Job Description
Full-time Description Medical Records Specialist Department Medical Records Created 9/3/2019 Reports to Medical Records Manager Revised 9/20/2024 FLSA Status Non-exempt EEO - 1 Administrative Support Workers Position Type Full Time Travel Occasional travel within service area is required. Work Hours Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Positions Supervised None Summary The Medical Records Specialist
8:00 AM
Coders start the day by pulling their assigned chart queue. In a hospital setting, an inpatient coder might work 15–25 charts per…
8:30 AM
Open the first chart. Read the operative report, discharge summary, and physician notes. Assign the principal diagnosis code (the…
10:30 AM
Encounter a complex chart — a patient with multiple comorbidities and a surgical complication. You spend extra time to capture eve…
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