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Starting Rate: $19.5627/hr DOE
Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm
If you are unsure whether you meet all of the required qualifications for this role but are interested and passionate about this potential position, we encourage you to apply.
Job Summary: The Medical Records Clerk maintains patients’ medical records according to VGMHC’s standards. They add pertinent patient information to the correct patient’s record, and forward information to the appropriate staff. The clerk is responsible for investigating, verifying and correcting misinformation related to patients. They review, sort, organize and distribute papers that come into the department through mail, fax, and from the VG clinic sites and upload files electronically. They answer phone calls and assist patients and other agencies with records requests. Clerks participate in continuous improvement efforts, meetings, and trainings. They document their workflows and make workflow recommendations. This individual will send and receive all requests for patient information following HIPAA standards and all VG policies and procedures. They will fill in as Front Office Receptionist if needed.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
HIPAA Requirements:
The Medical Records Clerk has access to PHI to create and maintain an accurate and up to date medical record. The medical records clerk also handles PHI for disclosures to outside entities. Applying the minimum necessary standard of HIPAA, the designated record sets to which this employee will have access include: all sections of the medical record, patient demographic information in the practice management system, and incoming records, reports, results, consultations, etc. The Medical Records Clerk is required to read the content of these records only to the extent needed to accomplish the assigned task (e.g., filing or disclosure). They also may be trained to cross cover for the check-in receptionist, the check-out receptionist and/or the phone receptionist, and while performing those duties, will have access to PHI as per that job description.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:
Education and Experience Required:
Behavioral Competencies:
Accountability
Customer-Focus
Teamwork
Initiative
Confidentiality
Ethical
Respect
Communication
Physical Requirements:
Immunization:
Staff member must meet immunization requirements as stated in VGMHC’s immunization policy and state and federal guidelines.
Job description represents a general outline of the essential and major job duties, functions and qualifications required. They cannot be all-inclusive and comprehensive due to the dynamic nature of work performed to accomplish VGMHC’s Mission.
VGMHC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. No person is unlawfully excluded from consideration for employment because of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, veteran status, marital status, or physical challenges. The policy applies not only to recruitment and hiring practices, but also includes affirmative action in the area of placement, promotion, transfer, rate of pay and termination.
Full Time
$37k-46k (estimate)
04/13/2024
06/11/2024
ceovgmhc.org
Mcminnville, OR
<25
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