Medical Records Clerk (Part-Time) (30 Hours)

In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process. Applicants invited to interview may be required to submit additional documentation, which supports their qualification(s) for this position. These documents may include: a resume, performance reviews, supervisory references, college transcripts, licensure, etc., at the discretion of the hiring agency.

This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs). You can access these RQs via an email that will be sent to you after the posting's closing date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section). Your responses to these RQs must be submitted by the question's expiration date. Please regularly check your email and JobAps Personal Status Board for notifications. Please check your SPAM and/or Junk folders on a daily basis in the event an email provider places auto-notification emails in a user's spam.

Although applicants will receive correspondence via email, as a backup they are also encouraged to sign onto their Personal Status Board daily to monitor their status, view all emailed notices and complete tasks required in the recruitment process.

Should you have questions pertaining to any phase of this recruitment, please contact the hiring agency's human resources office: [email protected], 860-679-3982.

NOTE: The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.

All application materials must be received by the recruiting agency by the time specified on the job opening for the position for which you are applying. Late applications may not be submitted and will not be considered. Exceptions are rare and limited to documented events that incapacitate a candidate during the entire duration of the job posting time period. It is the candidate’s obligation and responsibility to request an exception and provide a legally recognized justification to accommodate such exception. Requests should be made to [email protected].

In a state agency this class is accountable for the typing, processing and maintenance of patient files and for the monitoring of documentation deadlines.

• Office systems and procedures including proper telephone usage and filing;
• Follow written and oral instructions.
• Interpersonal skills;
• Ability to
  • operate office equipment which includes personal computers or other electronic equipment;
  • follow written and oral instructions.
• Operate office equipment which includes personal computers or other electronic equipment;
• Oral and written communication skills;
• Accuracy in typing;
• Medical or psychiatric terminology as appropriate to the position;
• Skills
  • interpersonal skills;
  • oral and written communication skills;
  • accuracy in typing;
• Knowledge of
  • office systems and procedures including proper telephone usage and filing;
  • medical or psychiatric terminology as appropriate to the position;

Two (2) years of clerical experience.

One (1) year of the General Experience must have been in a medical or psychiatric environment as appropriate to the position.

Persons having responsibility for supervising or observing the behavior of inmates or custodial clients will be required to possess a high school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) certification by the time of permanent appointment.

Incumbents in this class in a state hospital may have significant exposure to such things as communicable/infectious diseases and/or risk of injury from assaultive and/or abusive clients and may be exposed to moderately disagreeable conditions.

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes. As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.