Medical Records Assistant- Full Time at Beachwood Post-Acute - Rehab in Santa Monica, California

Job Description:

Medical Records Assistant duties and responsibilities

Depending on the institution, Medical Records Clerks may have different responsibilities. In large institutions, for instance, they may need to work with other people to collect and organize records, while they may have to handle their tasks alone in a smaller facility. Either way, some of their typical daily responsibilities include:

• Preparing patient charts and gathering information and documents from patients


• Ensuring that the medical records are organized, accurate and complete


• Creating digital copies of paperwork and storing the records electronically


• Filing the paperwork and reports of inpatients quickly and accurately


• Safeguarding patient records and ensuring that everyone complies with the HIPAA standards


• Transferring data into the facility's main system database


• Processing the records for admitting and discharging patients


• Preparing invoices