We are hiring a Full Time Medical Records Clerk at Antelope Valley Cardiology located in Lancaster, CA.
Summary:
This position creates new medical records and retrieves existing medical records by gathering appropriate record folders and contents;; verifying existing record numbers; inputting and recording locations to computer; delivering records.
Essential Responsibilities and Duties:
- Gathers patient information by collecting demographic information from a variety of sources; retrieving information from e-fax
- Preload patient health information into Electronic Medical Record (EMR) for upcoming appointment from referring physician records or from patient's paper chart.
- Scan paper documents into EMR system and import documents into the correct patient EMR.
- Retrieves medical records by following chart-out procedures; documenting reasons charts cannot be retrieved for statistical and follow-up purposes.
- Keeps health care providers informed by communicating availability or unavailability of the record.
- Maintains quality results by following ASC policies and procedures.
- Maintains patient confidence by keeping patient records information confidential.
- Serves and protects the healthcare community by adhering to professional standards, ASC policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements, and AAAHC standards.
- Enhances medical records and hospital reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
- Take request for patient records from outside physician offices within HIPPA compliance.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- High school diploma or equivalent is required.
- Prior experience with medical records preferred.
- Must have excellent computer and communication skills.
- Accurate and speedy data entry skills.
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment.
- Must be detailed-oriented and organized.
- Strong team player.
Work Remotely
This Job Is Ideal for Someone Who Is:
- Dependable -- more reliable than spontaneous
- People-oriented -- enjoys interacting with people and working on group projects
- Adaptable/flexible -- enjoys doing work that requires frequent shifts in direction
- Detail-oriented -- would rather focus on the details of work than the bigger picture
- High stress tolerance -- thrives in a high-pressure environment
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $18.00 - $18.25 per hour
Schedule:
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Preferred)
Experience:
- Medical Records: 2 years (Required)
Work Location: In person