Medical Records Manager manages medical record-keeping operations and healthcare information management to ensure secure, accurate, and reliable patient information management that complies with data and privacy regulations. Follows established policies and procedures to ensure effective and compliant record management, makes suggestions for process improvements. Being a Medical Records Manager implements digital technologies and tools to gain efficiencies, facilitate record retrieval, and ensure secure storage. Provides training for medical records staff and information resources to end-users. Additionally, Medical Records Manager coordinates with clinical and technical professionals to maintain robust records management systems and manage data for analysis and reporting. May require a bachelor's degree. May require Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) certification. Typically reports to a director. The Medical Records Manager manages subordinate staff in the day-to-day performance of their jobs. True first level manager. Ensures that project/department milestones/goals are met and adhering to approved budgets. Has full authority for personnel actions. To be a Medical Records Manager typically requires 5 years experience in the related area as an individual contributor. 1 - 3 years supervisory experience may be required. Extensive knowledge of the function and department processes. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
Description
Summary: The Operations Manager’s responsibilities include but are not limited to implementing quality concepts throughout the operational processes to make continuous improvements; supervising records center/vault operations and delivery service; maintaining proper staffing; and reaching specific operational benchmarks.
Essential functions:
Personnel Management – Candidate will be responsible for, in part, hiring job candidates, training new/existing employees, enforcing company policies, and ensuring proper staffing.
Quality tracking and improvement – Candidate will work with Area Vice President and Director of Operations to improve the Company’s quality program
Forecast Requirements – Responsible for budget control, budget reporting, and taking corrective actions to maintain fiscal responsibility.
Facilities/Equipment Maintenance – Responsible for maintaining clean and efficient facilities including vehicle/equipment maintenance. Properly maintain and control the use of currently available rack space and evaluate the need for additional racks.
Inventory Control – Responsible for daily records center/vault operations. Includes the auditing of daily paperwork, overseeing and reconciling daily vault inventories of critical accounts. Conduct and supervise bay audits.
Customer Service – Responsible for providing courteous and attentive treatment of all customers’ needs by presenting a professional and positive image when interacting with customers in person and over the phone.
Requirements
Competencies:
Work environment: Must be able to tolerate heat in the summer and cold in the winter.
Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb/balance, stoop, kneel, or crouch. Must be able to reach, handle, carry, and lift between 10 lbs. and up to 50 lbs. While performing job duties, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, read, and identify numbers for accurate order filling and receiving of material.
Education and eligibility requirements:
Other duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the applicant for this job. Activities, duties, and responsibilities