Medical Records Technician

Medical Records Technician

Are you caring, compassionate and hardworking? Our facility can provide a place for you to thrive and continue your professional development. Stonington Institute, a division of Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS), has an immediate opening for a full time Medical Records Technician. Stonington Institute is committed to providing quality substance abuse treatment options for adults in Southeastern Connecticut and surrounding areas.

We offer medical detox as well as residential addictions treatment for active duty and retired military service members in our North Stonington location. Our clinic in Groton, CT, offers partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient treatment.

Job Summary:

The Medical Records Technician audits, maintains, files and stores Health Information ensuring documentation meets company, local, state and federal standards. Provides release of information to requestors.

Essential

Job Duties:

• Proficiently completes record audits.
• Checks records according to established criteria to ensure completeness, accuracy, and internal consistency while client is in facility and after discharge.
• Maintains the control and preservation of records at location site.
• Coordinates with Director annual purge of medical records.
• Monitors receipt of daily discharged records at location site.
• Provides timely reports on the stats of any back log related to closed charts, record audits to Director.
• Ensures all records are closed within 30 days of discharge.
• Corresponds with any request for release of information to authorized persons, while ensuring all applicable confidentiality requirements within 30 days of receipt of ROI.
• Enters ROI's sent into log.
• Responds to subpoenas in a timely and professional manner.
• Adheres to and promotes HIPAA regulations and client confidentiality throughout the company.
• Attends monthly department meetings.
• Demonstrates compliance with Service Excellence standards at all times.
• Other duties as assigned by Director.

Stonington Institute employees receive great opportunities. Challenging and rewarding work environment Career advancement opportunities Comprehensive Benefits including Medical, Dental, 401K, Tuition Reimbursement and more (for eligible part-time and full-time positions) Competitive Compensation. This is a full time, 40 hours per week position.

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