medical records clerk

Medical records clerks organise, keep up-to-date and archive patients` records for medical staff availability. They transfer medical information from a patient’s paper records to an electronic template.

Scope note

Excludes people providing treatment or assistance to patients.

Alternative Labels

clerical officer

clinical records administrator

health records assistant

health records clerk

health records staff member

medical note summariser

medical records assistant

medical records clerk

medical records filing clerk

medical records officer

medical records staff member

patients records assistant

Regulatory Aspect

To see if and how this occupation is regulated in EU Member States, EEA countries or Switzerland please consult the Regulated Professions Database of the Commission. Regulated Professions Database:

http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/services/free-movement-professionals/qualifications-recognition_en

Narrower occupations

- clinical coder

Skills & Competences

Essential Skills and Competences

adhere to organisational guidelines apply organisational techniques archive healthcare users' records collect healthcare user's general data collect statistics on medical records comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice deliver case notes display medical problems follow clinical guidelines identify patients' medical records maintain healthcare user data confidentiality manage digital archives manage healthcare users' data perform backups perform clinical coding procedures process data type on electronic devices use electronic health records management system work in multidisciplinary health teams

Essential Knowledge

administrative tasks in a medical environment clinical coding data storage database document management health care legislation health care system health records management medical informatics medical terminology professional documentation in health care

Optional Skills and Competences

answer patients' questions communicate in foreign languages with health service providers communicate in healthcare communicate with customers ensure proper appointment administration handle paperwork manage digital documents participate in medical records' auditing activities review patient's medical data send biological samples to laboratory transfer medical information use communication techniques use databases work in a multicultural environment in health care

Optional Knowledge

customer service medical studies pharmacology

Concept URI

Concept Uri

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/14eb2c85-fce5-40b6-bcd0-46ac99994b0d

Status

released

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