Medical Records Clerk

Position:
Medical Records Clerk

Location:
Lingfield Point, McMullen Road, Darlington, DL1 1RW

Type of job: Contract initial 3 months with possible extension

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, 5 days a week

Shifts: Monday – Friday 8am – 4pm with a 30-minute lunch break

Job Purpose

Performing administrative tasks for patient medical records and associated documents in accordance with an established paper-based or electronic filing system.

Key Responsibilities:

• Creating, updating and maintaining patient medical record information in accordance with the local file management practices and the electronic or manual record filing system.
• Retrieving, delivering and filing/storing patient records in accordance with daily scheduled, emergency and special project needs.
• Reviewing medical records for completeness and accuracy of required information content and taking appropriate actions to assure record integrity.
• Performing additional clerical and/or administrative duties as required in medical records department.

Key Skills:

• Previous administrative or clerical experience
• Good level of computer literacy
• Comfortable with manual handling and a role that involves physical activity
• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Additional Information:

Comprehensive training will be provided along with ongoing support. A good level of computer literacy is needed, along side a good level of physical fitness as this role will involve manual handling too.

Successful candidates will need to provide their own safety footwear.

All applications will be subject to pre-employment screening, referencing checks, including a paid for DBS.