Medical Records Technician II

**Overview:** The County of Riverside's Medical Records Department is seeking a Medical Records Technician II to abstract and provide information from patient medical or mental health and vital records in response to authorized requests from agencies, hospitals, mortuaries, and individuals. **Responsibilities:**

• Abstract essential information from patient medical or mental health and vital records
• Assemble and evaluate patient medical or mental health and vital records for completeness
• Work with professional medical personnel to ensure completeness and timeliness of entries in patient medical and vital records
• Perform miscellaneous duties such as maintaining files, indexes, records systems, and checking documents
• Register live births, deaths, and fetal deaths; facilitate delivery of newborn screening tests
• Communicate with parents, lawyers, and other interested parties on the accuracy, completeness, and availability of documents
• Pull and research medical or mental health charts; complete a variety of forms, certificates, and documents relating to entries in medical records
• Accept subpoenas for medical or mental health records or information and prepare response; determine if requests for release of medical or mental health information are legal and verify the identity of the inquirer as needed
• Verify invoices for state reimbursement for contracted medical services
• *Qualifications:**
• Completion of a course in medical terminology from an accredited college or university, or completion of training from a recognized occupational training program (which included medical terminology) as a medical assistant or a closely related field
• Two years of clerical experience working in a medical or mental health records department/section of a hospital, healthcare setting, provider relations, or managed care performing duties which include patient statistics and patient records assembly and evaluation
• Knowledge of technical terminology used in the medical profession, standard medical nomenclature, laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to medical records, standard clerical office procedures, and machine usage
• Ability to understand and follow complex written and oral instructions, review patient medical records and abstract requested medical information, learn and use the classification and indexing of medical case histories in patient's medical records, perform general clerical work, and quickly learn specific office procedures and methods
• *Benefits:** Competitive salary, opportunities for advancement, and a dynamic work environment. Meet the team at Riverside University Health System Medical Center, where a dedicated team of healthcare professionals and support staff come together to improve lives across Riverside County