The Medical Records Clerk is responsible for maintaining accurate, secure, and up-to-date health records while ensuring patient information confidentiality. They also perform clerical duties, schedule medical appointments, and assist in preparing statistical reports for quality improvement.
Requirements overview
Candidates must possess a high school diploma or G.E.D. Prior experience in an established medical record system or training in an accredited program is preferred.
Key skills
Medical records managementData entryConfidentialityRecord filingReport preparationTelephone communicationSchedulingStatistical reportingQuality improvementClinical documentationClerical dutiesTechnical documentation
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NOW IS YOUR MOMENT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
Join our Wellpath family and make a difference every day by providing care to society’s most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Our team has the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those of you whose calling it is to serve others, we get it, it is ours too. This is your moment not only to advance your career but to join a mission that aligns with your own. We are Wellpath. We are the right people, striving to do the right thing. We will continue to create healthier communities — wherever we go, wherever we grow — one patient at a time.
“You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.” - John Bunyan
Wellpath is the premier provider of localized, high-quality, compassionate care to vulnerable patients in challenging clinical environments. Wellpath holds patients at the center of everything we do and promotes rigorous standards of care and innovation. With more than 8,000 clinicians and professionals in 37 states across the U.S., Wellpath provides medical and mental healthcare services for over 200,000 patients daily in local, state, and federal correctional facilities. Learn more at https://wellpathcare.com
You Matter
Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved
Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture
Excellent career growth opportunities
Join us and find a career that supports:
Caring for overlooked, underserved, and vulnerable patients
Autonomy in a warm team environment
Growth and training
Perks and Benefits
In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k, we foster a work, life balance for team members and their family to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing including:
DailyPay, receive your money as you earn it!
Tuition Assistance and dependent Scholarships
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including free counseling and health coaching
Company paid life insurance
Tax free Health Spending Accounts (HSA)
Wellness program featuring fitness memberships and product discounts
Preferred banking partnership and discounted rates for home and auto loans
Why Us
Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved.
If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.
Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in their facilities month over month and a very large percent of those individuals receive direct clinical care, which includes lives saved by Narcan.
We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best in class clinical resources for training, education, and point of care support.
How you make a difference
The Medical Records Clerk is a vital role responsible for maintaining accurate health records. They organize and manage an approved system of records, ensuring that patient information is properly documented and secure. The Medical Records Clerk must be accountable and efficient in their work, ensuring that all records are up-to-date and readily accessible to authorized individuals.
Key Responsibilities
Ensure the confidentiality of all medical records information and complete forms for release of information, referring any questionable requests to the Medical Records Supervisor/Health Services Administrator (HSA).
Maintain up-to-date medical records filing and perform clerical and technical duties such as preparing reports and correspondence, answering telephones, relaying messages, transferring calls, and filing loose documentation generated from inside and outside the institution.
Schedule inmates for medical appointments as requested and assist the Medical Records Supervisor in preparing periodic statistical reports and other management information system requirements.
Actively participate in quality of care screen audits to promote Quality Improvement standards.
Maintain accountability for the organization and maintenance of health records and ensure that patient information is properly documented and secure.
Qualifications & Requirements
Education
High school diploma or G.E.D.
Experience
Training in an accredited medical record program or minimum of one year experience in an established medical record system preferred, but not mandatory
This position is available only to those who reside in the United States.
We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
We value the contributions of team members with a broad range of experiences, skills, and perspectives and are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all.
We encourage you to apply! If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn’t seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.
Deadline to apply to this position is contingent upon applicant volume. Those positions located in Colorado will have a specific deadline posted in the job description.