Medical Records Technician
About The Position
PharMerica is hiring a Medical Records Technician in Leesburg, Virginia. The role manages patient and facility medical records accurately, promptly, and confidentially within company systems, supporting pharmacy and healthcare operations through data entry, record maintenance, auditing, and research. The technician serves as a liaison among healthcare facilities, nursing staff, administrators, and consultant pharmacists to resolve documentation issues, clarify medical information, and support quality patient care. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with rotating Saturday and Sunday shifts from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The position requires a high school diploma or equivalent experience. Related experience and/or training is required at the level of zero to three months; three to six months is desired. Formal pharmacy technician training with a medical focus and basic computer literacy are also desired. PharMerica, an affiliate of BrightSpring Health Services, provides pharmacy care to healthcare providers and individuals through long-term care, home infusion, and specialty pharmacies. The listed salary range is $18.00–$25.00 per hour.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent experience.
- Zero to three months of related experience and/or training required.
- Detail orientation.
- Results orientation.
- Teamwork.
- Oral communication.
Nice To Haves
- Formal training as a Pharmacy Technician in an educational program with a medical focus.
- Three to six months of related work experience.
- Basic computer literacy.
Responsibilities
- Enter medical data promptly into the computer system to facilitate processing and delivery of edited documentation to client facilities.
- Maintain accurate facility-specific updates and medical record documents.
- Research unedited sheets that are pending or cannot be processed because of illegibility or unfamiliar terminology on handwritten facility forms.
- Identify data or system irregularities and seek resolution from the originator, supervisor, or manager.
- Verify and clarify issues or inquiries concerning facility documentation requests and needs.
- Communicate regularly with facility nursing staff, Directors of Nursing, and Administrators about medical data corrections.
- Use available reference materials to improve skills on an ongoing basis.
- Maintain the confidentiality of employee and patient/resident demographic and medical information.
- Run medical records forms and reports containing facility, patient, and pharmaceutical information.
- Assist consultant pharmacists by obtaining facility data from the system and informing them about department procedures.
- Promote customer goodwill and support the corporate image, mission, values, and philosophy.
- Conduct computerized-data audits with facilities upon request.
- Comply with company policies and procedures.
- Perform other tasks as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
