Medical Records Coordinator - Townsen Memorial Hospital
Houston, TX
About the Job
Townsen Memorial Hospital is an accredited network of facilities with an emphasis on emergency care, outpatient surgery, and diagnostics and imaging. Our core mission is to provide compassionate, evidence-based patient care to those we serve. At Townsen Memorial we encompass diversity, dignity, and inclusiveness as a reflection of our core values. Townsen Memorial is committed to driving cutting edge healthcare to our patients, our communities and each other.
Townsen Memorial Surgery Center is hiring a full-time Medical Records Coordinator for our Med Center facility located in Houston, TX. The Medical Records Coordinator is responsible for ensuring that all patient records and loose documents are scanned into the secured computer system with the highest level of quality possible. Is also responsible for indexing all documents to the appropriate patient folder and for ensuring the document is correctly assigned the appropriate name. You will also be responsible for ensuring workflow of the processing unit, education/training within the unit and quality control.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Reviews 100% of images scanned and identifies at least 98% of documents that are of poor quality and rescans
- Indexes documents to correct encounter and document type with 98% accuracy
- Assures each document is indexed to the correct patient/encounter, each document has the correct document name
- Able to identify when it is appropriate to split and merge documents at least 99% of the time
- Correctly inserts pages/documents when and where appropriate at least 98% of the time
- Correctly appends page/documents when and where appropriate with a minimum of 98% accuracy
- Works towards meeting minimum productivity standards while maintaining accuracy
- Perform quality reviews of the prepping/scanning output, indexing, analysis and client interaction work product as applicable to their section to ensure the quality of images being produced
- Review assigned work daily and ensures timely processing of all assignments
- Prioritizing work in accordance to set procedures of the unit
- Generating performance reports for manager
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
- Knowledge of all components of a medical record
- Knowledge of record completion requirements as specified by AAAHC
- Familiarity with physician signatures and physician service codes
- Must be able to type 40 WPM with extensive PC knowledge and skills
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
- Associate's Degree in health information technology is preferred
- High School Diploma or equivalency is required
BENEFITS:
- 3 Medical Plans
- 2 Dental Plans
- 2 Vision Plans
- Employee Assistant Program
- Short-Term Disability Insurance
- Accidental Death & Dismemberment Plan
- 401(k) with a 2-year vesting
- PTO + Holidays
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Compensation to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.