ob Title: Medical Records Assistant
Department: Medical Records Department
Reports to: Manager Medical Records Department
Responsible for Supervision of: None
Purpose of Position: Under general direction of the Manager assists and supports the general workflow throughout the Medical Records Department. The Medical Records Assistant is responsible for completion of daily statistics including maintenance and reporting of data as required. He/she creates and establishes new medical record folders files and retrieves medical records for clinics audits and other projects. He/she assembles analyzes and reviews medical records for order and completeness; ensures all required documentation is present in accordance with JCAHO CARF DPH Medicare and Spaulding Hospital Cambridge Bylaws policies procedures and regulations.
SRN is committed to diversity in the workplacewhich begins with respect and opportunity for all. PHH takes affirmative actionto ensure that equal employment opportunity is provided to all personsregardless of race religious creed color national origin sex sexualorientation gender identity genetic information age ancestry veteranstatus disability or any other basis that would be inconsistent with anyapplicable ordinance or law.
Job Qualifications:
At least two years experience in comparable position within a Medical Records Department preferred. Experience with medical record forms and knowledge of record completion requirements preferred.
Must have good organizational skills.
Communicate professionally and effectively in writing and speaking.
Physical Demands: Frequent sitting with occasional walking standing stooping and crouching while filing and retrieving medical records. Occasional pushing and pulling of no more than 5 to 10 pounds while filing and retrieving medical record files.
Mental Demands: Must be organized and able to prioritize daily tasks and activities with varied intervals of interruptions and minimal stress. Must be able to handle multiple tasks. Consistently maintains accuracy in the assembly and analysis of medical records.
Environmental Demands: Satisfactory physical environment well lit with fluorescent lights and occasional distraction from machine related noise such as computer printers and photocopy machines. Adequate ventilation with occasional exposure to unpleasant elements such as chemicals used in the photocopy machine.
Manual Dexterity: Must be able to write neatly and clearly in order to complete physician deficiency sheets create medical record folders and document in patient records. Record and enter deficiency and record tracking information in Meditech with speed and accuracy.
Sensory Requirements: Visual activity includes frequent use of computer terminal while entering updating and monitoring medical record deficiencies in hospital computer system. Also includes frequent close paperwork and proofreading. Color vision is required. Hearing activity includes personal and telephone communications with occasional background noise.
Job Summary: Records compiles and maintains daily statistics and logs of such information. Files and retrieves medical record reports for audits and clinics as requested and as needed. Assembles and Analyzes medical records to ensure that records are complete in order and that all required documentation is present.
SHC - Medical Records Assistant part-time 20hr day position
