AVA Medical Records Director

Medical Records Director

Status: Full-Time

Shift: Day

Location: The Pearl at Kruse Way 4550 Carmen Dr. Lake Oswego Oregon 97035

At Avamere, you join a team with a culture and mission to enhance the life of every person we serve. This is more than a job – it’s a place where our team members build lasting relationships with patients and residents, their families, and fellow team members.

Find your calling at Avamere where we support you in your career path!

Employee Perks:

• Tuition assistance
• Access up to 50% of your net earned income after payday
• Mentorship opportunities
• Career Development
• Employee assistance program featuring counseling services, financial coaching, free legal services, and more
• Generous employee referral program
• Paid time off/sick leave (rolls over annually)
• 401K retirement plan with employer match
• Comprehensive benefits package with medical coverage, voluntary dental, vision, and life insurance, short-term disability, and AD&D coverage

Avamere understands the importance of affordable and accessible healthcare for our team members and is very excited to partner with SEIU 503 and the Essential Worker Healthcare Trust to offer an excellent health insurance benefit plan at a significantly reduced cost to the employee.

Starting in 2023, our Full-Time Oregon team members will be able to participate in a PPO or HMO plan with deductibles as low as $800.00 with significantly reduced premium costs. Employees will be eligible to start using their benefits within their first month of hire – no 60+ day waiting period! Vision, Dental, STD, LTD, AD&D, and other benefits are available for enrollment as well.

The primary responsibility of this position is to supervise the day-to-day nursing activities of the facility.

Responsibilities:

• The primary responsibility of this position is to establish and maintain a Medical Records/health information system for this facility.
• Establish and uphold procedures to be followed in the collection, coding, indexing and filing/retrieving of Medical Records and health information.
• Ensure that incomplete records and charts are returned to the appropriate department or personnel for correction.
• Review discharges and other records on the nursing units.
• Collect, assemble, check and file resident charts and personnel records.
• Maintain a record of authorized information taken from charts.
• Create and uphold an atmosphere of warmth, patience, enthusiasm, and a calm and cheerful environment.

Qualifications:

• Must possess an Associate’s degree from an accredited community or junior college.
• Must have a minimum 3 years of experience in Medical Records of a health care facility.
• Must be a graduate of an approved course for Medical Records technicians.
• Must be familiar with IT and EMR systems; experience with Point Click Care preferred.
• Maintain confidentiality of all resident care information in accordance with HIPAA guidelines.

Avamere Skilled Advisors, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify