Medical Records Clerk

Acadia Healthcare•Pittsburgh, PA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Southwood Psychiatric Hospital offers comprehensive mental health treatment programs for children and adolescents ages 3-21 whose lives have been disrupted by mental illness. Our facility near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, provides many levels of care . We are hiring a Medical Records CLerk to work at our fqacility. PURPOSE STATEMENT: Perform clerical duties associated with obtaining, completing and maintaining a patient medical records.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required.

Nice To Haves

Experience in quantitative medical record reviews preferred.

Responsibilities

Sort, file and collate a variety of medical records and information such as progress notes, treatment plans, nursing/clinical notes and discharge summaries into the patient’s medical record.
Create medical record files.
Ensure medical records are complete, accurate and timely.
Research lost or missing records/information in accordance with established procedures.
Answer requests for medical records from outside agencies and third-party sponsorship.
May communicate with transcriptionist or transcription vendor to resolve issues/errors regarding reports.
Assist designated staff in locating records in the medical records department.
Maintain accurate logs, card files, statistics and information release forms for providing medical record information.
Ensure medical record is complete prior to filing/re-filing and accurately update log.
Perform medical record audits.
Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.