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.