What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Records Clerk - Recovery position at Cottonwood Tucson?
Medical Records Clerk - Recovery | Cottonwood Tucson | Tucson, Arizona
About the Job:
The Medical Records Clerk maintains medical records system from admission to discharge by performing clerical duties associated with creating, obtaining, completing, maintaining, and releasing client medical records.
Roles and Responsibilities:
Veterans and military spouses are highly encouraged to apply. Summit BHC is dedicated to serving Veterans with specialized programming at our treatment centers across the country. We recognize and value the unique strengths of the military community in supporting our mission to serve those who have served.
About the Job:
The Medical Records Clerk maintains medical records system from admission to discharge by performing clerical duties associated with creating, obtaining, completing, maintaining, and releasing client medical records.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Compiles, verifies, and files medical records of Facility.
- Creates and maintains medical record of newly admitted clients.
- Reviews medical records to ensure they are complete, assembles records into standard filing order, analysis, scans and files records in designated areas according to applicable alphabetic and numeric system.
- Locates, signs out, and delivers medical records requested by facility staff.
- Faxes or mails copies of medical records documentation to after care providers and other agencies upon authorized request.
- Signs out and delivers medical records to Transcription within 24-48 hours of discharge.
- Retrieves, sorts, and processes incoming mail.
- Operates computer to enter and retrieve data and type correspondence and reports.
- Shreds obsolete medical information to ensure confidentiality.
- Sorts, files and collates a variety of medical records and information such as progress notes, treatment plans, nursing/clinical notes, and discharge summaries into the client’s medical record.
- Researches lost or missing records/information in accordance with established procedures.
- Answers requests for medical records from outside agencies and third-party sponsorship.
- Assists designated staff in locating records in the medical records department.
- Maintains accurate logs, card files, statistics, and information release forms for providing medical record information.
- Communicates with transcriptionist or transcription vendor to resolve issues/errors regarding reports.
- Participates in the selection of new equipment and the ordering of supplies for the department.
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Experience working in medical record office preferred.
Veterans and military spouses are highly encouraged to apply. Summit BHC is dedicated to serving Veterans with specialized programming at our treatment centers across the country. We recognize and value the unique strengths of the military community in supporting our mission to serve those who have served.