Medical Records Coordinator

HCA Healthcare; Pulaski (VA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401(k) with company match

Tuition assistance

Job summary

LewisGale Hospital Pulaski is seeking a Medical Records Coordinator to support day-to-day HIM clerical activities on-site and serve as the initial contact when the HIM Leader is away. You will assist with FPO duties, records management, and training, ensuring timely release of information and accurate record handling.

Responsibilities include managing HPF/MPF workflows, entering URCs, reconciling records, and maintaining productivity and quality standards while supporting physicians and care

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalency preferred.
• A minimum of one year of HIM department experience with a concentration in incomplete record management is strongly preferred.
• RHIA or RHIT preferred

Responsibilities

• Initial on-site point of contact when HIM Leader is off-site for Facility Leadership and Medical Staff.
• Assist the HIM Leader with FPO duties (if applicable).
• Assist the HIM Leader with Records Management duties.
• Assists Facility HIM Clerks and Birth Certificate Clerks with questions.
• Assists Facility HIM Leader in employee training and development.
• Enters applicable unbilled reason codes (URCs) into HPF and MEDITECH on a daily basis.
• Adheres to documented and established workflow guidelines as it relates to managing facility HPF/MPF work queues and 3M 360 Encompass worklists.
• Assists in the processing of walk-in requests for Release of Information.
• Requests and returns paper records from off-site storage as applicable.
• Retrieves discharged medical records from various nursing units and ancillary departments as needed.
• Assists in reconciling retrieved medical records against patient discharge listings working closely with patient care units to ensure receipt of all records no later than the morning after discharge/visit.
• Ensures that facility based HIM function productivity and quality standards are maintained or exceeded.
• Assists physicians in record completion activities.
• Provides training and education of record completion enabling technology (e.g., HPF/MPF,MEDITECH, 3M 360 Encompass).

Skills

HIM experience

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

RHIA or RHIT preferred

Job description

Hourly Wage Estimate: $15.00 - $19.82 / hour

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The estimate displayed represents the typical wage range of candidates hired. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range.

Schedule: Monday - Friday 8am-4:30pm

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Job Summary And Qualifications

As a Medical Records Coordinator, you will be responsible for assisting as needed in the day-to-day HIM departmental clerical activities (e.g. working the Horizon Patient Folder (HPF)/McKesson Patient Folder (MPF) workflow queues, resolving unbilled accounts, facilitating the physician suspension process, etc.). You will serve as the on- site initial point of contact when the HIM Leader is off-site for the Facility Leadership and the Medical Staff. You will serve as facility liaison to the Facility HIM Leader and Regional HIM Director as needed.

What you will do in this role:

• Initial on-site point of contact when HIM Leader is off-site for Facility Leadership and Medical Staff.
• Assist the HIM Leader with FPO duties (if applicable).
• Assist the HIM Leader with Records Management duties.
• Assists Facility HIM Clerks and Birth Certificate Clerks with questions.
• Assists Facility HIM Leader in employee training and development.
• Enters applicable unbilled reason codes (URCs) into HPF and MEDITECH on a daily basis.
• Adheres to documented and established workflow guidelines as it relates to managing facility HPF/MPF work queues and 3M 360 Encompass worklists.
• Assists in the processing of walk-in requests for Release of Information.
• Requests and returns paper records from off-site storage as applicable.
• Retrieves discharged medical records from various nursing units and ancillary departments as needed.
• Assists in reconciling retrieved medical records against patient discharge listings working closely with patient care units to ensure receipt of all records no later than the morning after discharge/visit.
• Ensures that facility based HIM function productivity and quality standards are maintained or exceeded.
• Assists physicians in record completion activities.
• Provides training and education of record completion enabling technology (e.g., HPF/MPF,MEDITECH, 3M 360 Encompass).

What qualifications you will need:

• High school diploma or equivalency preferred.
• A minimum of one year of HIM department experience with a concentration in incomplete record management is strongly preferred.
• RHIA or RHIT preferred

Benefits

LewisGale Hospital Pulaski, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

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