Medical Records & Admin Clerk

Alameda Health System; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Alameda Health System Oakland, California, is seeking a Medical Clerk to perform specialized clerical work in a hospital setting. The role involves extracting data from medical records, processing diagnoses and treatment information, transcribing orders, and managing front-d desk tasks.

Responsibilities include handling billing-related data, coordinating appointments, and ensuring proper routing of specimens and records.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED; college graduate preferred.
• Experience with medical terminology in a clerical setting.
• CPI training is preferred for some positions but not required for all.

Responsibilities

• Extracts from medical records information concerning condition, treatment, tests, medications, operative procedures, and final diagnoses of patients discharged from County hospitals; and sends to appropriate legal, health care, and other agencies.
• Analyzes patients’ medical charts for completion and accuracy, prepares statements of diagnosis and treatments, and extracts other information required for forms from patients’ insurance carriers.
• Takes and transcribes doctors’ orders, case histories, physical examination notes, and related medical records information and reports containing specialized medical terminology.
• Acts as a receptionist in a clinical setting; answers calls from providers, patients, doctors, nurses, visitors; screens patients over the phone and schedules appointments; delivers messages; uses intercom.
• Uses computer to request lab work, diet orders, x-rays, consults, medical records, medication amounts and schedule; uses computer to charge patients for services; enters information for billing or case management.
• Orders and restocks supplies for the hospital ward or department.
• Prepares paperwork for admissions, discharges and transfers; reviews medical papers and distributes; pulls and files charts and lab sheets; assists with payroll and scheduling documents; types forms.
• Delivers specimens to laboratory following established procedures to insure proper specimen identification and correct test request.

Skills

Medical terminology

Education

High School diploma or GED

College degree preferred

Job description

Alameda Health System Oakland, California, is seeking a Medical Clerk to perform specialized clerical work in a hospital setting. The role involves extracting data from medical records, processing diagnoses and treatment information, transcribing orders, and managing front-d desk tasks.

Responsibilities include handling billing-related data, coordinating appointments, and ensuring proper routing of specimens and records.