Medical Records Specialist

Job Summary

The Medical Records Specialist is responsible for providing support to the Health Information Management department and outpatient sites by organizing, evaluating and processing medical records requests. Must be able to compile, process, and maintain medical records of patients in a manner consistent with medical, administrative, ethical, legal, and regulatory requirements of the healthcare system. Responsible for processing both phone and faxed requests for medical records, to include printing images from PACS, gathering reports, completing documentation for all incoming and outgoing films/CDs.

Position assists in answering incoming calls for a high volume phone queue. Responsible for working with patients and provider offices to complete necessary release for information documentation in accordance to department protocols and HIPAA standards. Works with patients to ensure records are prepared in a timely manner for pick up and release. This position must be able to meet and support the workflow demands of a fast paced, customer focused service environment in a clinic setting.

Location:

Tacoma, WA – Learn more about us at the Carol Milgard Breast Center by touring our website – https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./

Schedule:

This will be a 1.0 FTE 40 hour per week role. Monday – Friday, 8AM – 4:30PM.

New employees to this role can expect to be offered $18.31 – $21.78 per hour based on relevant experience, skills, and abilities. TRA additionally offers eligible employees full medical, dental and vision benefits, a robust 401K package (with an automatic employer contribution), 17 days of PTO for all eligible new employees, 9 paid holidays, as well as a consistent compensation growth path, profit sharing, continuing education reimbursement by position, and more!

To provide sustainable breast health services to all women in our community in a caring environment that fosters confidence, comfort, peace and dignity for each individual. In addition to providing excellent care, the mission of the Carol Milgard Breast Center is to provide sustainable breast health services to all women in our community in a caring environment that fosters confidence, comfort, peace and dignity for each individual.

As a non-profit organization, we provide to eligible patients so everyone can access essential mammography services, regardless of their financial circumstances. To ensure that all women have better access to potentially life‑saving mammography services, we look for support from individuals and community partners to help us fund outreach efforts and screening mammograms. You can make a difference by providing the financial support to help pay for mammograms and other breast imaging services for women in less fortunate circumstances.

Our vision at Carol Milgard Breast Center is to instill a sense of patient confidence through superior patient‑centered care and to be characterized as:
The facility of choice for community providers to obtain accurate and timely diagnosis of breast disease for patients, The facility of choice to attract and retain highly dedicated, highly specialized radiologists, technologists and staff, A gathering place for multi‑disciplinary medical teams to discuss every facet of breast diagnosis and treatment, A community resource for education and outreach, A model for effective and efficient use of philanthropic resources.

• Retrieve patient medical records for physicians, technologists, other medical personnel, and patients.
• Utilize electronic systems in order to obtain prior images and reports for a patients upcoming visit. (PACS, EMS, EPIC, Emix)
• Protect the security and confidentiality of medical records to ensure that HIPAA compliance is maintained.
• Answers high volume phone calls in a timely manner to meet department call expectations.
• Handles Release of Information (ROI) according to state and HIPAA guidelines.
• Maintain continuity of work operations by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs.
• Prepares paperwork for image interpretation with a high degree of accuracy, to include…