Birth Registrar - LDRP, Part Time, Days

Mary Washington Healthcare•Stafford, TX

3d•$18 - $23

About The Position

Under routine supervision, the Birth Registrar collects information from birth certificate worksheets and submits it electronically to Vital Records. The role ensures that reports are accurate by checking worksheet information against details verified with the patient. The position also supports paternity documentation and fetal death reporting, along with a range of clerical, registration, scheduling, chart-review, and communication tasks.

Requirements

High school diploma required.
Obtain Notary Public access within 60 days of hire or placement.
Possess critical-thinking and analytical skills.
Ability to multitask, communicate effectively, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team.

Nice To Haves

Six months of relevant experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Type birth certificates using Virginia Department of Health software for electronic birth certificates.
Print birth certificates for review and signature by the mother and place a copy in the mother’s chart.
Deliver birth certificates to Health Information Management for a management signature and send signed certificates to the Department of Vital Records.
Maintain paper backups of information in the appropriate system.
Explain the paternity-paper process to unwed mothers and assist parents with completing the paperwork.
Report paternity documents weekly to the Virginia Paternity Establishment Program.
Identify when fetal death forms are needed, complete demographic information, and forward forms to Health Information Management.
Send finalized fetal death forms to the Virginia Department of Health, Division of Health Statistics.
Send a monthly report of fetal deaths to the Fredericksburg Health Department.
Perform other assigned duties and clerical tasks, including transcribing physicians’ orders to appropriate documents.
Perform selected patient registration activities.
Coordinate scheduling of patient tests and diagnostic procedures, as well as patient transports.
Enter patient charges promptly, verify the accuracy of the level of care at the point of entry, and follow up as appropriate.
Review patient charts to ensure procedural documentation and consent forms are present.
Post patient diagnostic results in patient charts.
Facilitate communication among diagnostic/testing areas, patient-care areas, and families.
Answer the patient call-light system and promptly communicate patient and family requests to appropriate personnel.
Coordinate equipment and supply needs and notify appropriate departments of equipment malfunctions in collaboration with the Unit Manager.
Assist the Unit Manager with regulatory readiness, quality improvement activities, emergency procedures, and the hospital-wide infection-control plan.
Demonstrate effective communication, customer service, confidentiality, and team-building skills.