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• Bear Mountain Healthcare, Chestnut Hill of East Longmeadow, a skilled nursing facility in East Longmeadow, MA, is currently seeking a full-time Medical Records Associate

• The position responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Creating new medical records and retrieving existing medical records by gathering appropriate record folders and contents.

• Assigning and recording new medical record numbers.

• Verifying existing medical record numbers.

• Inputting and recording information into the computer.

• Delivering medical records

• Credentialling new and current medical vendors

• Maintains master patient index by completing assigned portion of daily audit trail; corrects and communicates problems according to established procedures.

• Maintains record availability by processing charts into the department; using chart mark-off procedures; facilitating chart location activities.

• Retrieves medical records by following chart-out procedures; documenting reasons charts cannot be retrieved for statistical and follow-up purposes.

• Delivers charts to assigned areas of the facility by following established routing procedures.

• Keeps health care providers informed by communicating availability or unavailability of the record.

• Maintains quality results by following facility standards.

• Maintains continuity of work operations by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs.

• Stores records appropriately by dating stored documents accordingly and keeping records of location.

• Properly maintains the medical records of residents and thins the record as needed per standards.

• Keeps medical records neatly organized for ease of document location per set standard.

• Maintains patient confidence by keeping patient records information confidential.

• Serves and protects the facilities community by adhering to professional standards, Paradigm policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements, and State DPH standards.

• Enhances medical records and facilities reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

• Other duties as assigned.

• Must have a high school diploma or equivalent.

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in long term care

• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.

• Must be able to push, pull, move, and/or lift a minimum of 25 pounds to a minimum height of 5 feet and be able to push, pull, move, and/or carry such weight a minimum distance of 50 feet.