Medical Records Clerk

Wellpath; Santa Rosa (CA); On-site; USD 4,119,000 - 4,188,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

DailyPay

Tuition Assistance

EAP (counseling)

Life Insurance

HSA

Wellness program

Home & Auto loan discounts

Job summary

Wellpath in California is seeking a Medical Records Clerk to maintain accurate health records for inmates and ensure secure documentation within a correctional health setting.

The role emphasizes confidentiality, timely filing, and reliable clerical support. Responsibilities include handling releases of information, scheduling appointments, and supporting quality improvement audits; a high school diploma and previous records experience are required or preferred, and US residency is needed.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Experience in an accredited medical record program or 1 year in a medical record system preferred.
• This position is available only to United States residents.

Responsibilities

• Ensure confidentiality of all medical records information and complete forms for release of information.
• Maintain up-to-date medical records filing and perform clerical duties such as preparing reports and correspondence.
• Schedule inmates for medical appointments and assist the Medical Records Supervisor in preparing reports.
• Participate in quality of care screen audits to promote Quality Improvement standards.
• Maintain accountability for the organization and maintenance of health records and ensure patient information is properly documented and secure.

Skills

Attention to detail

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 Clerkisa vital role responsible formaintainingaccuratehealth 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 andassistthe Medical Records Supervisor in preparing periodic statistical reports and other management information system requirements.

• Activelyparticipateinquality of carescreen 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.

Job 26-190431

Facility CA Sonoma Cty Facilities

Type PRN

Shift Variable Shift

Compensation Information $29.90 - $30.40 /hour