Medical Records Technician- Thomasville

Job Title:  Medical Record Technician- Thomasville

Pay Grade: F

Workplace: Hybrid- generally 3 days per week in office, but this can fluctuate due to business needs.

Travel: No

Job Summary:

We are in a clinic setting (no inpatient) -
Obtain outside records - from hospitals, doctors' offices, allied healthcare, lab and radiology results
These records are to be obtained prior to the upcoming appointment when possible.
Send our records to outside settings when requested for ongoing care or for disability proceedings, etc.
Obtain the proper HIPAA compliant consent for sending or obtaining records.
Solely responsible for maintaining the requests for archived Southwestern State Hospital records - respond to
requests and obtain the records then send them onto the requester. Also obtain proper consent, etc.
File and maintain clinic records - this is for the paper charts. We use a mixture of paper charts and digital charts
and both need to be maintained (not always solely by the medical records person but in collaboration with others).
Maintain a system for filing and organizing the paperwork - what has been ordered and what is signed off on by the
clinical staff and ready to be filed in the charts. (this can be done by personal preference as long as the records are
accurate and timely)

Serve as job expert or organization resource in assigned areas; Compile and maintain clients' medical records to document condition and treatment and to provide data for research or cost control and care improvement efforts; Conduct utilization, consumer admission, and continued stay reviews; Enter data, such as demographic characteristics, history and extent of disease, diagnostic procedures and treatment into computer; Identify, compile, abstract and codes client data, using standard classification systems
Plans, develop, maintain and operates a variety of health record indexes and storage and retrieval systems to collect, classify, store and analyze information; Process client admission and discharge documents; Protect the security of medical records to ensure that confidentiality is maintained; Release information to persons and agencies according to regulations;Review records for completeness, accuracy and compliance with regulations

For benefits information, please visit: https://careers.dbhdd.ga.gov/why-dbhdd/  

Employment Requirements
To ensure the safety and wellbeing of our employees, individuals and communities we serve, certain positions within DBHDD may require evaluations, vaccinations, professional licensure and certifications. Licenses must be current and enable providers to practice within the State of Georgia.

The following are a listing of evaluations and vaccinations that may be required for employees, including those not involved with direct care:

• Drug Screening
• TB Evaluation
• Annual Influenza*

*Limited exemptions may be made for documented medical contraindications or religious beliefs that object to vaccinations.

DBHDD is an Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of DBHDD to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to provide information on application status by phone or e-mail. All qualified applicants will be considered but may not necessarily receive an interview. Selected applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for next steps in the selection process.

This position is subject to close at any time once a satisfactory applicant pool has been identified.

FOR THIS TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT, STATE LAW REQUIRES A NATIONAL AND STATE BACKGROUND CHECK AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT.