About this role
Brazos County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. The population as of the 2020 US Census was 233,849. The county seat is Bryan. Along with Brazoria County, the county is named for the Brazos River, which forms its western border.
General Summary
The Medical Clerk is responsible for performing a variety of administrative tasks to support healthcare staff, patients, and operations within a correctional environment. Duties include managing patient records, scheduling appointments, handling billing information, and facilitating communication within the healthcare facility.
Essential Duties
- Answer phone and or emails (or any form of paper or electronic messaging).
- Comfortable with operation on electronic medical records / computer competency.
- Import medical and mental health records in the electronic medical record
- Complete Texas Uniform Health Status (also known as “TDC Medical”) as requested by TDC Coordinator / Jail Staff.
- Print lab labels for specimens and coordinate lab specimens pick up
- Schedule medical appointment / outside referrals
- Scan / Import records into medical charts.
- Generate reports / export records as requested from either the electronic medical record or paper records.
- Other duties as assigned.
Supervision
Received: Division Director, Supervisor, Administrative Support, Nurse Manager
Given
Education
Required: High School / GED
Preferred: Some College; Medical Assistant
Experience
Required: 0-2 years – doctor’s office / hospital unit clerk/ or relevant experience in a different field.
Preferred: >3 years
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
Required: Valid Texas Driver’s License
Preferred: Valid Texas Driver’s License, Emergency Medical Technician- Basic/ Emergency Medical Responder (EMR)
Physical Demands
Typical
- Standing / Walking / Bending / Stooping to pick up medication boxes, pushing a cart / dolly.
- Lifting up to 50 lbs. – Example: reams of paper be able to push a cart.
- Repeated hand and wrist movements for tasks such as charting / keyboarding
- Fine motor skills - Required for tasks writing.
- Must be able to see and read monitors, charts, and labels.
- Must be able to hear alarms, patient calls, and conversations (phone).
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
Typical
- Keyboarding
- Basic CPR / First Aid
Work Environment
Typical: Correctional Settings that work primarily with:
- Juveniles – age 10 years of age to the age of 18, male and female patients.
- Adults – age 18+, male and female patients.
- May have indirect or in view of inmate-patients