Full-Time
Medical Records Clerk
Cornerstone Family Healthcare
Compensation Overview
$17.50/hr
Newburgh, NY, USA
In Person
Category
 Clerical & Data Entry (1) |
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Required Skills
Electronic Health Records (EHR)
Customer Service
Requirements
- A high school diploma or equivalency exam is required.
- At least one year of experience in an office environment with computer experience is required.
- The candidate must be highly organized and attentive to detail.
- The candidate must be able to work in close quarters and stand for extended periods.
- Excellent communication and organizational skills are required.
Responsibilities
- File and maintain medical records in an organized and numerical manner so that patient records are properly stored, maintained, and available for patient care in a timely manner.
- File records accurately in patients’ electronic medical charts using record-management software such as eCW, Centricity, Index Logic, and DocuWare.
- Retrieve paper medical records requested by clinical departments and for record-release requests.
- Log paper medical records delivered to and retrieved from clinical departments.
- Log paper medical records relocated from one storage site to another.
- Report missing medical records to the Medical Records Supervisor within 15 minutes.
- Answer the medical records phone line within four rings.
- Process incoming records, including lab work, X-rays, prescription refills, diagnostic reports, and referrals, through fax queues, scans, or mail according to company policy.
- Scan paper documents accurately into the appropriate section of patients’ electronic medical records.
- Log all received medical records into each patient’s chart.
- Process incoming and outgoing medical-record releases and ensure that consent forms and required identification are present.
- Process patient medical-record release requests within 3–10 business days according to company policies and procedures.
- Archive paper medical records by converting them to electronic format in a designated electronic record set.
- Maintain knowledge of medical-records, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, confidentiality, and related policies and procedures.
- Attend and participate in monthly department, all-staff, and other required meetings.
- Maintain confidentiality of patient, financial, and employee-relations information.
- Provide customer service to patients, coworkers, and others.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.