Medical Records Clerk - BPCC - 522055

Pay Grade/Pay Range:  Minimum: $16.63 - Midpoint: $19.95 (Hourly N3)

Department/Organization: 208185 - Brewer Porch Children's Center

Normal Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am to 4:45pm; some evenings & weekends

Job Summary: The Medical Records Clerk assists in the maintenance of the medical clinic records system that ensures that health care providers have medical records that are readily accessible, complete, accurate, and retrieved. Collects, processes, stores, retrieves, posts, scans, assigns, and distributes medical records. Registers patients. Reviews medical information for completeness. Assists physicians, patients, parents and visitors. Enters data for billing and coding. Answers and routes phone calls. Handles request for copies of medical records. Sorts and delivers mail.

Additional Department Summary: This position will be assigned to the Brewer Porch Children's Center in Tuscaloosa.

The Medical Records Clerk processes records requests and assists with organization and maintenance of medical clinic records for the Brewer Porch Children's Center. Prioritizes each request and processes all STAT requests immediately. Assists with urgent requests for protected health information regarding clients from 3rd party agencies, law enforcement, etc., to ensure continuity of client care.

Assists with a variety of administrative duties - updates and files records, scans/faxes documents, distributes mail, answers and directs calls.

High school diploma or GED and one (1) year of medical office experience, including some experience with an electronic medical record system; OR associate's degree or higher, including some experience with an electronic medical record system.

Must be able to perform designated crisis intervention techniques.

Final candidates who are not current Brewer-Porch Children's Center employees must submit to and successfully pass a post-offer drug screen.

Skills and Knowledge: Ability to cope with stressful conditions. Ability to demonstrate tact, versatility, and adaptability. Ability to demonstrate a high degree of self-motivation and directional initiative. Working knowledge of standard office software applications, including Microsoft Office. Skill in exercising initiative, judgment, problem-solving, and decision-making. Skill in organizing work to achieve department goals and objectives.

Excellent communication public relations, customer service and telephone etiquette skills. Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced work environment. Ability to maintain strict confidentiality of protected information and the requirement to follow HIPPA regulations at all times.

Preferred Qualifications: At least one (1) year of scanning experience is preferred. Some previous experience working with medical records and electronic health record systems preferred.

Background Investigation Statement: Prior to hiring, the final candidate(s) must successfully pass a pre-employment background investigation and information obtained from social media and other internet sources. A prior conviction reported as a result of the background investigation DOES NOT automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration for this position. A candidate with a prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags will receive an individualized review of the prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags before a hiring decision is made.

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