If you ever thought about becoming a Medical Records Technician, this career summary is perfect for you. I will inform you on the basic of the job and also about a day in a life of a Medical Records Technician.
Medical Records Technician also known as Medical Archivist have ability to analyze any kind of medical files, they also have to code all disease in a system according to some nomenclatures. Their main responsibilities are to manage and protect patient confidentiality information based on laws.
They have several tasks such as analyzing and coding medical files according to the information found in them. They may be needed for research, to evaluate the quality of medical care and to compile statistics. They can also participate in different registers such as the register of tumors or trauma. Must important they have to protect patient confidentiality based on laws
Depending on your position and your workplace, work can be very different. It is not a routine job every day the files will be different and you will learn something knew. To be a medical archivist is to be in constant interaction with health professionals such as nurses and doctors.
They can work in several government sectors such as CLSC, but they mainly practices in hospital.
There are five colleges to become a medical archivist in Quebec. There are four of these program only offered in French at Ahuntsic, Gaspesie, Lanaudiere and Lafleche College and one program in English at O'Sullivan College
Depending on your experience, a Medical Records Technician earns a salary between $21.07 and $31.37 per hour
There is a specialized program at Ahuntsic College to become tumors register
They are working a lot on computer which can cause eye and musculoskeletal problems
Robots could help a Medical Records Technician but they couldn't analyze a medical files like a real Medical Archivist.
If you are working for the government, it is 35 years of service.
If you are like me, you love medicals related field but you also liked the stability of an ''office schedule'' 9 to 5 jobs you should probably consider this career.
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