Medical Records Clerk

Medical Records Clerk

The Medical Records Clerk is responsible for maintaining and organizing patient medical records in a healthcare facility. Ensures accuracy, confidentiality, and accessibility of medical records, while adhering to legal and regulatory requirements. Assists healthcare professionals in retrieving and updating patient information as needed.

Chickasaw Nation Industries, Inc. serves as a holding company with multiple subsidiaries engaged in several lines of business for the federal government and commercial enterprises. A portion of our profits is used to support Chickasaw citizens. We are proud to support the economic development and long-term viability of the Chickasaw Nation and its people. CNI offers premium benefits eligible on the first day of hire to full time employees; (Medical - Dental – Vision), Company Life Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance, 401(K) Immediate Vesting, Professional Development Assistance, Legal Aid Assistance Program, Family Planning / Fertility Assistance, Personal Time Off, and Observance of Federal Holidays.

As a federal contractor, CNI is a drug-free workplace and adheres to the Federal Controlled Substance Act.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintains and updates patient medical records in an organized and efficient manner. Ensures the accuracy and completeness of medical records by verifying and entering patient information, such as demographics, medical history, and test results.
• Reviews medical records for compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, including patient privacy and confidentiality. Retrieves and delivers medical records to healthcare professionals upon request, ensuring timely access to patient information.
• Assists in the coding and indexing of medical records to facilitate accurate billing and insurance claims processing. Collaborates with healthcare professionals to ensure accurate and up-to-date documentation of patient care and treatment plans.
• Responds to inquiries from healthcare professionals, patients, and authorized individuals regarding medical records and information. Maintains electronic and paper filing systems, ensuring proper organization and storage of medical records.
• Follows established protocols for record retention, disposal, and archiving, in compliance with legal and regulatory guidelines.
• Other duties may be assigned from time to time.

Education and Experience: High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and a minimum of one to three (1-3) years relevant experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education/experience.

Physical Demands: Work is primarily performed in an office environment. Regularly required to sit. Regularly required use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms to handle objects and operate tools, computer, and/or controls. Required to speak and hear. Occasionally required to stand, walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Exposed to general office noise with computers printers and light traffic.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

Your application submission will be considered for all potential employment opportunities with Chickasaw Nation Industries (CNI).