Him​/Medical Records Clerk

Responsibilities

Laurel Heights Hospital is a private behavioral health facility located in Atlanta, Georgia specializing in the treatment of children and adolescents who have severe psychiatric, behavioral, and neuro-developmental difficulties. The facility offers an 80-bed private residential treatment center and a 32-bed child and adolescent inpatient unit specializing in the psychiatric stabilization of children and adolescents with neuro-developmental comorbidities including autism spectrum disorders.

EOE.

Benefits for HIM/MEDICAL RECORDS SPECIALIST include:

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!

Certification in Coding.

Experience in a psychiatric setting preferred.

Must be able to gather patient demographic and personal information; process releases of information, maintain quality and accurate records by following hospital procedures; ensure patient charts, paperwork, and reports are completed in an accurate and timely manner; make sure all medical records are protected and kept confidential; file all patients' medical records and information; supply the nursing department with the appropriate documents and forms;

completes clerical duties including answering phones, responding to emails, and processing patient admission and discharge records.

Familiarity with psychiatric terminology and treatment modalities; time management and organization skills; analytical evaluation, interpretive, and problem-solving skills; skills in working effectively with interdisciplinary clinical team and with members of management; flexibility in job duties; ability to maintain information as highly confidential; knowledge of and skills interpreting and applying laws, standards and regulations affecting health information systems, specifically in mental health service areas.

The position requires lifting, bending, stooping, and walking outside to retrieve records.