Primary Responsibilities Include: • Maintaining accurate medical records in accordance with applicable standards and requirements. • Responding to requests for information requested by external entities including law enforcement agencies. • Reviewing authorizations for the release of information requests to ensure that patient information is protected and responses are timely, accurate and compliant. • Perform HIMS related work as needed and required so medical records, admissions, and other necessary functions are carried out efficiently and effectively. • Managing the facilities patient reporting process to maintain accurate patient census records. • Processing electronic clinical and legal patient information by charting and scanning medical record and legal documents using the Electronic Health Record.
Customer Service Skills communicate information to clients, including phone calls and walk-in contacts in helpful and courteous manner.
Data Entry Performance create database records and update entries or create and apply the basics of spreadsheets and supply/retrieve information in databases.
English Language sufficient to read, write, and understand with proficiency in spelling, grammar, and punctuation used in medical/treatment records.
Math add, subtract, divide, and calculate averages.
Physical Demands of this position include standing, sitting, pulling, stooping; ability to lift and move paper and batched documents of up to 20 pounds; ability to move arms on a continual basis sufficient to open mail, sort and file documents.
Spreadsheets develop and modify basic spreadsheets, and sort and extract data.
Typing/Keyboarding complete a variety of reports, letters, forms, and data summaries.
Word Processing develop and modify a variety of correspondence, records and reports; develop forms and charts.