Medical Records Technician

Job Description

Job Description

Location: On-site at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital.

Hours: M-F, 8 working hours between the hours of 6:00AM and 5:30PM.

Qualifications:

• Degree/Education: High School diploma or General Educational Development (GED) equivalency.
• Experience: Minimum of 6 months relevant experience within the past year in a healthcare environment OR specialized Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) certification OR Registered Health Information Administrator certification.
• Physical Requirement: Must be able to carry 25-50 pounds and reach high shelving units with the assistance of step ladders to retrieve medical records. Prolonged walking, standing, sitting, or bending.
• Certification: Basic Life Support (BLS).
• Skills: Ability to read, write, understand, and speak English fluently to effectively communicate with all patients and other healthcare providers. Must be able to type on a computer keyboard at 40WPM. General medical ethics, telephone etiquette, and excellent communication, concentration skills and customer service skills.

Duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Initiates and maintains medical records in accordance with prescribed directives.
• File original medical documentation in the patient's medical record and copies of medical documentation into research files as necessary.
• Abstract, print, upload and scan original medical documents into AHL TA/HAIMS and verify images and documents are scanned correctly and legibly into the appropriate record with no more than three deficiencies annually.
• Perform Quality Assurance checks on all release of information requests prior to release, to include the electronic medical records IA W regulatory guidance with zero deficiencies.
• Purge medical records upon request IA W AR 40-66 and other DHA and service specific policy and guidance.
• Provide technical guidance and assistance to subordinates on proper management and safeguards of medical records.
• Maintain security of all VIP special handling records in accordance with regulations and standard operational procedures.
• Maintain all patients' records both electronic and paper according to regulations ensuring each entry contains proper patient and health care provider information.
• Forward outpatient laboratory, radiology, and other documentation to their respective outpatient medical record in a timely and efficient manner.
• Conducts daily pull, delivery and retrieval of patient records.
• Searches for missing paperwork or records. Requests information pertaining to patient treatment to place in the medical record.
• Prepares reports regarding record statistics as necessary. Participates in records review as part of the facility's quality assurance program and in accordance with accreditation standards.
• Reviews records to ensure proper and complete documentation.
• Retires medical records in accordance with regulatory guidelines.
• Report to work rested and fully physically and mentally capable of performing the duties required under this contract.

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• PTO
• Sick time