Medical Records Clerk

Medical Records Clerk

SHIFT: Full-Time, Days

STARTING RATE: $15.00/hr ($15.00 - $16.00/hr, dependent upon experience)

BENEFITS:

• Weekly Paychecks
• Health, Dental, and Life Insurance
• Referral Bonus up to $500/referral
• Retirement/Pension/401k
• Flexible Schedules

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Medical Records Clerk is responsible for the maintaining and updating resident’s medical records

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Sets up residents’ medical records, collects information from nursing staff, physicians, and other sources to update records, thins charts, and closes charts as needed
• Monitors and audits records for completeness and accuracy, and thins charts by facility policy and regulations, and provides information to the business office
• Updates the resident care policies
• Prepare the required MD paperwork, schedule outside MD visits, and update MD and NP visit calendars
• Processes transfer or discharge records and maintains appropriate records on former residents
• Add physician’s orders, lab results, and department reports to the medical record
• Processes lab requests, quarterly and annual PRI assessments, QA calendar/minutes, door tags, resident tags/bands, standard units of measure, Census, notify regarding admissions/discharges, transfers with appropriate paperwork, QA audits on assigned residents, In-Service logs, update DUM sheets/care guides,
• Create admission packets

REQUIREMENTS:

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Associate’s Degree in medical records administration preferred

• Six months of administrative experience in the health field, skilled nursing preferred

• One year of experience in medical administration is preferred

• Displays optimism, fostering a spirit of teamwork, positive attitude, and conflict resolution among co-workers. Interacts positively with residents, family members, and visitors in all circumstances.
• Excellent Communication Skills, coordinating activities with other departments to ensure residents feel safe and empowered. Interacts positively with family members, updating them on how the resident is doing in activities.
• Strive for excellence by performing duties with measured accuracy and timeliness and exhibiting a commitment to strive for excellence
• Problem solver identifies actual/potential problems, creates an action plan for resolution, and then measures outcomes to determine the course of action.
• Displays excellent Customer Service by assisting and cooperating with other personnel and interdisciplinary teams, exhibiting helpfulness and support to all team members. Provides direction to visitors, staff, volunteers, and external populations
• Ability to lead a team and delegate tasks professionally, bring concerns promptly to Supervisor or designee, and assist in welcoming and integrating new staff into facilities.

APPLY ONLINE OR SEND YOUR RESUME TO:

Absolut Care of Aurora Park

Attn: Amber Strudwick, HR Coordinator

292 Main Street

East Aurora, NY 14052

CALL: (716) 652-1560 ext. 3301 for more information

ABOUT US:

Absolut Care is comprised of five skilled nursing facilities and one assisted living facility in New York State, including: Absolut Care of Allegany in Allegany, Absolut Care of Aurora Park in East Aurora, Absolut Care of Gasport in Gasport, Absolut Care of Orchard Brooke in Orchard Park, Absolut Care of Three Rivers in Painted Post and Absolut Care of Westfield in Westfield.

We offer a variety of services including subacute rehab, long-term care, and hospice. We’re proud to be a family of high-quality health care providers that also includes The McGuire Group, Taconic Health Care and Vestra Care.

Our team is comprised of charismatic, smile-bringing, life-saving, compassionate caregivers who love to make a difference in the lives of our residents. Together, we have the privilege of caring for and learning from more than 2,800 extraordinary legends while providing them with superior levels of nursing and rehabilitative services.

Our collective stories; our legends are what help define our organization and the outstanding care we provide. We are Legends Caring for Legends, and we invite you to join our team!

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)