Summary
NMC Healthcare is hiring a Medical Records Officer in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. The role involves scanning, indexing, filing, retrieving and tracking patient records, as well as maintaining accurate and confidential medical documentation. The officer will manage records in line with established procedures and legal requirements, and support general office tasks as directed. The posting lists high school, diploma or bachelor-level education and marks the role UAEN.
The posting
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- Prepare pre-numbered folder with color coding.
- Collecting and sorting the documents, scanning, and indexing of medical records.
- Collect investigation reports from respective departments , arrange and mount themin appropriate records.
- Patient Records to arrange and file in appropriate location.
- Retrieve records and to send files to requested departments.
- New documents to add in file records and to create new records as required.
- Assemble and Process records as per the established procedures.
- Strictly observe instructions given in the procedure manual to carry out assignedduties and responsibilities.
- Maintain confidentiality of patient information and prevent disclosure tounauthorized persons.
- Observe Medical Record professional ethics.
- Eliminate outdated, unnecessary records, dispose or transfer to inactive storageaccording to legal requirements and file maintenance guidelines.
- Enter document identification codes in systems for easy retrieval from respectivelocation.
- Retrieve information from files as per the requests of authorized users.
- Keep records of document using logbooks or computers.
- Perform periodic inspections of patient records to ensure correct placement,legibility, and condition.
- Documents to place in storage receptacles, such as file cabinets, boxes, bins, ordrawers, as per classification and identification.
- Scan or read incoming documents as per classification and to be filed.
- Sort patient records according to content, purpose, user criteria, and chronological,alphabetical, or numerical order.
- Track removed documents from filing room to ensure borrowed files are returned.
- Perform general office as directed by the immediate supervisor.
Responsibilities
- Prepare pre-numbered folder with color coding.
- Collecting and sorting the documents, scanning, and indexing of medical records.
- Collect investigation reports from respective departments , arrange and mount themin appropriate records.
- Patient Records to arrange and file in appropriate location.
- Retrieve records and to send files to requested departments.
- New documents to add in file records and to create new records as required.
- Assemble and Process records as per the established procedures.
- Strictly observe instructions given in the procedure manual to carry out assignedduties and responsibilities.
- Maintain confidentiality of patient information and prevent disclosure tounauthorized persons.
- Observe Medical Record professional ethics.
- Eliminate outdated, unnecessary records, dispose or transfer to inactive storageaccording to legal requirements and file maintenance guidelines.
- Enter document identification codes in systems for easy retrieval from respectivelocation.
- Retrieve information from files as per the requests of authorized users.
- Keep records of document using logbooks or computers.
- Perform periodic inspections of patient records to ensure correct placement,legibility, and condition.
- Documents to place in storage receptacles, such as file cabinets, boxes, bins, ordrawers, as per classification and identification.
- Scan or read incoming documents as per classification and to be filed.
- Sort patient records according to content, purpose, user criteria, and chronological,alphabetical, or numerical order.
- Track removed documents from filing room to ensure borrowed files are returned.
- Perform general office as directed by the immediate supervisor.
Qualifications
High School, Diploma , Bachelor