Medical Records Officer
REF 1506082
12.04.2024 | Abu Dhabi | full time
- General
- Location: Abu Dhabi
- Occupancy: full time
- To join : immediately
- Description
- Our medical facility is currently searching for an experienced and friendly medical records clerk to join our administrative team. You will be responsible for a variety of tasks including collecting patient information, issuing medical files, filing medical records, and processing patient admissions and discharge papers.
The successful candidate will have in-depth knowledge of medical terminology, processes, and administrative duties. To excel in this position, you should also demonstrate excellent communication and organizational skills
Medical Records Clerk Responsibilities:
> Overall supervision of Medical Records activities
> Responsible for standardization of all the formats used in the hospital for patient care
> Coordinates the medical audit activities
> Reports the deficiency check information to the management and the clinical heads
> Informing the statistics and information on notifiable diseases to the management and Head of medical services.
> Approve changes in name of patient, demographic data as per hospital policy. Authorize to issue Xerox copies of medical records on patient written request or to relative as per hospital policy.
> To assist the medical staff and their committees in the hospital in executing the quality assurance program.
> To collect medical, administrative and other statistics from HIS required by the hospital and to provide health information for planning and evaluation of healthcare.
> To develop policies and procedures relating to the MRD in accordance with the Health Directorate.
> To cooperate with the medical, nursing, head of departments, patients, health agencies, other hospitals, and legal authorities for the smooth and efficient functioning of the hospital in general and of the medical record department in particular.
> To implement information technology (Computer application) for the effective functioning of the outpatient, inpatient and emergency registration systems to collect clinical and administrative statistics.
> To select appropriate personnel for the MRD and train them for performing their jobs efficiently.
> To supervise the work of MRD staff.
- Requirements
- Proven work experience as a Medical Records Clerk or similar role
Advanced understanding of medical terminology and administration processes
Proficient in information management programs and MS Office
Outstanding communication and interpersonal abilities
Strong attention to detail with excellent organizational skills
Relevant training and/or certifications as a Medical Records Clerk
- Provisions
- Salary: to be discussed
- Employment visa
- Accommodation provided
- Publisher
- direct employer
- up to 50 employees