Health Records Clerk (HTAC/HRT 1) - St. Mary

Summary

The North East Regional Health Authority, a statutory body under the Ministry of Health, with responsibility for the management and delivery of public health services within the parishes of St. Ann, St. Mary, and Portland, is seeking to fill the position of Health Records Clerk at the St. Mary Health Department. The incumbent will be responsible for to compile, process and maintain the health records in a manner consistent with medical administrative, ethical, legal and regulatory requirements of the health care facility. Salary Range: 💰 $1,792,163 – $2,130,319 JMD per annum.

Responsibilities

• • Protect the security of the health records, ensuring that confidentiality is maintained
• • Gathering of demographic, geographic and health related data and history from all new patients
• • upon registration, asking all the prompt questions on the form
• • Preparing patient service record for the appropriate clinic
• • Entering of patient’s particular in Daily Register log book to facilitate tally of all registered patients
• • Entering of data on the sentinel forms for each registration
• • Entering of patient record particulars for retrieved records in the record request log book
• • Register all patients for the various clinics
• • Ensure that all health records are assigned to clinic locations
• • Retrieve all health records for appointment
• • Communicate with patient/client as the need arise in relation to their appointment
• • Ensure good health record keeping is maintained
• • Ensure proper maintenance of all health records

Required Skills

• • Sound knowledge of policies and practices involved in health records science
• • Health Records Service Manual

• Medical Records Manual –:

  • • Guide for Developing Countries
• • Jamaica Medical Records Code of Ethics
• • Monthly Clinic Statistical Report (MCSR) Manual
• • Staff Order

Qualifications

• • Five (5) CXC/GCE subjects at the ordinary level (O’level) are required including English Language,
• • Mathematics and Biology (preferably Human and Social Biology).
• • Diploma in Computer applications inclusive of word processing and spreadsheet applications
• • A minimum of two (2) years’ working experience.

Additional Information and Instructions

Applications along with detailed resume should be sent no later than Thursday, 2025 April 17 to: The Director, Human Resource Management & Development North East Regional Health Authority 34-38 Ocean Village Shopping Centre Ocho Rios, St. Ann 📧 Email: jobs@nerha.gov.jm 📠 Fax: (876) 795-2747 ℹ️ Subject: Health Records Clerk (HTAC/HRT 1) - St. Mary Health Department 📜 N.B. Please include the job title in the subject line of your email. 🙏 Note: We thank all applicants for responding; however, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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