Medical Records Technician - Extra-Help Medical Records Technician

Merced County•Los Banos, CA

About The Position

This recruitment establishes an eligible list to fill Medical Records Technician positions in Los Banos, including full-time and Extra-Help vacancies. Extra-Help positions are limited to a maximum of 25 hours per week, are not entitled to county benefits, and pay $23.04 per hour. The technician performs medical-records and clerical work, including auditing charts for regulatory compliance and billing control, maintaining patient charts and emergency-services reports, monitoring records for billing issues and delinquent reports, and transcribing medical and psychiatric reports. The role also prepares correspondence and statistical reports, processes and distributes completed materials, schedules client appointments, assists with releases of information, maintains computer databases, and performs office support assignments. The technician may provide backup at the clinic front desk or operate healthcare facility telephone systems.

Requirements

One year of clerical experience in a medical field; successful completion of a medical terminology course may substitute for six months of the required experience.
Type at a corrected rate of 45 words per minute from clear copy.
Operate a personal computer and other office equipment.
Communicate effectively in person and over the telephone.
Analyze data, interpret directions, procedures, and regulations, and develop appropriate responses.
Perform duties under stressful conditions and respond appropriately to situations.
Transcribe psychiatric reports at an acceptable speed without frequent reference to a medical directory.
Understand and use medical and psychiatric symbols, terminology, reference books, and materials.
Use Mental Health or Health Department coding systems and manuals, depending on assignment.
Exercise responsibility and good judgment in recognizing the scope of authority.
Prepare concise, accurate records and reports using a personal computer and software programs.
Develop and maintain effective working relationships with the public, coworkers, and other contacts.
Recognize and extract pertinent medical information from forms, charts, and other documents.
Perform general clerical work and develop program-specific office procedures and methods.
Meet the physical and functional demands described, including frequent data entry and repetitive hand and arm motions, extended sitting, standing, or walking, and occasionally lifting and carrying up to 40 pounds.
Maintain regular attendance.

Nice To Haves

Transcription experience with a hospital or psychiatric facility, including transcription across a wide variety of medical specialties.

Responsibilities

Audit charts for Federal and State regulations and, as needed, for Utilization Review control.
Monitor events and group cards for billing control purposes.
Set up and maintain charts and emergency services reports.
Monitor charts for unauthorized visits, underbilling, overbilling, and delinquent reports.
Transcribe medical reports, including psychiatric evaluations and psychometric testing and evaluations, using dictating and transcription equipment.
Type statistical reports and prepare correspondence for local, state, and federal agencies.
Record, process, and distribute finished material to appropriate parties.
Prepare correspondence for word processing and proofread copy for errors.
Schedule client appointments and assist clients with releases of information forms.
Prepare reports using various computer systems and software programs.
Update and maintain computer database files.
Perform moderate to complex office support assignments.
Provide backup for the clinic front desk and/or healthcare facility telephone systems operator as needed.
Assemble, abstract, and code information from patient medical records.
Coordinate documentation of billable services with billing procedures.
Maintain confidential information in accordance with legal standards and County regulations.