Medical Records Clerk jobs in Connecticut

Reports to: Practice Manager

Department: Administrative/Central Support Program: Central Support

Job Code: MRCLER Job Grade: H16

Titles Reporting Into: None FLSA Exemption:
Exempt
X Non-Exempt

Work Location: New Britain EEO Category:

Office & Clerical (5)

Summary:

Responsible for various medical records tasks including record organization, record
accuracy/completeness, scanning, filing, training and record auditing. Collaborates with staff,
insurance companies, attorneys and other individuals regarding records issues.

Essential Responsibilities and Target Outcomes:

• Opens/closes access to client records, purges closed files for storage, thins overflow records out

• Extracts medical records for clinical appointments and requests for information, ensuring that

• Files appropriate clinical forms and correspondence in medical records in an accurate and timely

• Prepares records for release by obtaining releases and copying parts or all of the record

• Performs record audit related tasks as required by licensing bodies, payers and accreditation

• Maintains confidentiality and security of medical records and department information according

• Provides medical records training to clerical support staff who are responsible for maintaining

• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Program Managers and staff, client record management and audits, accreditors and license bodies –
record review/management and compliance issues.

Critical Work Relationships:
Same as principal customers.

Minimum Requirements:

Education: High School Diploma or GED.

Community Mental Health Affiliates - Job Description

Job Description: Medical Records Clerk Effective: January 2023

Experience: • Successful experience in record management/filing or
equivalent experience in a medical office with records
responsibilities, preferably a minimum of one year.

• Experience and/or training with agency accreditation and

• Intermediate experience with Microsoft Office products

• Experience utilizing client data bases and linked clinical

Competencies:
Behavioral Skill Sets

• Ability to apply basic knowledge of the Health Insurance Portability

• Ability to apply knowledge of maintenance of clinical/medical

• Attention to detail in ensuring completeness and accuracy of client

• Ability to work independently by prioritizing multiple tasks/projects;

• Ability to collaborate with others in working towards resolution of a

• Interpersonal and communication skills in serving requests from co-

• Ability to ensure the security and confidentiality of client clinical and

• Awareness/sensitivity to all types of issues related to client