What are the responsibilities and job description for the MEDICAL CLERK - MEDICAL RECORDS CLERK position at ENDLESS HORIZONS?
Horizons Youth Services at Milwaukee Job Corps Center provides innovative, quality educational and job training programs to enable young people to succeed in today’s competitive job market and keep pace with the ever-changing dynamics of our worldwide economy.
We are seeking to fill our Medical Records Clerk position in our Health and Wellness Department at our residential trade school. If you are and organized, administrative support professional who has a passion for supporting students in their career journey, this position is for you!
Job Summary:
The Medical Record Clerk compiles, verifies, and files medical/dental records of students and compiles statistics for use in reports and surveys, prepares folders and maintains records of new students. The Clerk reviews contents of students' medical record folders, assembles into standard order, and files according to established procedure, reviews records to insure presence of required reports and physicians' signatures, and routes incomplete records to appropriate personnel for completion or prepares reports of incomplete records.
Duties:
- Organizes work by reading and routing correspondence; collecting information; initiating telecommunications.
- Maintains department schedule and an accurate calendar of pertinent events and information.
- Completes requests by greeting students, staff, and guests, in person or on the telephone, answering or referring inquiries.
- Prepares reports by collecting information and strictly maintains student confidentiality as directed.
- Operate office equipment as needed.
- Maintains supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies.
- Maintains department logs and ensures the appropriate filing of student records both current and past.
- Models professionalism and mentors students encouraging excellent employability skills.
- Participates in staff training and ensures organization, cleanliness, and sanitation of work area while observing established safety practices.
- Performs other duties as assigned within the individual’s scope and capabilities.
Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Experience: One year of clerk training experience required, and medical records experience preferred.
Education: High School Diploma or equivalent general education degree (GED) required.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Valid State Drivers’ License.
