What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Records Clerk position at Seattle Roots Community Health?
Medical Records Clerk
Salary: $22.29 – 33.28 per hour, payable bi-weekly. The salary scale for this position is between steps 0 and 19, depending on experience. This is a union position. This position has variable hours and is paid on an hourly basis. Applicants must pass an extensive background check. We use the resume submitted on your application to determine your hourly wage, so please ensure that all relevant work experience is listed in your resume.
About Us
Seattle Roots Community Health is a not-for-profit organization that operates two primary care clinics, an After-Hours Clinic, two School-Based Health Centers, a low barrier Medication-assisted treatment clinic, and a Dental Clinic. Our Carolyn Downs Family Medical Center was founded in 1970 by the Seattle Black Panther Party in Seattle’s Central District. Our Country Doctor Community Clinic was established in 1971 by residents of the Capital Hill neighborhood in conjunction with the Seattle Liberation Front. The primary goal of each clinic was to provide low-barrier, high-quality healthcare services and promote social justice.
Seattle Roots is passionate about serving patients of all ethnicities, races, gender identities, languages, and backgrounds and employing individuals who are equally committed to this mission. To ensure our organization is best serving these populations, we strive to promote policies that enable us to work effectively in all cross-cultural situations, with patients, with coworkers, and with the community.
Our Mission and Commitment to Social Justice
We remain committed to health equity and our founding principle of social justice. Every day our actions are guided by our mission: to improve the health of our community by providing high-quality, caring, culturally appropriate primary health care that addresses the needs of people, regardless of their ability to pay. At Carolyn Downs and Country Doctor, health care is a right, not a privilege.
What You’ll Be Doing
Through efficient maintenance of patient's medical records, you can play a significant role in facilitating the delivery of high-quality healthcare services to the patients of Country Doctor Community Health Centers. Your clerical support to the medical and outreach staff can make a meaningful difference in the lives of those in need.
Minimum Requirements:
- You have a High School diploma, GED, or equivalent certificate.
- You can use a computer proficiently and use MS Word, Excel, and various computer software programs.
- You can maintain strict confidentiality, security, and physical safety measures to safeguard the patient's medical records in accordance with HIPPA standards.
- You can manage incoming faxes and mail with patient medical records, filing in EPIC, and routing for signatures. Also, process requests for information and release according to statutes.
- Retrieving archived paper charts for providers and other staff as needed. Ensuring maintenance of medical records archives and document releases and communications appropriately in the electronic health record
Preferred Qualifications
- You had one year of medical records experience.
- You had experience using an EMR system, preferably EPIC.
Benefits
This position is not eligible for benefits, except for Seattle Sick and Safe Leave.
Salary : $22 - $33
