Medical Records Specialist PRN
Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a Medical Records Specialist with Medical City Lewisville, you can be a part of an organization devoted to giving back.
About the role
As a Medical Records Specialist, you will assist the HIM Director by routinely performing duties in support of the management of the Horizon Patient Folder (HPF)/McKesson Patient Folder (MPF) workflow queues, working applicable worklists within 3M 360 Encompass, resolving unbilled accounts, and processing physician suspensions. You will also serve as the primary point of contact when the HIM Director and/or HIM Coordinator is unavailable.
- Retrieves discharged medical records from various departments in the hospital and reconciles them to ensure all records are accounted for.
- Facilitates the retrieval and printing of medical records from storage, as well as the storage, archival, and record retention of documents and/or other Alternate Media that cannot be scanned into HPF/MPF (e.g., fetal monitor strips).
- May assist with the physician suspension process by evaluating if a physician should be put on suspension, creating the list of recommended suspensions for approval, sending out notice letters, and making reminder calls.
- Prepares medical records and loose documents for scanning.
- Scans medical record documents and indexes medical record documentation.
- Performs a paper document to PC screen quality control validation to ensure all documents associated with each record have been scanned.
- Completes any certification program and continuing education required by state law to accurately perform the duties of birth certificate clerk completion, working under state-defined guidelines and processes.
- Interacts with parents to collect and document birth information, delivering appropriate forms and providing guidance in their completion.
- Works with parents to complete the Acknowledgment of Paternity form, requiring patience, diplomacy, and sensitivity if there is conflict regarding parental responsibility.
- Reviews patient medical records and other resources to obtain required birth information.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED preferred.
- Hospital or medical office experience preferred, but not required.
- Previous experience in handling patient health information, medical records document imaging, and/or medical records is strongly preferred.
- Completing a certification program from the state(s) may be required for birth certificate processing; training and course fees will be provided.
Benefits
Medical City Lewisville offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career, and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
- Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine services.
- Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
- Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
- Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling.
- Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
- Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.
Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.