Sr. Medical Records Technician-Indio (Spanish Bilingual) (Finance)
Riverside University Health System - Behavioral Health Department is seeking to fill a Senior Medical Records Technician located in Indio.
Under general supervision, leads and participates in the processing and examination of patient medical or mental health and vital records; assists in the preparation of regular and special reports relating to medical/mental health and vital services; performs other related duties as required.
The Senior Medical Records Technician is the lead level classification in the Medical Records Technician Series and reports to an appropriate supervisory or manager level position. Incumbents are responsible for exercising considerable judgment and independence in performing assignments of above average difficulty which require a comprehensive knowledge of assigned projects and programs. Incumbents may act as a project lead and provide task supervision for other staff.
The Senior Medical Records Technician is distinguished from the Supervising Medical Records Technician in that the former provides lead duties in the reviewing of routine work of subordinate staff while the Supervising Medical Records Technician has full scope supervisory responsibility.
Advancement to the next level is obtained by competitive selection through an open recruitment.
Other duties include but are not limited to the following;
- Review a variety of reports, forms, and records for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with applicable ordinances.
- Answer questions involving searching for and summarize technical data, laws, policies, and procedures.
- Design or revise office forms.
- Set up and maintain complex filing systems.
- Develop automated files and maintain storage of tapes and disks.
- Develop and revise standardized formats for documents.
- Operate variety of equipment to research, retrieve, copy, and scan electronic charting.
- Lead Clerical experience
- Medical Records Releases
- Proficient in Excel and Word
Work Schedule: Will be discussed during the interview.
*Spanish Bilingual is required.
*A valid CA Drivers License is required.
Must have the ability to work in a busy and fast-paced office that frequently requires multi-tasking and the ability to sit 7-8 hours per day.
Meet the Team!
Riverside University Health System• Compile statistics for use in reports and surveys; maintain daily statistical records of information such as tumor registry, birth and death reports.
• Respond to inquiries in writing or by telephone concerning patient medical records.
• Maintain supply inventory.
• 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.
• Prepare charts for court cases by collecting information requested in subpoena and checking for completeness; may represent the County in court cases by taking records to court and attesting to their authenticity and accuracy.
• Assign and evaluate the work of subordinate clerical personnel. OPTION IEducation: Graduation from an accredited college or university with an associate's degree in medical records technology.
OPTION IILicense/Certificate: Current registration as a Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) or a Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) issued by the American Health Information Management Association.
OPTION IIIExperience: Three years in a hospital or healthcare agency medical records/mental health unit, which included assembling medical records and evaluating them for completeness, abstracting medical record information as requested.
OPTION IVExperience: Two years equivalent to a Medical Records Technician II with Riverside County.
ALL OPTIONSKnowledge of: Commonly used medical terminology; medical record or mental health record-keeping systems; standard clerical office procedures and equipment.
Ability to: Follow complex written and oral directions; abstract information from medical or mental health records and evaluate quality of abstracted data; classify and index medical case histories; lead clerical personnel; establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.This posting may close without notice depending on the number of applications received.
Veterans' Preference:
The County has a Veterans Preference Policy. Upload a copy of your (or your spouse's) Member-4 Form DD-214 (or NGB-22) indicating dates of service, and a copy of your spouse's letter of disability (if applicable) with your application. For privacy reasons, it is recommended that you remove your social security information from the document(s). A Human Resources Representative will review the materials and determine if you qualify for veterans' preference. See the policy here: https://www.rivcocob.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/C-3-Veterans-Preference-Program.pdf
Employment Documents:
Upload a copy of any license(s), official/unofficial transcript(s), degrees, and/or related employment documents to your NeoGov account. If your education was completed outside of the United States, you will need to provide a copy of your Foreign Education Equivalency evaluation from a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services or ( NACES ) Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. ( AICE ).
What's Next?
This recruitment is open to all applicants.
Applicants who are current County of Riverside employees and/or current employees of the County of Riverside's RUHS may be considered before other applicants depending on the volume of applications received.
Qualified applicants may be considered for future vacancies throughout the County.
Questions: For further information regarding this posting, contact the recruiter:
Anay Sanchez at anasanchez@rivco.org
