Medical Record Specialist

Acadia Healthcare•Salem, VA

About The Position

The Medical Record Specialist will assist with maintaining medical record integrity through filing, assembling, analysis, and retrieving confidential patient records. This role is crucial for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of patient information within the healthcare system.

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent required.
Three or more years' experience in psychiatric setting or combination of education and experience necessary.
Excel - feel comfortable using the program daily
Experience with electronic medical records
ICD-10 coding experience
Auditing medical records
Microsoft Teams experience

Nice To Haves

RHIT or RHIA preferred.

Responsibilities

Prepare and assemble medical records.
Organize and analyze medical records for accuracy and completeness.
Identify, track and enter practitioner deficiencies in Medhost.
Pull charts as requested for audits, peer review, readmissions, HBIPS processing and route to appropriate area or department.
Ensure files are stored in the designated area according to storage procedures.
Maintain and search computerized medical records.
Maintain chart control, access and storage in accordance with established policies, procedures and regulations.
Process medical records requests according to policy and procedure.
Scan records to contract coders for processing, when applicable.
Assist with HIM department audits including HBIPS, CMS Quality Measures, and concurrent reviews.
Pick up discharge records from patient units.
Assemble new admission folders, if applicable.
Print and deliver medical records forms to patient units.
Search and print dictated reports from computerized transcription system.
Purge and inventory medical records for off-site storage.
Promotes quality improvement, staff and patient safety, and cultural diversity through department operations and by personal performance.