Medical Records Technician

Job Description:

The Medical Records Technician is responsible for the overall document management of a patient’s medical record.

Essential job functions:

• Processes requests and authorizations for release of medical information.
• Reviews all documentation for completeness and routes incomplete documents to the appropriate provider for correction prior to placing/scanning in the medical records.
• Provides prompt customer service for walk in and phone call medical records requests.
• Records documentation of patient status change including patient terminations and warnings.
• Schedules third party chart audits and provides auditor feedback to providers for appropriate correction of any standards that have not been met.
• Scans/indexes individual documents into electronic health record (including but not limited to pathology reports, labs, medication lists, and correspondence).
• Processes subpoena or court ordered requests for information in accordance with the law.
• Sorts and distributes incoming faxes to appropriate medical staff for review.
• Facilitates death certificate processing and physician sign off.

High School graduate (or GED) required.

Bilingual – English and Spanish required.

Medical Records experience preferred.