Medical Records Technician - Full Time
About The Position
The Medical Records Technician maintains the medical records filing system for Rockingham County’s Long Term Care Services division in accordance with established procedures and the standards of accrediting and regulatory agencies. The position maintains medical records for the Rockingham County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center and the Ernest P. Barka Assisted Living Community. The technician ensures medical records are accurate, complete, confidential, and properly filed. Duties include safeguarding client and resident records, ensuring compliance with HIPAA standards, creating electronic charts upon admission, and following up to ensure records are complete and in proper order. The position also creates digital images of documents for storage in the electronic medical record system. The technician manages residents’ hospice records, including obtaining hospice certifications, auditing hospice files for completion and routinely, creating and maintaining hospice binders, distributing the hospice list to the interdisciplinary team weekly, and scanning hospice binders into residents’ electronic records. The employee must be able to work hours as scheduled based on the requirements of the position and department.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED equivalent.
- Two years of medical records experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Ability to work hours as scheduled based on the requirements of the position and department.
- New hires must complete mandatory post-offer physical and drug testing.
- Criminal records check required.
Responsibilities
- Maintain the medical records filing system for the Long Term Care Services division in accordance with established procedures and accrediting and regulatory standards.
- Maintain medical records for the Rockingham County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center and the Ernest P. Barka Assisted Living Community.
- Ensure medical records are accurate, complete, confidential, and properly filed.
- Safeguard client and resident records and ensure compliance with HIPAA standards.
- Create electronic charts upon admission and follow up to ensure records are complete and in proper order.
- Create digital images of documents for storage in the electronic medical record system.
- Obtain hospice certifications and perform completion and routine audits of hospice files.
- Create and maintain hospice binders, distribute the hospice list to the interdisciplinary team weekly, and scan hospice binders into residents’ electronic records.
- Work hours as scheduled based on the requirements of the position and department.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
