Benefits:
Health insurance
Paid time off
JOB DESCRIPTION
Medical Records Technician
Job Description Summary:
The Home Health Medical Records Technician is responsible for timely and accurate processing of patient Medical Records in a variety of scenarios.
QUALIFICATIONS:
High school diploma required.
One year of experience in a medical organization preferred.
One to two years’ experience in secretarial work preferred.
Ability to type 45 to 60 words-per-minute.
Demonstrated knowledge of the appropriate skills for communicating with individuals of all ages and backgrounds, including but not limited to patients, physical therapists, nursing staff, etc.
Essential Job Functions / Responsibilities:
Understands and adheres to all Agency policies and procedures.
Understands and promotes principles of continuous performance improvement.
Accurately enters a variety of data into information systems.
Performs clerical functions related to medical records
Prepares all admissions for data entry. Inputs physician’s plan of care and other medical information into the computer system.
Prints, separates, and distributes the physician’s plans of care.
Logs visits for all disciplines.
Enters and deletes the physician’s orders and physician’s plans of care into the order tracking system. Prepares the physician’s orders and plans of care to be sent for physician signatures.
Copies and stamps 60-day summaries and sends summaries to physicians.
Receives discharge travel charts and logs discharges. Pulls the client record from the active file. Enters discharge information into the computer.
Prints the active client census monthly and as needed.
Demonstrates a desire to set and meet objectives and to find increasingly efficient ways to perform tasks.
Completes work, care and documentation with accuracy and within agency time frames.
Requires minimal supervision and is self-directed.
Understands and appropriately applies the chain of command in relation to job position.
Knows and understands the agency mission in relation to job position.
Protects and honors customer and co-worker confidentiality.
Respects customer’s and co-workers’ right to privacy.
Meets attendance and punctuality expectations.
Demonstrates cooperation with scheduling requests to meet agency needs.
Adheres to policy and procedures. Honors requests of management for interim rules.
Maintains agency property, supplies and equipment in a manner that demonstrates ownership and accountability.
Maintains the work area to reduce the likelihood of safety hazards and to enhance its general appearance.
Considers effects of words and actions on others.
Utilizes listening skills that indicate understanding and promotes accurate interpretation of others’ concerns, motivations, and feelings.
Recognizes when others need information, assistance or direction and consistently offer and provide help.
Attends and participates positively in meetings.
Uses words that express respect, patience and understanding in interactions with others.
Acknowledges others verbally and nonverbally (with eye contact, expression, tone of voice, etc.) promptly and courteously.
Follows appropriate phone etiquette.
Develops cooperative and collaborative work efforts that generally benefit all parties involved.
Demonstrates the initiative to meet the needs of the agency by assisting co-workers when work load permits.
Maintains current personnel file information and provides information to agency in a timely manner.
Sets own development challenges and volunteers to learn.
Assists with the orientation of new personnel.
Attends pertinent continuing education programs including routine in-services and company-wide meetings and shares information with staff as appropriate.
Maintains stable performance and emotions when faced with opposition, pressure and/or stressful conditions.
Develops work relationships that honor and respect others’ strengths and abilities.
Maintains confidentiality of patient and organization information at all times.
WORKING ENVIRONMENT
Works indoors in the home health office.
JOB RELATIONSHIPS
RISK EXPOSURE
Low Risk
LIFTING REQUIREMENTS
Able to perform the following tasks if necessary:
Ability to participate in light physical activity
Ability to work for extended period while sitting or standing and being involved in physical activity.
Moderate lifting.
Ability to do extensive bending, lifting and standing on a regular basis.