Staff Scheduler/Medical Records Technician

Overview

Responsibilities

• Completes and maintains the schedule for the Nurses and Nurses' Assistants to ensure regulatory compliance and Otterbein guidelines
• Assists with finding coverage to fill open Nurse and Nursing Assistant shifts in the Nursing and Assisted Living Departments
• Responsible for organizing, planning, and directing the medical records section as directed by the Director of Nursing in accordance with established policies and procedures Maintains all new and re-admissions by assuring that all record information is complete and accurate 
• Responsible for assuring that history, physicals, and discharge records are current and accurate on all residents.
• Maintains confidentiality of all pertinent resident care information to assure that resident rights are protected, releasing information only as required by established policies and procedures.
• Retrieves information from records as authorized/required for insurance companies, Medicare, physicians, and other authorized personnel while maintaining confidentiality. Collects, assembles, checks, codes, and files resident charts and records according to established procedure.
• Responsible for proper storage and filing of medical records by assuring that work/assignment areas are clean and records, files, etc., are properly stored before leaving such areas on breaks, end of work day, etc.
• Responsible for period auditing of all current residents’ charts and reporting problems.

Last updated on Aug 26, 2024