Medical Records Clerk; M-F Part-time - Texas Orthopedics

Job Details

Job Location
:
Austin, TX 78759

Salary Range
: $14.00 - $16.50 Hourly

Job Category
:
Health Care

Reports to
:
Health Information Systems Manager

Department
:
Medical Records

Status
:
Full-Time / Non-exempt

Perform a variety of clerical duties involved in maintaining patient medical records in accordance with established policies and procedures within any area of the Medical Record Department.

• Process/examine all chart notes for completeness ensuring all required information is included; note any deficiencies and refer to appropriate area for follow-up. Send completed notes to referring providers in a timely manner.
• Collate, sort and identify a variety of medical information for scanning/queuing into EMR system
• Maintain/verify doctor’s dictation register daily to determine deficient chart notes manually and electronic, must be reported daily.
• Note any discrepancy in chart information and report to Supervisor (ex. Duplicate chart numbers/misfiles).
• All other duties as assigned.

Education
:
High School diploma or equivalent

Experience
:

• Previous administrative experience
• Proficient computer skills – Outlook, general Microsoft Office functionality, copy & paste function, ability to move in and out of applications with ease

Licensure
:

Special Skills
:

• Basic knowledge of medical terminology
• Excellent organizational, multi-tasking and communication skills
• Skill in developing and maintaining effective relationships with medical and administrative staff, patients and the public.

• Must have adequate visual acuity to read, the ability to interpret and understand written material.
• Must have full range of body motion including manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
• Must be able to occasionally lift items weighing up to 50 pounds (specifically in the archiving process).

• Indoors with rare conditions of extreme noise.
• Continuously handle multiple tasks simultaneously and work as a part of a team.
• Frequently performs tedious and exacting work in frustrating conditions with frequent changes in tasks.
• Rare conditions of chemicals/fumes/odors/dust