Medical Records Technician

POSITION GUIDELINES

DEPARTMENT : MEDICAL RECORD DEPARTMENT

POSITION : ASSISTANT/ TECHNICIAN

REPORTING TO : INCHARGE - MEDICAL RECORD DEPARTMENT

QUALIFICATION : DEGREE / DIPLOMA IN MEDICAL; RECORD TECHNOLOGY

EXPERIENCE : 3 YEARS & MORE

DRESS CODE : SPECIFIED DRESS CODE WITH I.D. CARD

DUTY HOURS : AS PER SCHEDULED REQUIREMENTS

Key areas of responsibility:

To maintain medical record.To maintain privacy & confidentiality of the patient records.To keep the medical records in the safe custody & complete all the time.To make the records available as and when required.To interact & ensure with other locations for procuring necessary records.To check the records for accuracy & completion within defined time-scales.To file records systematically with the standard indexing practice.To follow up with the physicians / nurses for MR completion on priority.To initiate & monitor documentation as required by the statute.To retrieval / trace the medical record.To issue medical record.To maintain appropriate departmental documentation.To treat all communication about patients, staff, and other organizational business confidentially.To be involved in quality Assurance / Quality control activities.To perform all the jobs as may be assigned due to exigencies of work.Participation in Continuous Quality Improvement.