What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Records Technician I- Baptist Cardiology position at Baptist Health Care?
Job Description
The Medical Records Technician maintains the facility's medical records and is responsible for their accuracy, safety, and confidentiality. Under general supervision, responsible for daily processing of medical records.
Responsibilities
Minimum Education
Baptist Health Care is a not-for-profit health care system committed to improving the quality of life for people and communities in northwest Florida and south Alabama. The organization includes three hospitals, four medical parks, Andrews Institute for Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine, and an extensive primary and specialty care provider network. With more than 4,000 team members, Baptist Health Care is one of the largest non-governmental employers in northwest Florida.
Baptist Health Care, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. BHC maintains and enforces a policy that prohibits discrimination against any workforce members or applicants for employment because of sex, race, age, color, disability, marital status, national origin, religion, genetic information, or other category protected by federal, state or local law.
The Medical Records Technician maintains the facility's medical records and is responsible for their accuracy, safety, and confidentiality. Under general supervision, responsible for daily processing of medical records.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for collection, processing, filing, maintenance, storage, retrieval, and distribution of medical records according to facility policies and procedures.
- Reviews records for completion at summary level. Pulls record folders for discharged charts. Identifies and merges duplicate medical records.
- Preps all chart forms, correspondence reports (e.g. operative, lab, electrocardiogram, x-ray, pathology, etc.) in appropriate order per facility policy/procedure.
- Files Birth Certificate with Bureau of Vital Statistics within 3 days of delivery.
- Collates loose file materials with existing files into electronic medical record system.
- May be responsible for scanning all records into the electronic medical record system on a daily basis.
- May be responsible for indexing all documents to the appropriate patient folder and ensuring each document is assigned appropriate document name.
- Performs other miscellaneous office/clerical duties as needed
Minimum Education
- High School Diploma or Equivalent Required
- 1-3 years medical record experience and/or customer service experience Required
Baptist Health Care is a not-for-profit health care system committed to improving the quality of life for people and communities in northwest Florida and south Alabama. The organization includes three hospitals, four medical parks, Andrews Institute for Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine, and an extensive primary and specialty care provider network. With more than 4,000 team members, Baptist Health Care is one of the largest non-governmental employers in northwest Florida.
Baptist Health Care, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. BHC maintains and enforces a policy that prohibits discrimination against any workforce members or applicants for employment because of sex, race, age, color, disability, marital status, national origin, religion, genetic information, or other category protected by federal, state or local law.
