What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Records Specialist position at KANSAS CITY HOSPICE INC?
Medical Records Specialist
We invite you to take a bold step with us. Join the team that’s offering expert care, peace of mind, comfort, guidance, and hope to people affected by serious illness or grief around Kansas City. At Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care, we work together – one team, one vision, that each person in our community is valued from life through death and each family is supported in their grief.
We Strive to be the Best Place to Work:
- We offer generous and competitive wages and benefits!
- We support a work-life balance that allows you to contribute to high quality service while maintaining a good work life balance
- A work environment defined by openness, communication, good humor, mutual support and accountability
- A team striving for quality in all we do and continually seeking opportunities to improve
Position Description:
The Medical Records Specialist is responsible for organizing, maintaining, and safeguarding patient health records for our Community Based Palliative Care (CBPC) Program. This position performs essential functions to support all clinical staff/program services and contribute to successful operation of the department/agency. This role ensures the accuracy, confidentiality, and accessibility of medical records to support patient care, billing, and compliance with healthcare regulations.
The Ideal Candidate Will Possess the Following Requirements:
- High School Diploma or GED required.
- Graduate of a Health Information Technology (HIT) or Health Information Management (HIM) program, certified with similar credentials and/or two (2) years’ medical/general office experience required.
- Knowledge of medical terminology required.
- Knowledge of ICD-10 coding/experience preferred.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite required; working knowledge of Google applications preferred.
- Prior working knowledge of Electronic Medical Systems (EMRs) required
Our Benefit Offerings Include:
Insurance: Medical Insurance HRA, Dental, Vision, Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment, Voluntary Life, Short and Long Term Disability, Accident and Critical Illness, Pre-Paid Legal and Identity Theft, Pet Insurance
Time Off: Generous PTO accrual program, Generous Bereavement Leave, Parental Leave, Personal Day
Tuition Assistance and Reimbursement Programs:
- Tuition Assistance
- Additionally 2-Year Loan Assistance Agreement
- Federal Student Loan (Perkins Loan) Forgiveness: As a Benefit of working at Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care, a qualified employer non-profit organization, you may be eligible for student loan forgiveness. Contact your lender for additional information.
- Career Growth and Annual Scholarship opportunities including Certified Hospice Palliative Nurse (CHPN) reimbursement, Company paid CEU’s and ongoing training
And More!!!: Company Paid Employee Assistance Program offering 10 sessions per year, per event, Smart Shopper Healthcare Consumer Savings Program, Flexible Spending Account, Mileage Reimbursement, 403b Retirement Savings Plan and Company Match, Wellness Plan Discounts to include monthly incentives for participation and discounted gym memberships, Free Monthly Online Yoga Class, Generous Employee Referral Program
** All benefits are available to regular full-time employees hired to work 60 hours or more per pay period, benefits offered differ for PT employees
Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care is an equal-opportunity, drug-free employer committed to diversity in the workplace. We don’t just accept differences—we celebrate them, we support them, and we thrive on them for the benefit of our employees, our patients, and our community. Our diversity defines us. It binds us. It makes us great.