Medical Records Director (Temporary)

Olympia Convalescent Hospital in located in Koreatown area is hiring a Medical Director. The following duties and responsibilities are the following but not limited to:

• Demonstrates commitment to company’s mission, values and standards of ethical behavior.
• Models a positive and professional image that emulates the organization's mission and encourages a spirit of cooperation with co-workers. Provides assistance to co-workers and promotes teamwork by sharing information useful to achieving desired results.
• Complies with all company and departmental policies and procedures.
• Coordinates and prepares medical record for new admission. Checks for completion of required data to meet Licensing and Certification requirements, and facility policies and procedures.
• Assembles new admission registers and indexes and codes diagnoses.
• Conducts in-house record monitoring of documentation requirements according to the audit and quality assurance system and schedules established by the facility. Completes special needs audit as required.
• Develops procedures to ensure records are properly completed, coded, signed, indexed, etc., before filing.

1. Assures that medical records taken from the department are signed out and signed in upon return to the department.

• Completes medical record thinning and filing on a regular basis. Files active and inactive records in accordance with established policies.
• Reviews physician Progress Notes for additional diagnoses, indexes, and codes diagnosis.
• Monitors timely completion of Medicare certifications and re-certifications.
• Answers requests for information and subpoenas, following HIPAA and California Confidentiality of Health Information Act requirements for confidentiality and release of information.
• Assembles and analyzes discharge records; obtains discharge summary for each discharge record, follows up as indicated. At Olympia Convalescent Hospital, we firmly believe that our employees are the heartbeat of our organization and we are happy to offer the following benefits: Competitive pay Paid Time Off and Sick Leave Health, dental, & vision insurance Matching 401(k) savings plan Awards and recognition programs Benefit eligibility is dependent on full time employment status.