Medical Records Clerk 1

Rochester Regional Health • Rochester, NY

23d • $17 - $20 • Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for initiating, maintaining, delivering, and retrieving all patient medical records.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Must be able to alphabetize materials and be able to identify and distinguish colors.
• Keyboarding skills and familiar with Windows environment
• Medical setting experience

Nice To Haves

• Strong computer skills
• Excellent phone etiquette
• Strong organizational skills

Responsibilities

• Maintain confidentiality of patient information.
• Responsible for accurate and thorough maintenance of the medical record.
• Consistently utilizes effective oral and written professional communication skills with all customers.
• Requires personal contact with customers, ie.hospital staff, patients, physicians.
• Responsible for answering telephone, fax machine, and use of other office equipment.
• Provide general clerical and receptionists support the department.
• Responsible for maintenance of various databases (CRIS,SMS,IMA).
• Daily tracking and follow up on MD orders to ensure signature obtained within regulatory timeframes including phone/fax contact with offices and logging of such actions in KOVIS.
• Escalation of barriers to obtaining signed home care orders in a timely manner to proper department as necessary.
• Reviews incoming orders both via fax and mail, for proper signature and date. Initiate follow up for inadequacies as necessary.
• Processes requests for data entry of new MDs into Netsmart after researching PECOS, OPRA, NPI and MD License.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED