Medical Records Assistant

Full Time - $17.00 - $19.00 Per Hour DOE

Plum Tree Care Center, a Generations Healthcare facility, is in search of a Medical Records Assistant to join our team. Our skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility has an outstanding reputation in the healthcare industry with a high rating for quality patient care. We are committed to providing kind, competent, and compassionate services to those entrusted to our care and an enjoyable work environment for our staff.

Benefits:

We offer a competitive compensation package, healthcare benefits and excellent career growth opportunities. Health Benefits for full-time employees offered on the 1st of the month following hire date.

Job Summary:

The primary role of the Medical Records Assistant is to maintain resident medical records and health information systems in accordance with current federal and state guidelines as well as in accordance with our facility’s established privacy policies and procedures.

Essential Duties (include but are not limited to):

• File information such as nurses’ notes, resident assessments, progress notes, laboratory reports, x-ray results, correspondence, etc. into resident charts.
• 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.
• Assist in recording all incidents/accidents.
• Retrieve resident records (manually/electronically) and deliver, as necessary.
  
  

Qualifications:

• Must have familiarity with PCC and SNF Health Information Procedures.
• Have a working knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy, and physiology.
• Knowledge of legal aspects of health information, coding, indexing, etc. preferred but not required.
• Be knowledgeable in computers, data retrieval, input, and output functions, etc.
• Must possess, as a minimum, a high school diploma or GED.
• Skilled Nursing experience preferred.
• This position requires the successful completion of a background check, pre-employment physical, and drug screening as part of the hiring process.
  
  

Generations Healthcare was founded upon the belief that caring for the sick, the elderly, and the infirm is a special and sacred stewardship. It is our mission to have this belief reflected in everything we do: in the presentation of our homes, in the professionalism of our staff, and in the daily delivery of care to our residents and their families. It is our purpose that whoever enters a Generations home will be met with kindness, competence and compassion.

We invite you to make a difference in the lives of others and our residents, who represent a Lifetime of Memories, a Lifetime of Care, and a Lifetime of Love.

For more detailed information, including a virtual 360 tour, please visit www.lifegen.net.

The Company is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. The Company prohibits unlawful discrimination against employees or applicants based on race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture and protective hairstyles), religion, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, reproductive health decision making, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, military status, veteran status, uniformed service member status, sexual orientation, transgender identity, citizenship status, pregnancy, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits unlawful discrimination based on the perception that anyone has any of those characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics.