Medical Records Tech
About The Position
This role is responsible for processing and quality assurance of dismissal charts, generating deficiency reports, managing workflow for outsourced dictation/transcription, and assisting with Release of Information (ROI) requests. The position also involves receptionist duties, including greeting customers, answering phones, and routing calls and mail. The Medical Records Tech will complete their own work accurately, train and supervise temporary help, and assist with various functions within the Health Information Management Department, ensuring the confidentiality of patient records and department information. Other duties as assigned are also part of this role.
Requirements
- Able to type accurately at the rate of 20-30 wpm.
- High School graduate or equivalent with emphasis in grammar, typing and office practices including an understanding of numbering and filing systems.
- Ability to activate Code Blue system by dialing 200.
- Requires corrected hearing and vision to normal range.
- Ability to use office equipment such as computer terminals, typewriter, telephones, copier, fax machine and calculator.
- Repetitive movements involved in typing, keyboard entry and writing are required.
Nice To Haves
- Previous office setting with some experience as related to a hospital or doctor's office preferred.
Responsibilities
- Processes and QAs dismissal charts according to established HIM policies and procedures.
- Generate deficiency reports for physician distribution.
- Monitor physician chart room for completed paper records and process as necessary.
- Monitors manually entered electronic deficiencies updating as necessary.
- Routes paper records as necessary.
- Monitor and manage workflow of outsourced dictation/transcription workflow, ensuring work flow is uninterrupted.
- Assist in processing ROI requests according to policy and procedures.
- Serve as receptionist, greeting and assisting customers, answering phones, and routing calls and mail as appropriate.
- Completes own work and maintains accuracy, includes training and supervision of temporary help in job description areas.
- Assists with the functions of the Health Information Management Department and maintains knowledge of same in order to help keep all areas current.
- Maintains confidentiality of patient records and other department information.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
