seeking a Medical Records Coordinator for a skilled nursing facility in Ohio. Responsibilities include audits, record assembly for discharged residents, and processing information requests while ensuring HIPAA compliance.

Position requires every other weekend and offers competitive wages with health insurance options, including medical and dental coverage. Experience with PointClickCare and MS Word/Excel is preferred.

Qualifications

• Maintains or is willing to obtain Medical Records Certification.
• Detail oriented with ability to meet deadlines.
• PointClickCare experience is preferred.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel highly encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Performs routine audits of in-house charts upon admission and quarterly.
• Notifies staff on deficiencies and follows up for completeness.
• Assembles the medical records of discharged residents.
• Analyses discharged charts for completeness and follow-up with staff and physicians.
• Processes requests for medical information as directed by Administrator/Director.
• Maintains Release of Information Log for all requests and copies released.
• Completes Accounting of Disclosures form per HIPAA policies.
• Maintains confidentiality of medical records.
• Monitors physician visits and reports non-compliance monthly.
• Purges charts and maintains destruction log.
• Assigns ICD-9 CM codes for resident diagnoses in HCS system.
• Coordinates physician dictation with outside transcription company.

Skills

Detail oriented

Microsoft Word

Excel

HIPAA knowledge

Tools

PointClickCare

HCS system

ECS

Job description

Pay $14 - $22 Depending on Certification/Credentials

Come join our team as a Medical Records Coordinator at our state of the art, skilled nursing facility. This position maintains the medical records in accordance with State and Federal regulations as well as professional standards of practice and facility policies and procedures to ensure complete, timely, and accurate medical records. Every other weekend is required.

Why Our Staff Have Chosen to Work Here!

• Competitive Wages with low cost, high quality medical and dental insurance

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Performs routine audits of in-house charts upon admission and at least quarterly, to ensure completeness and accuracy. Completes focus audits and PI audits on specific topics as directed by Administrator or Regional Medical Records Director.
• Provides notification to the staff on deficiencies found in the record and does follow-up to ensure the in-house records are complete.
• Assembles the medical records of discharged residents.
• Analyzes discharged charts for completeness and follows up with staff and physicians to ensure discharged records are completed.
• Processes requests for medical information as directed by the Administrator, Regional Medical Records Director and/or corporate Risk Manager (i.e., requests from residents, attorneys, for insurance reimbursement, in response to a subpoena).
• Maintains Release of Information Log for all requests for medical records and copies released for payment, continuity of care, and health care operations.
• Completes Accounting of Disclosures form according to HIPAA policies and files in resident’s chart.
• Maintains the confidentiality of medical records by ensuring confidentiality of health information.
• Monitors physician visits and reports non-compliance to the DON/Administrator at least monthly.
• Purges charts, maintains destruction log, and maintains information for records at off-site storage facility.
• Assigns ICD-9 CM codes for resident diagnoses. Inputs diagnoses and codes in HCS system.
• Coordinates physician dictation with outside transcription company.
• Files any loose sheets needing to be attached to the record.
• Maintains supply of forms in department and on nursing units.
• Completes discharge/transfer notice when necessary for transfers to hospital or expired residents. Inputs discharge/transfer data in HCS system and ECS.
• Forwards requested records to Carespring Case Manager for managed care updates.
• Serves as facility contact person to oversee Record Retention and Destruction Policy working with each department as documents/records are boxed for long term storage. Sign-off on each Record Log to confirm proper completion.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Maintains or is willing to obtain Medical Records Certification
• Detail oriented person and can complete tasks on a need based schedule
• PointClickCare experience is preferred.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel highly encouraged.