Medical Records Technician

Responsibilities

MEDICAL RECORDS TECHNICIAN

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Medical Records Technician coordinates the maintenance of medical record files (acute, residential, and outpatient), provides telephone and reception coverage for the Health Information Services (HIS) Department, coordinates processing of discharge and active charts, maintains accurate computerized databases, medical transcription and decrypting, processes daily census reports, handles Release of Information (ROI) requests, and other duties to assist in the efficient functioning of the HIS Department.

JOB RESPONSIBLITIES:

EDUCATION/

EXPERIENCE:

High School Diploma and Associates Degree or combination of training and experience. One-year experience working in medical records.

• Ability to perform assignments with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work successfully under highly stressful conditions.
• Ability to make sound, independent judgments based on scientific and/or ethical principles.
• Capability of adapting to varying workloads and work assignments on a constant basis.
• Effective comprehensive reading skills, strong communication skills, written and verbal.
• Must have a working knowledge of computers.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF THE POSITON:

• Must be able to complete new hire requirements such as State of Alaska Background Check and Drug Testing.
• Must be able to demonstrate special training, knowledge and skills specific to job and/or program competency within the first three (3) months of training.
• Must complete all mandatory in-services annually.
• Must be tested for Tuberculosis with a PPD skin test or chest x-ray upon hire; PPD skin test required annually or chest x-ray annually thereafter.

GENERAL WORKING ENVIRONMENT:
Working conditions for all employees are as follows, but not limited to a psychiatric hospital setting; some risk involved in the event of aggressive patient(s); work load may include day, evening, night, weekend and/or holiday shifts. Employees occasionally exposed to blood borne pathogens, and loud noise levels.

Mental demands described herein are representative of those which must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job, but are not limited to the ability to remain calm in a stressful environment; and the emotional stability, physical stamina and agility to handle stress and respond quickly and effectively to emergency situations.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Requirements include, but are not limited to the ability to communicate effectively with employees; the ability to effectively utilize communication equipment; the physical agility to manage cleaning equipment; the ability to read, write.

• Frequently utilize physical ability for standing or sitting for long periods of time.
• Regularly utilize physical ability for speaking, hearing, and seeing with correction for close and distance vision, color discrimination, peripheral vision, depth perception and focusing ability. Speaking and hearing may be necessary…