Medical Records Clerk

CNY Fertility Center • Syracuse, NY, US • 1w ago

Job Title: Medical Records Clerk
Reports to: Risk Manager
FLSA status: Non-Exempt

Summary: CNY Fertility is a renowned fertility center offering advanced treatments like IVF, IUI, and egg freezing. With a patient-centered approach and cutting-edge technology, we support individuals and couples on their journey to parenthood.The Medical Records Clerk will be responsible for managing medical records, maintaining accurate and up-to-date patient information, organizing and filing documents, and ensuring the confidentiality of patient records. The role also involves communicating with healthcare professionals, assisting with administrative tasks, and providing support in managing health information management systems.

Required Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Ensuring that medical records are organized, accurate and complete.
Creating digital copies of paperwork and storing the records electronically.
Filing the paperwork and reports of inpatients quickly and accurately.
Safeguarding patient records and ensuring that everyone complies with the HIPAA standards.
Transferring data into the facility’s main system database.
Processing the records for admitting and discharging patients.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. The Fertility Receptionist does not have any supervisory responsibilities. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience:

High school graduate or Equivalent. Previous healthcare or health insurance experience highly preferred.

Language Ability:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Math Ability:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Knowledge, Skills and Other Abilities:

Medical Terminology
Proficient in clerical skills such as organizing, filing, and data entry
Strong communication, both written and verbal
Great active listening skills
A patient and empathetic attitude
Comfortable working in fast-paced environments
Computer literacy

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work is performed in a comfortable setting where it is quiet and dim light. There is some risk to exposure of bodily fluids or contagious diseases.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit.

Benefits include: