Medical Records Clerk Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED equivalent, with business courses in filing, office methods, and business English; related job experience may substitute for formal academic preparation when formal training is other than required.
• Three months of on-the-job training to attain proficiency in assigned duties and responsibilities.
• Type at least 35 words per minute accurately.
• Clerical perception sufficient to identify important details and avoid errors in computation and general clerical work.
• Physical ability to tolerate moderate standing and walking, prolonged sitting, lifting, and carrying.
• Ability to exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, up to 10 pounds frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

Responsibilities

• Monitor incomplete records and assemble them for quantitative and qualitative review by physicians or others responsible for completion.
• Maintain confidentiality of medical records and reports.
• File new registration and admission cards from the previous day.
• Research history unit numbers and retrieve charts for physicians, admissions, the emergency room, and other needs.
• Analyze the daily census report as required.
• Answer telephone calls, screen requests, and respond to requests for medical information within prescribed limitations.
• Check the list of discharged patients and ensure receipt of all records for patients discharged from the hospital.
• Provide copies of diagnostic reports to appropriate departments as requested.
• Deliver inpatient records to floors and collect charts of discharged hospital patients.
• Assemble and file medical records according to standard medical procedures.
• Compile periodic and statistical reports and other data as directed.
• Prepare burial transits and prepare and process birth certificates as required, using the current word processing program.
• Operate office machines, including photocopiers, postage meters, adding machines, computer terminals, and fax machines.
• Process department mail and dispatch it to the appropriate area as needed.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.