Medical Records Clerk

Central City Health; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental insurance

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Health insurance

Health savings account

Life insurance

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Vision insurance

Job summary

Central City Health in Detroit is seeking a Medical Records Clerk to support clerical duties and manage patient records. The position focuses on processing, organizing, and transmitting records while ensuring compliance with information-release policies and guidelines.

The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills, attention to detail, and experience with EMR systems, data entry, and office administration. This is an in-person opportunity at our Detroit location.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Basic Life Support/CPR certificate required.
• Two years of recent medical/primary office experience required.
• One year of medical records/health information management experience required.
• Knowledge of ICD-10-CM coding preferred.
• Experience with Electronic Medical Records systems preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, databases, and systems.

Responsibilities

• Process, organize, and transmit patient medical records.
• Ensure Release of Information activities comply with agency policies and state/federal guidelines.
• Prep, scan, retrieve, and route paper and/or electronic documents.

Skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Data entry

Administrative skills

Detail oriented

Education

High school diploma or GED

BLS/CPR certificate

Tools

Electronic Medical Records (EMR) systems

Microsoft Office

Databases/Systems

Job description

Who We Are:

Central City Health (CCH) has been serving the under-housed and at-risk population in metro Detroit since 1972, by providing integrated healthcare services. Our services include primary and pediatric care, dental care, behavioral and SUD care, supportive housing, and community re-entry services, to name a few. In 2024, our President/CEO, Dr. Kimberly Farrow-Felton received the esteemed Healthcare Hero Award from Crain’s Detroit Business honoring her exceptional contributions to the health and well-being of our community.

Our Mission:

To achieve wellness in the community by providing an array of primary and behavioral health care, housing, and substance abuse services with dignity and respect.

Our Core Values:

CCH is guided by a set of values in fulfilling our mission.

Some of our values include:

• An environment that supports health and recovery.
• Person centered principles in the delivery of care.
• An environment characterized by cultural sensitivity, integrity, teamwork and trust.
• A commitment to service excellence and continuous quality improvement.
• Persons served take both an active part in their treatment and the organization.
• An atmosphere of welcoming and accessibility to people seeking our services that assures “no wrong door.”

Job Summary:

The Medical Records Clerk is a support staff position that, in addition to fulfilling the support staff function, performs a variety of clerical duties including processing, organizing, and transmitting patient medical records. The Medical Records Clerk ensures that all Release of Information activities are compliant with established agency policies, and state and federal guidelines and are completed in a timely manner. The ideal candidate will have strong written and verbal communication, data entry and administrative skills, be detail oriented and capable of maintaining a realistic balance among multiple priorities. Responsibilities include prepping, scanning, retrieving, and routing paper and/or electronic documents.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• High school diploma or GED equivalent required.
• Basic Life Support/CPR certificate required.
• Additional education in medical records preferred.
• Two (2) years of recent experience in medical/primary office experience required.
• 1 year of recent experience in medical records/health information management required.Knowledge of medical terminology highly preferred.
• Knowledge of ICD-10-CM coding preferred.
• Experience with Electronic Medical Records systems preferred.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office, databases, and systems.

“This is an outline of the primary responsibilities of this position. As with everything in life, things change. The tasks and responsibilities can be changed, added to, removed, amended, deleted, and modified at any time by the organization. CCH is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. We are committed to providing an inclusive environment based on mutual respect for all candidates and team members.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, height, weight, marital status, gender identity expression, disability status, protected veteran, or other legally protected status by state or federal law. At CCH the health and safety of our employees is our top priority. Vaccination has been proven to play a critical role in combating COVID-19. As a result, CCH prefers that employees are fully vaccinated against COVID-19; however, it is not required.”

Job Type:

Full-time.

Benefits:

• Dental insurance.
• Employee assistance program.
• Flexible spending account.
• Health insurance.
• Health savings account.
• Life insurance.
• Paid time off.
• Referral program.
• Retirement plan.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Vision insurance.

Experience:

• Recent medical office: 2 years (Required).
• Recent medical records: 1 year (Required).

Work Location:

In person.