Clerk, Health Information Management Scanning (Hybrid)

The Wright Center Medical Group•Wilkes-Barre, PA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Health Information Management Scanning Clerk is responsible for scanning and closing consultation reports, lab reports from non-interfaced labs, imaging studies from outside facilities, and other items as necessary. This role involves data entry of non-interfaced lab data and other data as needed. The clerk will be responsible for reconciling results, consultations, and studies with previously created orders and will follow clinic procedures for unfulfilled items. A good keyboard speed and the ability to understand information quickly are essential. As The Wright Center (TWC) is a teaching facility, the position requires fostering and maintaining communication with administrative staff, residents, and attending physicians. Internal communications will be completed as indicated in the clinic policy and procedure manual. Accuracy is crucial when entering medical information. This is a hybrid position requiring weekly in-office days at the Wilkes-Barre practice.

Requirements

Meet The Wright Center for Community Health and its affiliated entity The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education EOS© People Analyzer Tool Buy in and experience working in the EOS® model (strongly preferred)
Mission-oriented; represents the enterprise in a professional manner while demonstrating organizational pride
High School Diploma or GED
Certified Medical Assistant or Medical Technologist
2-4 years’ experience in a medical facility environment
Previous experience with electronic health record preferably Medent
Working knowledge of medical procedures, terminology and billing
Experienced in electronic medical records, including data entry, creating reports, data analysis and daily auditing of provider performance
Understanding of HIPAA rules
Excellent verbal and oral communication skills
Ability to work in a team-based, high-intensity environment
Computer literacy
An ability to work with deadlines
Ability to work fast and detail oriented
Ability to multi-task
Good keyboard speed
Ability to understand information fast

Nice To Haves

Experience working in the EOS® model

Responsibilities

Scanning of all lab tests, x-rays, H&Ps, ER records, consult letters, internal documents (e.g., consents, opioid and Coumadin contracts)
Attaching results to orders
Closing referrals
Routing documents to Physician and/or NP/PA
Attaching labs to correct orders and digitally inputting lab values into a trackable field
Listing open labs and addressing them in accordance with WCPC policies and procedures
Listing incomplete consultations, imaging studies, and other items as directed
Verifying open/incomplete studies through direct patient/facility/referring physician contact in accordance with WCPC policies and procedures
Routing all reports to primary care provider in accordance with WCPC policies and procedures
Requesting medical records from outside facilities in accordance with all HIPAA and Code of Federal Regulations Title 42 Part 2 (42 CFR Part 2)
Performing other duties as assigned
Fostering and maintaining communication with administrative staff, residents, and attending physicians
Completing internal communications as indicated in the clinic policy and procedure manual
Data entry of non-interfaced lab data and other data as necessary
Reconciling results/consultations/studies with previously created orders
Following clinic procedure/policy in instances of unfulfilled labs/imaging studies/consultations/procedures