Medical Records Clerk

Wellpath / Correct Care Solutions; Kentucky; On-site; USD 28,722 - 31,905; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Tuition assistance

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness program

401k

Job summary

A healthcare organization based in Kentucky is seeking a Medical Records Clerk to maintain accurate health records and ensure confidentiality for underserved patients. The successful candidate will handle clerical duties, schedule medical appointments, and assist in audits to improve quality standards. Candidates should possess a high school diploma and ideally have training or experience in medical record systems. This role offers the opportunity to make a significant difference in the lives of vulnerable individuals.

Qualifications

• Ability to maintain confidentiality and security of medical records.
• Efficient in clerical duties and record management.
• Familiarity with medical record systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Ensure confidentiality of medical records and manage requests.
• Maintain accurate and organized filing of medical records.
• Assist in scheduling appointments and preparing reports.
• Participate in quality audits and ensure compliance.

Skills

Attention to detail

Record-keeping

Confidentiality

Education

High school diploma or G.E.D.

Job description

We're on a path to better healthcare.
Join us

Compensation Information: $20.85 - $23.16 / hour

Department (Org): Administration

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
• Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging
• 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

*Eligibility for perks and benefits varies based on employee type and length of service.

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

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn’t seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.