Assistant Manager, Medical Records - Growth-Minded Organization

Sunway Medical Centre Damansara is Hiring!

Job Purpose

Responsible in leading and monitoring daily Medical Records operation and projects by driving continuous quality improvement in compliance with statutory regulations, legislations and accreditation requirements and ensuring Medical Records staff and users comply with the hospital policies and procedures thereby achieving the department’s goals. 

What is your role about?

• Responsible for maintaining and securing all written and electronic medical records and ensuring that information contained in the record is complete, accurate, and only available to authorized personnel. Responsible for effective, efficient and responsive to day-to-day health records management service delivery, ensure timely completion of medical reports and insurance, ensure correct arrangement and filing of patient records, ICD 10 and procedure coding, and notification of communicable diseases in compliance with MOH and legislative requirements.
• Ensure effective and efficient day-to-day health records management service by ensuring there are adequate staff and supplies, conduct regular meeting, and lead in the process improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance to statutory regulations and current legislations and accreditation standards, to achieve good record keeping relating to the management of records taking all reasonable steps to ensure confidentiality, safety and security of records and adhering to the prescribed hospital policies and procedures; as well as notification of communicable and non-communicable diseases to the relevant authority during non-office hours
• Assist MR Sub-committee and the forms committee in review and implementing policies and procedures pertaining to Health Information Management in accordance to Laws of Malaysia, MOH guidelines and accreditation standards requirements, and ensure compliances.
• Act as the Secretary for the Medical Records Committee. Coordinate and work with the Medical Records Committee, the Hospital Management, Medical Records team and relevant stakeholders in establishing and reviewing hospital policies and procedures in relation to medical records and health information services, and ensures compliance to legal and regulatory requirements and accreditation standards.

Who are we looking for?

• Possess at least a Bachelor's Degree Health Information Management / Record Management, or equivalent.
• Trained in ICD-10 disease classification and procedure coding, gained via related degree / diploma education or training certification. 
• At least 5 years of experience in medical records department with up to 2 years supervisory experience in hospital setting
• Preferably with leadership experience in the implementation of JCI, ACHS and/or MSQH standards.
• Working knowledge of requirements for medical records services described in the Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Act, Personal Data Protection Act and other related Acts, regulations and accreditation standards.
• Added advantages: experience in commissioning project

The hiring processes

• The average processing is around 2-4 week.
•  Subsequently, our recruitment team will reach out to shortlisted candidates for interview arrangements