Medical Records Clerk

Griffin Health Brand; Derby (CT); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Griffin Health in Derby, CT seeks a Medical Records Clerk to maintain the integrity of confidential patient records by filing, assembling, and retrieving documents, and by processing admissions.

You will scan paper records into the EHR, review images for accuracy, assign charts for external reviews, maintain the master patient index, and support all areas of medical records functions while upholding HIPAA requirements.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Six months office experience required; medical office experience preferred.
• Medical terminology knowledge preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain medical record integrity by filing, assembling, and retrieving confidential patient records.
• Process admissions and maintain master patient index; create folders for new patient records.
• Scan paper documents into the EHR and review scanned images for accuracy and legibility.
• Assign patient charts for approved external reviews using electronic health record routines.
• Maintain paper files by tracking, retrieving, or purging records.
• Ensure compliance with HIPAA and state/federal guidelines for patient information security.
• Assist patients with records requests and provide department support as needed.

Skills

EHR accuracy

Document filing

Record management

HIPAA compliance

Education

High School

Tools

EHR system

Job description

MAIN FUNCTION: Maintains medical record integrity through filing, assembling, and retrieving confidential patient records, processes admissions, maintains master patient index, makesfolders for new patient records, performs audits.

Ensures an accurate and complete medical record by scanning paper medical record documents into EHR. Performs qualitative and quantitative review of scanned images to assure accuracy and legibility.

Assigns patient charts for approved external reviews through electronic health record review routines.

Maintains Master patient Index by performing daily review and merge of duplicate numbers

Maintains paper files by tracking, retrieving or purging patient files.

Adherence to HIPAA, federal and state guidelines regarding the protection of patient health information.

Provides assistance to patients calling or presenting to department for records requests/needs.

Supports all areas of Medical Records Functions.

EDUCATION: High school

EXPERIENCE:Six months office experience required. Medical office experience strongly preferred. Medical terminology preferred.

EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disabled

https://www.griffinhealth.org/about/careers/benefits/