Job Description
Description: Summary of position: Performs a variety of clerical duties involved in maintaining patient medical records to include retrieving and distributing medical records, reporting, and maintaining associated logs and records in accordance with established priorities and procedures in any section of the Medical Record Department. Duties/Responsibilities: Verify patient demographics from scann
8:00 AM
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8:30 AM
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10:30 AM
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