UNIT SECRETARY

Integritus Healthcare; Pittsfield (IL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Weekly pay

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

403B Retirement Plan

Paid time off

Career growth

Life and disability insurance

HRA

Job summary

Integritus Healthcare – Hillcrest Commons Nursing and Rehab Center in Pittsfield, IL, is seeking a full-time Medical Records Clerk. The role focuses on organizing, coding, and safeguarding resident charts in accordance with facility policies while coordinating with nursing and business office teams to maintain accurate records.

Responsibilities include filing, indexing, retrieving records and supporting admission, transfer and discharge procedures.

Qualifications

• Organize and direct medical records per established policies.
• Maintain liaison with other departments to ensure proper records management.
• Record incidents/accidents and file according to procedures.
• Collect, assemble, and index resident charts and personnel records.
• Ensure charts are complete and properly filed.
• Assist in admission, transfer and discharge procedures.

Responsibilities

• Assist in admission, transfer and discharge procedures as necessary.
• Answer telephone inquiries concerning medical records; prepare written correspondence.
• Retrieve medical records for authorized personnel (physicians, nurses, agencies).
• Index and file records; maintain registries as directed.

Job description

Why choose Integritus Healthcare – Hillcrest Commons Nursing and Rehab Center?

Hillcrest Commons Nursing & Rehab has a team of professionals and are here to help our residents on the road to recovery following a hospital stay or surgery. We offer care options to suit our resident’s needs through Rehabilitation, Short-Term Care, Skilled Nursing, Long-Term Care, Specialized Memory Care, Respite and Hospice. Integritus Healthcare is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

What We Offer

• Competitive Pay: $18.00 – $22.09 an hour (based on years of experience)
• Weekly pay
• Exceptional medical, dental, vision and other optional benefits
• 403B Retirement Plan
• Generous PTO package
• Growth and career advancement opportunities including Stepping Stone program that will pay for your LPN/ RN tuition
• Additional Benefits: Voluntary life and disability insurance, HRA

Essential Job Functions:

• Assist in organizing, planning & directing the medical records section in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Maintain a working rapport with other departments in the facility to assure that medical records can be properly maintained.
• Assist in recording all incidents/accidents. File in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Collect, assemble, check, and file resident charts and personnel records as required.
• Ensure incomplete records/charts are returned to nursing service for correction.
• Assist in developing procedures to ensure records are properly completed, coded, signed, indexed, etc., before filing.
• Establish a procedure to ensure charts/records do not leave the section except as authorized in our policies and procedures.
• Maintain records of information taken from charts/records, i.e., type information, name of recipient, date, department, etc.
• Abstract information from records as authorized/required for insurance companies, Medicare, Medicaid, VA, etc.
• Maintain various registries as directed including register for admission and discharge of residents.
• Collect charts, assemble them in proper order, and inspect them for completion.
• Perform miscellaneous duties pertaining to medical records and assist business office personnel as required/directed.
• Assist in admission, transfer and discharge procedures as necessary.
• Answer telephone inquiries concerning medical records functions. Prepare written correspondence as necessary.
• Retrieve medical records when requested by authorized personnel (i.e., physicians, nurses, government agencies, etc.)
• Assure that medical records taken from the department are signed out and signed in upon return to the department.
• File active and inactive records in accordance with established policies.
• Index medical records as directed.
• Other duties and responsibilities that may become necessary or appropriate to meet the administrative needs of this facility.

$18-$22/hr based on years of service as CNA, to increase based on medical certification

Full Time, 7 AM - 3 PM, Monday - Friday