About the position
As a Medical Records Specialist at LewisGale Hospital Montgomery, you will play a crucial role in managing and maintaining the integrity of medical records. Your primary responsibilities will include prepping, scanning, and indexing medical documents to ensure that all patient information is accurately recorded and easily accessible. This position is essential for the smooth operation of the hospital's medical records department, contributing to the overall efficiency of patient care services. In this role, you will retrieve discharged medical records from various departments within the hospital, ensuring that all records are accounted for and reconciled. You will prepare medical records and loose documents for scanning, ensuring that they are in the correct format and ready for digital entry. Scanning medical record documents will be a significant part of your daily tasks, as will indexing these documents to maintain an organized and efficient filing system. Quality control is a critical aspect of this position. You will perform quality checks on scanned records to validate that all documents associated with each record have been accurately scanned. Additionally, you will be responsible for shredding scanned records in accordance with retention requirements, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory standards. This role requires attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining the confidentiality and security of patient information.
Responsibilities
- Retrieves discharged medical records from various departments in the hospital and reconciles them to ensure that all records are accounted for.
- Prepares medical records and loose documents for scanning.
- Scans medical record documents.
- Indexes medical record documentation.
- Performs quality control validation to ensure that all documents associated with each record have been scanned correctly.
- Conducts quality checks and shredding of scanned records per retention requirements.
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.
- Completion of a certification program from the state(s) may be required for birth certificate processing, with training and course fees provided.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience with electronic health record systems.
- Familiarity with medical terminology and coding.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical coverage with low copays and free telemedicine services.
- Additional options for dental and vision benefits.
- Life and disability coverage.
- Flexible spending accounts.
- Supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity).
- Auto and home insurance.
- Identity theft protection.
- Legal counseling and long-term care coverage.
- Moving assistance and pet insurance.
- Free counseling services for emotional, physical, and financial wellbeing.
- 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock.
- Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
- Referral services for child, elder, and pet care.
- Consumer discounts through Abenity.
- Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships).
- Colleague recognition program.
- Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage).
- Employee Health Assistance Fund offering free employee-only coverage based on income.
