Medical Records Clerk - OSNC - Waring Road - Day - Full Time

Hours

Shift Start Time:

Variable

Shift End Time:

Variable

AWS Hours Requirement:

8/40 - 8 Hour Shift

Additional Shift Information:

Can start 7am - 9am

Weekend Requirements:

No Weekends

On-Call Required:

No

Flat Hourly Rate of Pay:

$25.000
What You Will Do
The Medical Records Clerk is responsible for assembling and organizing individual patient's medical information, and then entering it into electronic health records (EHR).  The Medical Records clerk processes and completes medical records requests from patients and outside providers.

Required Qualifications

• H.S. Diploma or Equivalent
• 1 Year experience in healthcare.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Healthcare Administration, Medical Assisting or other related field.

Essential Functions

• The position characteristics reflect the most important duties, responsibilities and competencies considered necessary to perform the essential functions of the job in a fully competent manner. They should not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements of the position. The characteristics of the position and standards of performance may be changed by TCMC with or without prior notice based on the needs of the organization.
  Maintains a safe, clean working environment, including unit based safety and infection control requirements.
  Works incoming electronic faxes.  Drops records into patient chart or routes to the correct physician or staff needing to review documents
  Ensure all information entered into the EHR is accurate and complete including paper filing and electronic data
  Maintains and performs upkeep of the electronic records database
  Compiles, verifies, types and files medical records for practice
  Creates new patient accounts for patients not entered into Practice Management System in order to drop electronic charts in EHR
  Ensures records request forms are filled out accurately and completely before sending to third party records request company
  May assist patient with forms completion in person
  Sorts, stamps and distributes mail and ensures mail is ready for courier upon pick up
  Ensure that patient confidentiality is always protected, both audible and visible
  HIPAA Notice of privacy practices is on display and given to all new patients and then every three years
  Ensures compliance with all medical practice regulations, such as, but not limited to HIPAA and OSHA
  Performs other duties all other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Effective communications skills at all levels of the organization.
• Computer proficiency, required.
• Strong ethics and a high level of personal integrity, required.
• Customer service orientation, required.

Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class