Records Secretary, Medical Examiner

Summary

Performs assigned clerical work such as document processing and recordkeeping, assisting in the daily operations of the Medical Examiner's Office. This work may be varied and may involve simple analysis, problem solving and clerical skills.

This posting may close at any time once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

Tarrant County employees enjoy superior health, retirement, and insurance benefits & 13 County Holidays.

For more information, please visit

• Prepares and makes case folders for incoming cases.
• Receive records for jurisdictional and non-jurisdictional counties, verifying each page for case number and scan into digital format for Crypt database, either as digital media or do not release digital media. Being exposed to blood/fluids on documents, graphic documents/photographs. Send email notification to the appropriate medical examiners regarding availability of the records.
• Answers customer questions via telephone, i.e., fees, forms, case information. Answering emotional and highly sensitive phone calls. Entering and exiting mortuary hallways.
• Codes and binds chart daily. Scans documents from file into digital format to maintain for storage.
• Makes copies as required.
• Files and maintains completed case files in an orderly sequence by county.
• Prepares records for permanent storage including pulling and boxing records and entering information into the document management system.
• Utilizes the OnBase system to order files requested by doctors and secretaries or for filling incoming records.
• Maintains a log of files that have been bound.
• Ensures service requests are completed in Crypt for charts requested from doctors and secretaries. Maintains a record log for incoming and outgoing files.
• Assumes duties of the Records Manager in his/her absence.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Two (2) full-time years of general clerical work experience required, preferably in a medical environment, and experience filing hard copy documents.
• Must be familiar with medical terminology, preparing electronic files, and filing records in a web-based information system.
• Must be able to work with physicians and hospital staff.
• Must have computer skills including a working knowledge of Microsoft programs, especially word processing and spreadsheet.

To be considered for this position, your application must be complete and clearly demonstrate that you meet the minimum qualifications. Please ensure that all sections of the application are fully completed, including Education (specifying the type of degree, field of study, and graduation status), Experience, and Certifications/Licenses. Resumes alone will not substitute for a completed application. Incomplete applications will result in disqualification, as eligibility for minimum qualifications cannot be confirmed without full documentation.

If selected for hire, you will be required to provide proof of educational attainment during the onboarding process.

Tarrant County will conduct background checks on new hires that will include a criminal background check related to convictions and deferred adjudication in the past seven years and may include credit reports, motor vehicle records, employment records and educational attainment. A conviction or deferred adjudication is not an automatic bar to employment. Each case is considered individually.

While performing the duties of this position, the incumbent is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, stoop, lift, reach, and bend.

Tarrant County offers a full range of employee benefit programs for eligible employees, retirees, and their families. These programs include group health plans for medical, dental, and vision coverage; an Employee Assistance Program (EAP); life and long‑term disability insurance; and flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care reimbursements. The County also provides retirement benefits. Full-time employees participate in the Texas County & District Retirement System (TCDRS), and employees may also participate in a retirement savings program (Deferred Compensation).

In addition to these "basic employee benefits" and retirement services, employees benefit from a variety of other programs including 13 paid holidays, a Wellness Program, and more.

Note:

These benefits are for Tarrant County employees only. For benefit information regarding Community Supervision and Corrections Department (CSCD) employees, please contact Patrice Harrison at .