Medical Records Clerk

Job Description

Job Title: Medical Records Clerk

Location: Wilmington, DE

Pay Rate: $20/hour

Schedule: Part-Time – 5 hours per day, 25 hours per week

Summary: Under the direct supervision of the Health Information Management Coordinator, the incumbent organizes, oversees and protects patient health information data. This is a highly visible position and the incumbent is expected to provide excellent customer service and set high standards of professional conduct and work performance.

Responsibilities:

• Compiling, organizing, maintaining and protecting confidential medical records
• Strictly adheres to HIPAA security standards when providing patient records to internal and external entities when requested.
• Ensuring that health information systems comply with medical, legal and ethical standards
• Enters and maintains information in the electronic medical record (EMR)
• Monitors information in the EMR for accuracy
• Observes trends in audits and denials in payers
• Ensures providers and other healthcare staff can access medical information when and where they need it.
• Provide dental medical records as legally requested.
• Other duties as assigned.

Performance Criteria:

• Provide timely, efficient and courteous response to valid medical records requests for patients and other organizations as legally requested
• Maintains organized and secure health information systems.
• Provide feedback for the improvement of medical records tasks and processes

Qualifications:

• Must be HIPAA certified and compliant
• 3-5 years’ experience in a clinical or community resource setting

Working Conditions: The Medical Records Clerk is a part-time hourly position and is regularly scheduled for five hours per day, twenty-five hours per week, distributed over the Client’s usual hours of operation.

HIPAA Statement: The individual will have access to the patient records. Professionalism and confidentiality must be maintained at all times.