Home Health Medical Records Specialist

Puget Sound Home Health of King County • Tacoma, WA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

We are hiring for a Full-time Medical Records Specialist at Puget Sound Home Health and Hospice! This role involves managing daily clinical medical records operations, ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations, and maintaining the confidentiality and security of patient records. The specialist will also be responsible for administrative discharge audits, tracking physician orders, and overseeing the clinical records information system.

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of clinical and medical records management, home health or hospice experience preferred
• Strong technical aptitude and ability to learn agency software
• Excellent customer service and cooperative team approach
• Ability to multi‑task and stay organized in a fast‑paced environment
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Nice To Haves

• home health or hospice experience

Responsibilities

• Manages daily clinical medical records operations and implements records policies
• Ensures records systems comply with state and federal regulations
• Serves as a resource on regulatory requirements
• Maintains control procedures to protect all open and closed records
• Safeguards patient and organizational confidentiality
• Provides authorized copies of records per policy
• Completes administrative discharge audits and routes issues for clinical review
• Tracks unsigned physician orders and follows up with overdue providers
• Oversees use of the clinical records information system, including updates and enhancements

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Paid Life and AD&D insurance
• HSA and FSA
• STD, LTD, and various other voluntary insurance benefits
• Paid Vacation
• Paid sick leave
• Paid holidays
• 401K matching
• Employee Assistance Program
• Company-wide celebrations and events
• Tuition reimbursement
• Room for advancement
• Paid on-the-job training

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed