MEDICAL RECORDS CLERK

MEDICAL RECORDS CLERK

HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

LOCATION: 111 Stewart Ave.  Hicksville, NY 11801  

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center a member of the Medisys Health Network currently seeks   Medical Records Clerk for an immediate full-time day shift opportunity in our Health Information Management department located in Hicksville, Long Island. The selected candidate will be responsible for Identity functions (reconciling duplicate medical record numbers, file maintenance on scanned paper-based documents, Release of Information (processing requests for copies of medical records), File-Room (accurate filing and retrieval of medical records created on paper) Additional duties may include… 

 RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Receive and open daily mail
• Ensuring that the medical records are accurate and complete
• Advising and assisting patients with information on how to obtain medical records on the phone, in person, and electronically. 
• Creating digital copies of paperwork and storing the records electronically
• Assisting physicians in the chart completion process EPIC (pull list),
• Safeguarding patient records and ensuring compliance with HIPAA standards
• Maintaining electronic and verbal communication with Medisys sites and Risk Management to process standard and secured record requests. 
• Performs purging on paper files and loose material
• Identify duplicate patient registration and/or duplicate medical record numbers/corrections
• Sort, check, and performs file maintenance for audit misfiles and indexing of all incoming loose reports/documents/files scanned into the medical record. material
• Maintain confidentiality of patient information as per hospital policy