Job Summary: The Medical Record Retention Technician provides support to the organization by maintaining paper patient chart records within the organization’s storage center. 

Job Responsibilities:

•    Maintains paper patient chart record availability by processing charts into the storage center – not limited to but including organizing, categorizing and managing paper chart retention.

•    Maintains records accurately and facilitates chart location activities.

•    Processes requests for charts from sites. 

•    Logs charts in and out of records center.

•    Documents reasons charts cannot be retrieved for statistical and follow-up purposes.

•    Maintains patient confidentiality by keeping patient records information confidential.

•    Purges records from storage center in compliance with VH retention policy.

•    Responsible for organizing the mass retrieval of old charts from the sites to the storage center.

•    Assures that patient records are handled and stored in a secure method.

•    Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

•    Has High School diploma or GED required

•    Must have skills in independently prioritizing and accurately performing a variety of duties of increasing responsibility within a system that has frequently changing assignments, priorities and deadlines.

•    Strong interpersonal skills

•    Strong time management skills

•    Organized

•    Must be able to work independently with self discipline and in a team environment

Working Conditions: 

•    This position may require sitting or standing for extended periods of time, as well as bending, and reaching. 

•    Required to lift or move objects up to 25 to 50 pounds on a regular basis.

Reports to: Compliance Specialist

Classification: Full Time Position, Non-exempt