Receptionist - Full Time - Days

Crisp Regional • Cordele, GA

4d

About The Position

Position Summary: Under the leadership of the Administrator, Nursing Home, the HIM Clerk is an active member of the nursing home team that delivers professional HIM services and support that is consistent with the strategic vision, goals, philosophy, and direction of HIM and CRHS. The HIM Clerk prepares new patients’ charts being requested for admission to the nursing home. The Clerk retrieves, logs, and delivers medical records daily as assigned to all nursing floors; emergency room department as requested. The Clerk is responsible for retrieval, assembly, and analysis of all discharge medical records for completeness and deficiencies and ensures deficiencies are corrected.

Requirements

• Education: Requires a high school diploma or a GED state certification.
• Experience: Requires up to three months of work-related experience or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Licensure, Registrations & Certifications: This job does not require any professional or technical licenses, registrations, or certifications.

Responsibilities

• Prepares initial patients’ charts being requested for admission to nursing home.
• Maintains daily communication with the Director regarding status of medical records activity.
• Utilizes the electronic health record, health information systems, and healthcare applications and has a good working knowledge of information technology.
• Tracks medical records by assigning appropriate chart location.
• Delivers and retrieves charts daily for appointments, admissions and reviewers as needed and files and retrieves all records.
• Collects unfiled reports of discharged patients.
• Reviews discharge records for completion, identifies deficiencies and works to rectify them.
• Enters admission data into computer and assembles discharge records in filing order.
• Sorts and distributes medical records as appropriate.
• Monitors outstanding charts signed out to reviewers.
• Provides clerical and administrative support to the Nursing Home Administrator and staff, ensuring that the Nursing Home Department operates efficiently.
• Classifies, sorts and files records.
• Performs general office operations, maintains files, and retains nursing home records.
• Promotes teamwork daily by assisting others with assignments, encouraging communication, and reporting problems and concerns to the Administrator.
• Monitors and follows up on tickler files for pending medical records.
• Faxes and/or mails out records to external reviewers.
• Answers phones and responds to all requests within a team-defined timeframe.
• Assists with review/evaluation of current team processes regarding HIM workflow within the HIM Department.
• Arranges transportation for residents as deemed appropriate.
• Attends in-service training, education programs and meetings as required or directed.
• Adheres to established CRHS and departmental policies, procedures and objectives for quality assurance, safety, environmental, and infection control.
• Performs other related job duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED