Medical Records & HIM Coordinator — Growth & Impact

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

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Tuition assistance

Employee benefits

Job summary

LewisGale Hospital Pulaski, part of HCA Healthcare, is seeking a Medical Records Coordinator to support day-to-day HIM clerical activities and serve as the on-site contact when the HIM Leader is off-site. The role involves assisting with FPO/records management, training, and workflow adherence.

The position emphasizes timely retrieval and reconciliation of records, processing Release of Information requests, and ensuring productivity and quality in facility HIM operations.

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

• Serve as on-site contact when the 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.
• Assist Facility HIM Clerks and Birth Certificate Clerks with questions.
• Assist Facility HIM Leader in employee training and development.
• Enter applicable unbilled reason codes (URCs) into HPF and MEDITECH daily.
• Adhere to workflow guidelines related to HPF/MPF work queues and 3M 360 Encompass lists.
• Assist in processing walk-in Release of Information requests.
• Request and retrieve paper records from off-site storage as applicable.
• Retrieve discharged medical records from units and ancillary departments as needed.
• Reconcile retrieved medical records against discharge listings with care units.
• Ensure facility HIM function productivity and quality standards are met or exceeded.
• Assist physicians in record completion activities.
• Provide training on record completion enabling technology (HPF/MPF, MEDITECH, 3M 360 Encompass).

Skills

HIM experience

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

RHIA or RHIT

Job description

LewisGale Hospital Pulaski, part of HCA Healthcare, is seeking a Medical Records Coordinator to support day-to-day HIM clerical activities and serve as the on-site contact when the HIM Leader is off-site. The role involves assisting with FPO/records management, training, and workflow adherence.

The position emphasizes timely retrieval and reconciliation of records, processing Release of Information requests, and ensuring productivity and quality in facility HIM operations.