Medical Records Assistant

Position will be part-time Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays with 8 hour daytime shifts.

Pay range $19-$20/hour DOE.

Duties may include the following:


* Assist in organizing, planning and directing the medical records department in accordance with established policies and procedures.


* Assist the Medical Records/Health Information Consultant as required.


* Develop and maintain a good working rapport with inter department personnel, as well as other departments within the facility, to assure that medical records can be properly maintained.


* Retrieve and deliver resident records (manually/electronically).


* Files information such as nurses' notes, resident assessments, progress notes, laboratory reports, x ray results, correspondence, etc., into resident charts.


* Collect, assemble, inspect for completion and file resident charts as required.


* Ensure incomplete records/charts are returned to appropriate departments or personnel for correction.


* Answer telephone inquiries concerning medical records functions.


* Retrieve medical records when requested by authorized personnel (i.e., physicians, nurses, government agencies and personnel, 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.


* Agree not to disclose resident's protected health information and promptly report suspected or known violations of such disclosure to the Administrator.


* May work beyond normal working hours, weekends and holidays and on other shifts/positions as necessary.

Is subject to call back during emergency conditions (e.g., severe weather, evacuation, post disaster, etc.).

Qualifications, Education and/or Experience:


* Must possess, as a minimum, a high school diploma or GED.


* Must be able to type a minimum of 45 words per minute and use dictation equipment.


* A working knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, legal aspects of health information, coding, indexing, etc., preferred but not required.


* Be knowledgeable in computers, data retrieval, input and output functions, etc.


* Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.


* Must possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, visitors and the general public.


* Must function independently, have personal integrity, have flexibility, and the ability to work effectively with other personnel

Physical Demands


* Must be able to move intermittently throughout the workday.


* Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.


* Must be able to push, pull, move, and/or lift a minimum of 25 pounds to a minimum height of 5 feet and be able to push, pull, move, and/or carry such weight a minimum distance of 50 feet.


* Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with ...