Medical Records Director

Medical Records Director
STARTING RATE: $18.00 ($18.00 - $19.50/hr., dependent upon experience)
SHIFT: Full-Time, Monday - Friday 8am - 4pm

BENEFITS:
Weekly Paychecks
Tuition Assistance
Referral Bonuses
Peer Mentorship
Generous Paid Time Off

Job Summary:
Maintains the integrity of the medical records from admission to discharge and final storage.

Job Responsibilities:

• Completes admission paperwork (facility specific)
• Computes admission/discharge face sheets upon admission and updates upon re-admission according to policy guidelines
• Requests specific medical information on a resident as needed from other facilities, MD, hospitals, etc.
• Reponsible for updating paperwork for any and all changes related to room changes, physician changes or contact information changes
• Assigns a code for all diagnosis: ICD-10 coding of the Admission/Discharge Record, Medicare determination forms
• Audits all active medical records on the nursing units for accuracy and completeness 14 days after admissions and re-admissions. 14-day chart audit policy is to be followed for long term residents
• Ensures that discharge summaries are completed according to policy on each planned discharge
• Closes all permanent discharge medical records according to policy and final chart analysis procedure
• Notifies Administrator/DON and all appropriate disciplines of any deficiencies found in either active or closed charts
• Retrieves and copies medical records as required promptly per policy and bills accordingly
• Notifies Administrator of all requests for information from medical records
• Protects all medical record information from loss, defacement or destruction before retention period ends
• Assures that all medical record information is protected and kept confidential
• Compiles the Dental/Podiatry/Optometry list and distribute to appropriate disciplines
• Maintains residents' rights
• Maintains HIPAA privacy, security, and confidentiality
• All other duties assigned by Administrator

Requirements:

• High School diploma or GED
• Valid NYS Driver's License
• Medical Records Experience
• Excellent organizational, communication, and decision-making skills

APPLY ONLINE OR SEND YOUR RESUME TO:
Sunset Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
Attn: Robert Dolan, Director of Recruitment and Marketing
232 Academy Street
Boonville, NY 13309
TEXT: 315.832.8200 for more information

ABOUT US:

VestraCare is a portfolio of four health care facilities in New York state, including: Chautauqua Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Dunkirk; Roscoe Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Roscoe; Sunset Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Boonville; and Susquehanna Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Johnson City. We’re proud to be a family of high-quality health care providers that also includes Absolut Care, Taconic Health Care and The McGuire Group.

Our team is comprised of charismatic, smile-bringing, life-saving, compassionate caregivers who love to make a difference in the lives of our residents. Together, we have the privilege of caring for and learning from more than 2,800 extraordinary legends while providing them with superior levels of nursing and rehabilitative services.

Our collective stories; our legends are what help define our organization and the outstanding care we provide. We are Legends Caring for Legends, and we invite you to join our team!

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)