Health Information Clerk - Scanning & EHR Records

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Jefferson Barracks (MO); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs St. Louis VA Medical Center seeks a File Clerk (OA) to maintain accessible health information and support patient care through timely receipt, preparation, scanning, indexing, and disposition of health and administrative documents.

This role supports the electronic health records system and requires careful attention to detail, teamwork, and confidentiality. Work schedule is Mon-Fri, 8:00am-4:30pm, with potential telework.

Qualifications

• General experience: 1 year of clerical, office, or related work.
• Education substitution allowed: 2 years beyond high school.
• Combination of education and experience may qualify.

Responsibilities

• Receive, scan, index, and disposition health and administrative information.
• Index scanned documents to correct patient electronic health records.
• Ensure information meets scanning criteria with approved software/hardware.
• Use VA applications to scan, import, classify, and index documents.
• Prepare records for scanning, ensuring proper patient identification.
• Sort and process daily health record documents and maintain logs.
• Track requests and coordinate record transfers between VA facilities.

Skills

Customer Service

Flexibility

Integrity/Honesty

Interpersonal Skills

Reading Comprehension

Self-Management

Teamwork

Education

Two years of education beyond high school

Job description

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs St. Louis VA Medical Center seeks a File Clerk (OA) to maintain accessible health information and support patient care through timely receipt, preparation, scanning, indexing, and disposition of health and administrative documents.

This role supports the electronic health records system and requires careful attention to detail, teamwork, and confidentiality. Work schedule is Mon-Fri, 8:00am-4:30pm, with potential telework.