Temporary Medical Record Reviewers

Medical Records Clerk

Contract Hire

Our client provides top-ranked care, dozens of inpatient and outpatient specialties, and mental health services with a team of highly trained and caring medical professionals who are compassionate, culturally competent and patient centered. Their vision is to be a fully integrated health system that enables New Yorkers to live their healthiest lives. Many of their roles are temp-to-hire, giving our client and our candidates the opportunity to ensure they are the right fit for a full-time position, as this comes with career advancement opportunities and excellent benefits. In fact, over 30% of our candidates have converted to full-time positions at our client.

We are looking for an individual to join our client’s team as Medical Records Clerk. You will prepare, scan, and index legacy paper medical records into the electronic health record as part of a department-wide effort to eliminate paper. The role requires working knowledge of how a paper medical record is organized and the ability to identify document types on sight, along with solid typing, data entry, and spreadsheet skills.

Prep records for scanning: remove staples and clips, repair torn pages, sort and batch by document type
Identify and separate document types within a paper chart, including face sheets, H&Ps, operative reports, progress notes, nursing documentation, orders, consents, lab and imaging results, and discharge summaries
Scan records at production volume and verify image quality, orientation, page counts, and completeness
Index each document to the correct patient, encounter, date of service, and document type
Enter and maintain batch, volume, and exception data in tracking spreadsheets
Flag illegible pages, missing documents, and misfiled material to the supervisor
Handle all protected health information in accordance with HIPAA and hospital policy

1+ year of experience working directly with paper medical records

• Demonstrated ability to recognize and correctly classify medical record document types
• Typing speed of 40 WPM or better with high accuracy
• Working proficiency in Excel, including entering data, sorting, and filtering
• Proven accuracy in data entry and comfort with repetitive detail work
• Prior HIM or document imaging experience in a hospital setting

Familiarity with Epic
Knowledge of medical terminology
Education/Training/Certifications
~ Completed High School (Diploma or GED)

Shift Time: 9:00 AM-5:00 PM

21- $24 per hour, based on experience, skills, and market factors

Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law