What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Records Clerk for Skilled Nursing Facility position at Healthcare Nursing Center?
Required Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Minimum of 2 years’ administrative experience preferred.
- Working knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, coding, and other aspects of health information preferred, but not required.
Major Duties and Responsibilities
- Organizes, plans and manages the medical records department in accordance to established policies and procedures.
- Ensures resident health information is protected and not disclosed unless by permission or with established policies and procedures.
Assigned Tasks
- Retrieves resident records (manually/electronically). Delivers as necessary.
- Files information such as nursing notes, assessments, progress notes, lab reports, x-ray results, correspondence, etc., either manually or electronically into resident charts.
- Collects, assembles, checks, and files resident charts.
- Ensures incomplete records/charts are returned to appropriate department or personnel for corrections.
- Ensures resident records are properly completed, assembled, coded, etc., before filing.
- Extracts information from records for insurance companies, Medicare, Medicaid, VA, etc., in accordance to established policies and procedures and privacy rules.
- Picks up and delivers medical records to designated areas as necessary.
- Answers telephone calls in regards to inquiries about medical records. Prepares written correspondence as necessary.
- Files active and inactive records as per established policies
- Completes portion of death certificates as indicated.
- Maintains logs of specific items as per established policies and procedures.
- Maintains requests for medical records forms and completes as necessary
Salary : $26 - $28
