Legal Records Clerk jobs in Cleveland, OH

Euclid Beach Nursing and Rehabilitation, a 99 bed facility providing long-term care, skilled rehabilitation, intensive outpatient care, and memory care.

DUTIES:

• Receive and process requests for patient health information and maintain electronic medical records and/or in-house charts according to company and facility policy.
• Maintain confidentiality and safeguard patient records, ensuring consistent application of medical privacy regulations and HIPAA standards.
• Ensure that only authorized individuals have access to the patient’s medical information and that all releases of information are in compliance with the request, authorization, company policy and HIPAA regulations.
• Ensure medical records are accurate, complete, and assembled in standard order.
• Ensure all orders or paper forms requiring a physician’s signature are signed, dated, and scanned into EMR.
• Scan and attach to pertinent resident file any paper documents such as lab results, x-rays, consultant reports, etc.
• Maintain working knowledge of facility software. Maintain medical record room in a neat and orderly fashion. Ensure all equipment is in working order.
• Arrange for medical records destruction for paper records which no longer need to be maintained.
• Notify administration of any record request. Copy, print or download records as requested.
• Follow established fire, disaster, safety, infection control and evacuation policies and procedures.
• Perform other related duties as directed by the Director of Nursing and Administrator.

REQUIREMENTS:

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Basic computer proficiency.
• Strong data entry skills.
• Knowledge of ODH and OBRA regulations relevant to medical records.
• Detail and quality oriented as it relates to accurate and complete medical records information.
• Must be able to work with minimum supervision, responding to changing priorities and needs.
• Good organizational and planning skills.
• A pleasant demeanor, with the ability to interact with residents, families, and staff in a professional and cooperative manner.
• Must have compassion, tolerance, and understanding for the elderly.

Preferred:

• PCC experience.
• Experience in a healthcare environment.
• Experience or training in the processing of medical records.
• Knowledge of ODH and OBRA regulations relevant to medical records (preferred).

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and promote a drug-free workplace. We also offer many benefits to full-time associates including medical, dental, vision, life, paid time off, disability insurance, flexible schedules and more!

We are located at 16101 Euclid Beach Blvd, Cleveland, OH.