Job Description

POSITION GUIDELINES

DOCUMENT- JOB DESCRIPTION/ RESPONSIBILITIES
DEPARTMENT         : MEDICAL RECORD DEPARTMENT
POSITION                  : ASSISTANT/ TECHNICIAN
REPORTING TO       : INCHARGE - MEDICAL RECORD DEPARTMENT
QUALIFICATION      : DEGREE / DIPLOMA IN MEDICAL; RECORD TECHNOLOGY
EXPERIENCE            : 3 YEARS & MORE
DRESS CODE           : SPECIFIED DRESS CODE WITH I.D. CARD
DUTY HOURS           : AS PER SCHEDULED REQUIREMENTS

JOB DESCRIPTION

Key areas of responsibility:

1. To maintain medical record.
2. To maintain privacy & confidentiality of the patient records.
3. To keep the medical records in the safe custody & complete all the time.
4. To make the records available as and when required.
5. To interact & ensure with other locations for procuring necessary records.
6. To check the records for accuracy & completion within defined time-scales.
7. To file records systematically with the standard indexing practice.
8. To follow up with the physicians / nurses for MR completion on priority.
9. To initiate & monitor documentation as required by the statute.
10. To retrieval / trace the medical record.
11. To issue medical record.
12. To maintain appropriate departmental documentation.
13. To treat all communication about patients, staff, and other organizational business confidentially.
14. To be involved in quality Assurance / Quality control activities.
15. To perform all the jobs as may be assigned due to exigencies of work.
16. Participation in Continuous Quality Improvement.