Description:
Primary Duties & Responsibilities:
- Filing and retrieval of patient records, reports and information
- Quantitative analysis and processing of patient records and reports
- Maintenance of patient record filing system in adherence to privacy legislation
- Process and/or provide support for internal and external inquiries/requests
- Clerical reception for chart requests
- Maintenance of record retention area in adherence to privacy legislation
- Quality improvement activities related to clerical tasks and file maintenance and electronic files/forms
- Data entry, data quality and maintenance of patient record tracking processes
- Process and support electronic records management, including electronic forms and reports.
Position Qualifications:
- HIM certification required.
- Medical Terminology Certificate – Advanced knowledge required
- Two years experience in a Health Records Department /Health Information Management environment
- Excellent keyboarding skills with a typing speed of 55 WPM
- Excellent working knowledge of Windows based systems with skills in Word, Excel & Outlook
- Previous experience with hospital information systems, Med2020 and Meditech and archiving/scanning