Riverside University Health System - Behavioral Health Department is seeking to fill a Medical Records Technician II located in Banning, CA. Under general supervision, abstracts and provides information from patient medical or mental health and vital records in response to authorized requests from agencies, hospitals, mortuaries, and individuals; assembles medical or mental health and vital records and evaluates them for completeness; works with professional medical personnel to ensure completeness and timeliness of entries in patient medical and vital records; performs other related duties as required. Other essential duties include but are not limited to the following: * Process release of information * Record request and court orders * Manage records though department Electronic Health Records * Archive charts * May also need to answer calls, respond to emails from attorneys and other outside agencies The Medical Records Technician II is the first professional level classification in the Medical Records Technician series and reports to the Supervising Medical Records Technician. Incumbents are assigned duties that require routine abstracting of information from medical or mental health and vital records, or which require assembly, evaluation and quality control of patient medical/mental health and vital records. Advancement to the next level is obtained by competitive selection through an open recruitment.  * The most competitive candidates will have experience in a mental health department/psych hospital or experience as a Medical Records Technician; Experience working with Electronic Health Records is desired.* Work Schedule: Will be discussed during the interview. Meet the Team! Riverside University Health System • Review patient's charts and abstract essential information requested such as history, findings, laboratory, X-ray results, surgeries, diagnoses, and date and hour of admission and treatments; compile statistics on patient data and prepare statistical reports; perform miscellaneous duties such as maintaining files, indexes, records systems, and checking documents. * Maintain supply inventory. * Register live births, deaths and fetal deaths; facilitate delivery of newborn screening tests. * Communicate with parents, lawyers and other interested parties on the accuracy, completeness and availability of documents. * Pull and research medical or mental health charts; complete a variety of forms, certificates and documents relating to entries in medical records. * Accept subpoenas for medical or mental health records or information and prepare response; determine if requests for release of medical or mental health information are legal and verify the identity of the inquirer as needed. * Verify invoices for state reimbursement for contracted medical services. Recruiting Guidelines OPTION I Education: Completion of a course in medical terminology from an accredited college or university. Experience: Two years of clerical experience working in a medical or mental health records department/section of a hospital, healthcare setting, provider relations, or managed care performing duties which include patient statistics and patient records assembly and evaluation. OPTION II Education: Completion of training from a recognized occupational training program (which included medical terminology) as a medical assistant or a closely related field. Experience: Two years of clerical experience working in a medical or mental health records department/section of a hospital, healthcare setting, provider relations, or managed care performing duties which include patient statistics and patient records assembly and evaluation. OPTION III Education: Completion of a course in medical terminology from an accredited college or university. Experience: One year equivalent to a Medical Records Technician I with Riverside County. OPTION IV Education: Completion of training from a recognized occupational training program (which included medical terminology) as a medical assistant or a closely related field. Experience: One year equivalent to a Medical Records Technician I with Riverside County. ALL OPTIONS Knowledge of: Technical terminology used in the medical profession; standard medical nomenclature; laws, rules and regulations pertaining to medical records; standard clerical office procedures and machine usage. Ability to: Understand and follow complex written and oral instructions; review patient medical records and abstract requested medical information; learn and use the classification and indexing of medical case histories in patient's medical records; perform general clerical work and quickly learn specific office procedures and methods; spell correctly, use excellent oral and written communication skills and make accurate arithmetical computations; effectively work with the public and professional medical personnel; establish and maintain effective working relationships with others. Veterans' Preference   The County has a Veterans Preference Policy. Upload a copy of your (or your spouse's) Member-4 Form DD-214 (or NGB-22) indicating dates of service, and a copy of your spouse's letter of disability (if applicable) with your application. For privacy reasons, it is recommended that you remove your social security information from the document(s). A Human Resources Representative will review the materials and determine if you qualify for veterans' preference. See the policy here: https://www.rivcocob.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/C-3-Veterans-Preference-Program.pdf    Reasonable Accommodations The County of Riverside is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). Qualified individuals with disabilities who need a reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process should contact the recruiter for the position noted above. For additional information and/or to obtain the appropriate form for requesting a reasonable accommodation, please visit the Disability Access Office web page located at: http://dao.rc-hr.com/. Application Period BASED ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED, THIS POSTING MAY CLOSE WITHOUT NOTICE. Applications received prior to the closing date will be considered based on the information submitted. Changes or alterations cannot be accepted.  All applicants must submit a complete application by the deadline.  No late applications will be permitted. Include relevant work experience details on resume and/or application. Applicants who fail to provide information demonstrating they possess the position requirements may not be considered further in the application process. A description of job duties directly copied from the job classification or job posting will not be considered. Upload a copy of any license(s), official/unofficial transcript(s), degrees, and/or related employment documents to your NeoGov account. If your education was completed outside of the United States, you will need to provide a copy of your Foreign Education Equivalency evaluation from a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. (AICE).   What's Next? This recruitment is open to all applicants.  Applicants who are current County of Riverside employees and/or current employees of the Riverside University Health System (RUHS) may be considered before other applicants depending on the volume of applications received. These applicants will be considered before other applicants depending on the volume of applications received.   Qualified applicants may be considered for future vacancies throughout the County.   For specific questions regarding this position, please contact Anay Sanchez by e-mail at  anasanchez@rivco.org