Evening Processing Clerk

Company: St. Luke's
Location: Duluth
Posted on: May 22, 2023

Job Description:

• JOB SUMMARY
  
  • The Evening Processing Clerk, is responsible for retrieving medical records for patients admitted to the Hospital or patients seen in the Emergency Department, collecting discharge records, filing medical records in permanent file and functioning as receptionist during the evening hours. Provides weekend and holiday coverage on a clerical rotation basis.
  • MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
    
    • Education: High School Graduate or equivalent or must graduate within thirty (30) days of starting the position.
    • Experience: N/A
    • Licensure/Certification/Registration: N/A
    • PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
      
      • Education: N/A
      • Experience: N/A
      • Licensure/Certification/Registration: N/A
      • KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
        
        • Knowledge of basic filing procedures; keyboarding experience preferred. Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions, work independently, demonstrate good judgement in determining work priorities, understand and comply with policies and procedures related to confidentiality, establish and maintain good working relationships with fellow employees, and work in an environment with interruptions, high noise levels, people and equipment congestion, dust, extreme temperature and humidity variations. Ability to concentrate for an entire workday performing the same task with a high level of accuracy, demonstrate attention to detail with high levels of accuracy, place 6-, 7- and 8-digit numbers into proper numerical order, and file reports in correct medical record and in correct order of assembly.
        • READING - Basic: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
        • WRITING - Basic: Ability to write simple correspondence.
        • SPEAKING - Basic: Ability to speak simple sentences.
        • MATHEMATICAL SKILLS - Basic Skills: Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.
        • REASONING ABILITY - Basic Skills: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple instructions. Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional variables.
        • PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND ENVIRONMENT
          
          • PHYSICAL DEMANDS
            
            • Ability to see, hear, speak, walk, sit, push, bend, reach and lift up to twenty-five (25) pounds.
            • Stand - Occasionally Under 1/3 (1-2.5 hours)
            • Walk - Occasionally Under 1/3 (1-2.5 hours)
            • Sit - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 - 8 hours)
            • Use hands to finger, handle, or feel - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 - 8 hours)
            • Reach with hands and arms - Occasionally Under 1/3 (1-2.5 hours)
            • Stoop, Squat, Kneel, or Crouch - Occasionally Under 1/3 (1-2.5 hours)
            • Bending-repetitive forward - Occasionally Under 1/3 (1-2.5 hours)
            • Talk or hear - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 - 8 hours)
            • LIFTING REQUIREMENTS
              
              • Up to 10 pounds - Frequently 1/3 to 2/3 (2.5 - 5.5 hours)
              • Up to 25 pounds - Occasionally Under 1/3 (1-2.5 hours)
              • WORK ENVIRONMENT
                
                • Typical Noise Level - Moderate noise (examples: business office with computers and printers, light traffic)
                • WORKING CONDITIONS
                  
                  • Environmental background noise from office machines, overhead page system, etc. Dust generated in handling of paper files. Employees are also exposed to dust when accessing paper MR's in the primary file room. Office temperature variations of ten (10) degrees.

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