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Prime Healthcare•Lewiston, ME

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Central Maine Healthcare (CMH), a member of Prime Healthcare Foundation, is an integrated healthcare delivery system serving approximately 400,000 residents across central, western, and midcoast Maine through a network of more than 40 primary and specialty care locations. The system includes Central Maine Medical Center (CMMC) in Lewiston, a 250-bed, not-for-profit regional referral hospital that is home to the region's only Cancer Care Center, an orthopedic ambulatory surgery center, and the Central Maine Heart and Vascular Institute. CMMC also serves as the central Maine base for LifeFlight of Maine, the state's only medical helicopter service. CMH also includes Bridgton Hospital and Rumford Hospital, two 25-bed critical access hospitals that provide essential care to Maine's rural communities. As part of its commitment to healthcare education and workforce development, CMH is home to the Maine College of Health Professions, Maine's first nursing and medical imaging school. The private, not-for-profit institution is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education and plays an important role in training the next generation of healthcare professionals. To learn more, visit www.cmhc.org .

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent.

Nice To Haves

Experience with accurate alphabetic and numeric filing.
One year hospital experience.
Knowledge of terminal digit filing and medical terminology.
Computer data entry with 10-key, with accurate typing speed of 35 wpm.
Completion of a medical terminology course.
Background in business and office training.

Responsibilities

Securing and maintaining the patient’s health record upon discharge from the hospital.
Verifying and ensuring receipt of all patient records.
Assembling the documentation into the legal medical record.
Filing all loose reports received by the Health Information Services department, including transcribed reports, into the legal medical record, as appropriate.
Pulling medical records for authorized requests.
Filing in terminal-digit order.
Accurately maintaining the chart tracking system and ensuring ease of retrieval.
Reviewing medical staff documentation in the Emergency Room record to verify the completeness of the documentation.
Assigning any deficiencies to the responsible medical staff member for completion.
Answering telephone calls and assisting visitors (including but not limited to physicians, patients and their family members), while maintaining confidentiality.