Medical Records Clerk

Wellpath; Kansas City (KS); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

DailyPay

Tuition Assistance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Life Insurance

HSAs (Health Spending Accounts)

Wellness program

Banking partnership discounts

Job summary

Wellpath is seeking a Medical Records Clerk to maintain accurate health records and ensure secure documentation within a healthcare setting. The role requires confidentiality, organization, and timely processing of records for inmates and medical staff.

The position emphasizes proper record keeping, appointment scheduling support, and contributing to quality improvement through audits and reporting. A high school diploma or GED is required, with preference for prior medical records experience.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED is required.
• Training in an accredited medical record program or minimum of one year experience in a medical record system preferred.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive patient information.

Responsibilities

• Ensure confidentiality of all medical records information and process release of information requests as appropriate.
• Maintain up-to-date medical records filing and perform clerical duties such as reports, correspondence, answering phones, and filing documents.
• Schedule inmates for medical appointments and assist in preparing periodic reports and management information system requirements.
• Participate in quality of care audits to promote improvement standards.
• Maintain organization and security of health records and ensure accurate documentation.

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

You Matter

• Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved
• Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture
• Excellent career growth opportunities

Join us and find a career that supports:

• Caring for overlooked, underserved, and vulnerable patients
• Autonomy in a warm team environment
• Growth and training

Perks and Benefits

In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k, we foster a work, life balance for team members and their family to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing including:

• DailyPay, receive your money as you earn it!
• Tuition Assistance and dependent Scholarships
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including free counseling and health coaching
• Company paid life insurance
• Tax free Health Spending Accounts (HSA)
• Wellness program featuring fitness memberships and product discounts
• Preferred banking partnership and discounted rates for home and auto loans

Why Us

Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved.

If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.

Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in their facilities month over month and a very large percent of those individuals receive direct clinical care, which includes lives saved by Narcan.

We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best in class clinical resources for training, education, and point of care support.

How you make a difference

The Medical Records Clerk is a vital role responsible for maintaining accurate health records. They organize and manage an approved system of records, ensuring that patient information is properly documented and secure. The Medical Records Clerk must be accountable and efficient in their work, ensuring that all records are up-to-date and readily accessible to authorized individuals.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure the confidentiality of all medical records information and complete forms for release of information, referring any questionable requests to the Medical Records Supervisor/Health Services Administrator (HSA).
• Maintain up-to-date medical records filing and perform clerical and technical duties such as preparing reports and correspondence, answering telephones, relaying messages, transferring calls, and filing loose documentation generated from inside and outside the institution.
• Schedule inmates for medical appointments as requested and assist the Medical Records Supervisor in preparing periodic statistical reports and other management information system requirements.
• Actively participate in quality of care screen audits to promote Quality Improvement standards.
• Maintain accountability for the organization and maintenance of health records and ensure that patient information is properly documented and secure.

Qualifications & Requirements

Education

• High school diploma or G.E.D.

Experience

• Training in an accredited medical record program or minimum of one year experience in an established medical record system preferred, but not mandatory

This position is available only to those who reside in the United States.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

We value the contributions of team members with a broad range of experiences, skills, and perspectives and are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all.

Deadline to apply to this position is contingent upon applicant volume. Those positions located in Colorado will have a specific deadline posted in the job description.