File Clerk

About UsWe’re Maimonides Health, Brooklyn’s largest healthcare system, serving over 250,000 patients each year through the system’s 3 hospitals, 1800 physicians and healthcare professionals, more than 80 community-based practices and outpatient centers. At Maimonides Health, our core values H.E.A.R.T drives everything we do. We uphold and maintain Honesty, Empathy, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork to empower our talented team, engage our respective communities and adhere to Planetree's philosophy of patient-centered care. The system is anchored by Maimonides Medical Center, one of the nation’s largest independent teaching hospitals and home to centers of excellence in numerous specialties; Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital (formerly New York Community Hospital), a 130-bed adult medical-surgical hospital; and Maimonides Children's Hospital, Brooklyn's only children's hospital and only pediatric trauma center. Maimonides' clinical programs rank among the best in the country for patient outcomes, including its Heart and Vascular Institute, Neuroscience Institute, Boneand Joint Center, and Cancer Center. Maimonides is an affiliate of Northwell Health and a major clinical training site for SUNY Downstate College of Medicine.OverviewIn this role, you will assist in maintaining departmental files including patient records as well as performing a variety of clerical duties including picking up and delivering patient charts in various areas of the hospital.ResponsibilitiesAssemble patient charts, checking that all required forms are present and replenishing forms as neededFile reports from laboratory, allergy, x-ray, pathology etc. in patient charts as directedPrepare and maintain adequate supply of forms for patients' recordsMaintain records and files in accordance with department systemsAnswer telephones, routes calls, takes messages, and provides routine information to callers; confirms patient appointmentsQualificationsHigh School graduation or equivalent. Minimum of 6 months of clerical experience in a hospital or other medical setting required. Must pass alphanumeric skills test.Good oral and written communication skills. Good interpersonal skills.Speaks, reads and writes English to the extent required by the position.Bilingual Preferred English/Creole, Uzbek, Russian, Spanish.Pay RangeUSD $26.92 - USD $27.49 /Hr.Equal Employment Opportunity EmployerMaimonides Medical Center (MMC) is an equal opportunity employer.