Medical Records Technician jobs in Elkhart, IN

Valley View Healthcare Center, a member of the CommuniCare Family of Companies, is currently recruiting for a Medical Records Coordinator, QMA Required to join our team.

PURPOSE/BELIEF STATEMENT:

The Medical Records Coordinator position exists to ensure active and inactive medical records contain sufficient documentation to accurately reflect the resident’s condition from admission through discharge and to protect records from breaches of confidentiality and from unauthorized use, theft, and damage.

JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Audits records of new admissions according to established criteria to assure completeness, accuracy, and compliance with State/Federal regulations.
• Audits active and inactive records for assure completeness, accuracy, and compliance with State/Federal regulations.
• Audit discharge records according to established criteria to assure completeness, accuracy, and compliance with State/Federal regulations.
• Audit Medical Leave of Absence records upon transfer and return.
• Maintain Discharge record filing system in an accessible manner for prompt retrieval of records.
• Compiles and files closed records.
• Ensures medical records are thinned according to established policy and procedures.
• Processes resident medical documentation to be filed.
• Perform all other general and/or specific clerical duties required.
• Attend and participate in scheduled training, education classes, and orientation programs to maintain and enhance quality of care.
• Perform other related activities as assigned or requested.
• Maintain and work within established departmental, center, and corporate policies and procedures, objectives, quality improvement program, and safety, environmental, and infection control standards.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• High school graduate or G. E. D. equivalent
• QMA certification required
• Previous medical records or other relevant healthcare experience

Benefits
As a CommuniCare employee you will enjoy competitive wages and PTO plans. We offer full time employees a menu of benefit options from life and disability plans to medical, dental, and vision coverage from quality benefit carriers. We also offer 401(k) with employer match and Flexible Spending Accounts.

About Us
A family-owned company, we have grown to become one of the nation’s largest providers of post-acute care, which includes skilled nursing rehabilitation centers, long-term care centers, assisted living communities, independent rehabilitation centers, and long-term acute care hospitals (LTACH). Since 1984, we have provided superior, comprehensive management services for the development and management of adult living communities. We have a single job description at CommuniCare, "to reach out with our hearts and touch the hearts of others." Through this effort we create "Caring Communities" where staff, residents, clients, and family members care for and about one another.