Medical Records Clerk

Griffin Hospital; Derby (CT); On-site; USD 37,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Griffin Hospital is seeking a Medical Records Clerk to maintain patient records, scan documents into the EHR, and support all records functions. The role requires basic office experience and an understanding of medical terminology.

Responsibilities include managing the Master Patient Index, assisting patients with records requests, and ensuring HIPAA compliance. This is a full-time on-site position at Griffin Hospital in Derby, CT.

Qualifications

• Six months office experience required.
• Medical office experience strongly preferred.
• Medical terminology preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintains medical record integrity through filing, assembling, and retrieving confidential patient records.
• Ensures accurate and complete medical records by scanning documents into the EHR and reviewing scanned images for accuracy.
• Assigns patient charts for approved external reviews and maintains Master Patient Index.
• Maintains paper files by tracking, retrieving, or purging patient records.
• Adheres to HIPAA and privacy regulations for patient information.
• Provides assistance to patients requesting records and supports all Medical Records functions.

Skills

Medical terminology

Office experience

EHR familiarity

Education

High school

Tools

EHR systems

Job description

MAIN FUNCTION: Maintains medical record integrity through filing, assembling, and retrieving confidential patient records, processes admissions, maintains master patient index, makes folders 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

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