Medical Records Coordinator

Medical Records Coordinator

Pay Range: $23 - $27 per hour

Job Type: Full Time

WELCOME TO THE SEAPORT SCRIPPS HOME HEALTH FAMILY!

At Seaport Scripps Home Health, a Scripps Health joint venture, we believe that a career in healthcare the noblest of professions. Great clinical operations support makes home health possible. They help us fulfill our mission to provide LIFE CHANGING SERVICE to our patients and their families.

A career with Seaport Scripps Home Health requires a commitment to making work fun and CELEBRATING successes; delivering and holding each other to the HIGHEST STANDARDS of care and professionalism; continual LEARNING ; treating others as PEOPLE whose interest matter as much as our own; being innovative while using GOOD JUDGEMENT . One other thing about our work culture; we know that in order for our patients to receive the care they deserve, we to put our EMPLOYEE’S FIRST .

Benefits Include

• Competitive compensation
• Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• 401(k) plan with generous company match
• Critical illness benefit
• Paid time off
• Employee assistance program

Job Description

The Medical Records Coordinator is responsible for managing all aspects of maintaining and protecting organization clinical records including the management of the clinical records team.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintains all daily clinical records functions including establishing and implementing clinical records policies.
• Ensures clinical record systems are maintained in compliance with state, federal and regulations.
• Maintains comprehensive working knowledge of state, federal regulations and serves as a resource for appropriate organization personnel.
• Protects all clinical records through the establishment and implementation of control procedures for all open and closed records.
• Protects the confidentiality of patient and organization information through effective controls and direct supervision of clinical records.
• Forwards copies of clinical records to authorized users according to policy.
• Completes an administrative record audit following patient discharge and forwards abnormal results to the Clinical Director or their designee for clinical audit.
• Monitors aged unsigned physician orders and submit second and third requests for signed orders to overdue physicians, calls or visit the offices of seriously overdue physicians.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• At least three years of experience in clinical records management preferably in home health or hospice care operations. Information systems knowledge required.
• Knowledge of corporate business management and governmental regulations
• Demonstrates good communication skills and public relations skills.
• Demonstrates autonomy, organization, assertiveness, flexibility and cooperation in performing job responsibilities.

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Seaport Scripps Home Health is a subsidiary of the Pennant Group network. We offer the best of both worlds – The backing and stability of a proven healthcare “giant”, with the permission to operate as locally as if it were our own San Diego based business.

What makes us unique besides our culture of high performers and exceptional care? Seaport Scripps Home Health takes pride in fostering an environment where clinicians and staff members have an unprecedented level of autonomy to create and implement the programs that will best serve their patients and communities. We offer the only all-in-one approach to post-hospital healthcare services in San Diego .

We operate with these Core Values as our guide:

• Celebration
• Accountability
• Passion for Learning
• Love One Another
• Intelligent Risk Taking
• Customer Second
• Ownership

The employer for this position is stated in the job posting. The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US. Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets. More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at http://www.pennantgroup.com.