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Medical Records Specialist
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What they do
A Medical Records Clerk compiles, processes, and maintains medical records of hospital and clinic patients in a manner consistent with medical, administrative, ethical, legal, and regulatory requirements of the health care system.
$41,250 / year median in Texas
+8% projected growth
Job Description
Schedule:
- Monday - Friday; 8am to 5pm; rotating weekends. Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a Medical Records Specialist? At Methodist Hospital, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.
- Job Summary and Qualifications
- As a Medical Records Specialist, you would be responsible for assisting the HIM Director by routinely performing duties in support of the management of the Horizon Patient Folder (HPF)/McKesson Patient Folder (MPF) workflow queues, working applicable worklists within 3M 360 Encompass, the resolution of unbilled accounts, and the processing of physician suspensions.
In this role you will:
+ Retrieves discharged medical records from various departments in the hospital and reconciles them to ensure that all records are accounted for. + Facilitates the retrieval and printing of medical records from storage, as well as the storage, archival and record retention of documents and/or other Alternate Media that cannot be scanned into HPF/MPF (e.g., fetal monitor strips). + May assist with the physician suspension process by evaluating if a physician should be put on suspension, creating the list of recommended suspensions for approval, sending out notice letters, making reminder calls, etc. + Prepares medical records and loose documents for scanning. + Scans medical record documents. + Indexes medical record documentation. + Performs a paper document to PC screen quality control validation to ensure that all documents associated with each record have been scanned. + Completes any certification program and continuing education that may be required by state law to accurately perform the duties of the birth certificate clerk completion and works under the guidelines and process as defined by the state. + Interacts with the parents to collect and document the birth information, delivering the appropriate forms to them and providing guidance in the completion of the forms. + Works with the parents to complete the Acknowledgment of Paternity form, which can require patience, diplomacy, and sensitivity if there is conflict regarding parental responsibility. + Reviews patient medical records and other resources, as needed, to obtain required birth information.What qualifications you will need:
+ High school diploma or GED preferred + Hospital or medical office experience preferred, but not required. Previous experience in the handling of patient health information, medical records document imaging and/or medical records is strongly preferred. + Completing a certification program from the state(s) may be required for birth certificate processing, training and course fees will be provided.- Benefits
- Methodist Hospital, 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 Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)
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