Medical Records Officer

NMC; Sharjah; On-site; AED 45,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

NMC is seeking a Records Clerk to maintain Patients Medical Records in accordance with file maintenance procedures at our Sharjah facility. You will collect, sort, scan, index, and file documents to ensure quick retrieval by authorized users.

You will protect confidentiality, dispose of outdated records per legal guidelines, and track documents from filing to storage. Strong attention to detail and accuracy are essential for regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• High school / Diploma or Degree is required.

Responsibilities

• Collecting and sorting documents, scanning and indexing medical records.
• Arrange and mount investigation reports in records and file appropriately.
• Maintain confidentiality of patient information and prevent disclosure to unauthorized persons.
• Dispose or transfer outdated records according to legal requirements and guidelines.
• Enter document IDs in systems for easy retrieval.
• Retrieve records for requests from authorized users and prepare copies for regulatory requests.

Education

High school/Diploma/Degree

Job description

Maintaining the Patients Medical Records according to File Maintenance Procedure

Responsibilities:

• Collecting and sorting documents, scanning, and indexing medical records.
• Collect investigation reports from respective departments, arrange and mount them in appropriate records.
• Patient Records to arrange and file in appropriate location.
• Retrieve records and send files to requested departments.
• Maintain confidentiality of patient information and prevent disclosure to unauthorized persons.
• Eliminate outdated, unnecessary records, dispose or transfer to inactive storage according to legal requirements and file maintenance guidelines.
• Enter document identification codes in systems for easy retrieval from respective location.
• Retrieve information from files as per the requests of authorized users.
• Keep records of documents using logbooks or computers.
• Documents to place in storage receptacles, such as file cabinets, boxes, bins, drawers, as per classification and identification.
• Scan or read incoming documents as per classification and filed.
• Sort patient records according to content, purpose, user criteria, and chronological, alphabetical, or numerical order.
• Track removed documents from filing room to ensure borrowed files are returned.
• Perform general office as directed by the immediate supervisor
• Retrieve records and prepare file copies for requests from regulatory departments related to patient complaints.

Qualifications:

High school/Diploma/Degree