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Medical Scribe

Charlottesville, VA · On-site

$15 - $21.16/hr

Performs random chart reviews for quality assurance medical documentation purposes. * Keeps chart deficiencies to less than 5%. * Assists the physician with communicating their patient care plans ...

Ocular Recovery Technician

Azusa, CA · On-site

$18 - $22.75/hr

The ORT performs medical chart review, plasma dilution review, medical screening criteria review, and qualifies donor for recovery eligibility. The ORT also performs housekeeping and the facility ...

Ocular Recovery Technician

Azusa, CA · On-site

$47K - $62K/yr

The ORT performs medical chart review, plasma dilution review, medical screening criteria review, and qualifies donor for recovery eligibility. The ORT also performs housekeeping and the facility ...

Review and verify component parts of medical records to ensure completeness and accuracy of diagnosis and service provided.Perform prospective & retrospective chart reviews to confirm accuracy of ...

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How much do contract medical chart review jobs pay per hour?

As of Aug 12, 2026, the average hourly pay for contract medical chart review in the United States is $76.10, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $15.38 and $192.31 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a contract medical chart review?

A Contract Medical Chart Review is a process where a healthcare professional, often a nurse or physician, is hired on a contract basis to review and analyze medical records. The main goal is to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with healthcare regulations and insurance requirements. These reviews are commonly used for legal cases, insurance claims, quality assurance, or research purposes. Contract medical chart reviewers often work remotely and must have a strong understanding of medical terminology, documentation standards, and privacy regulations.

What are some common challenges faced by professionals in contract medical chart review, and how can they be managed?

Contract medical chart reviewers often encounter challenges such as inconsistent documentation, varying formats across healthcare providers, and time-sensitive deadlines. Managing these challenges requires strong attention to detail, the ability to quickly adapt to different electronic health record (EHR) systems, and effective time management skills. Collaboration with other healthcare professionals or quality assurance teams can also help clarify ambiguous information and ensure accuracy in reviews. Staying organized and maintaining up-to-date knowledge of medical coding and compliance standards are key to success in this role.

What is the difference between Contract Medical Chart Review vs Contract Medical Coding?

AspectContract Medical Chart ReviewContract Medical Coding
CredentialsTypically requires medical background, coding knowledge, and sometimes certifications like CPC or CCSRequires coding certifications such as CPC, CCS, or CCS-P
Work EnvironmentHealthcare facilities, remote or onsite, reviewing patient records for accuracy and completenessHealthcare facilities, remote or onsite, assigning codes to diagnoses and procedures
Industry UsageUsed in quality assurance, compliance, and record accuracyUsed for billing, reimbursement, and data analysis

Contract Medical Chart Review and Contract Medical Coding share similar credentials and work environments, often within healthcare settings. While chart reviewers focus on evaluating patient records for accuracy, coders assign standardized codes for billing purposes. Both roles are essential in healthcare operations and often overlap in skills and industry usage.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a contract medical chart reviewer?

To excel as a Contract Medical Chart Reviewer, you need strong clinical knowledge, attention to detail, and typically a background as a registered nurse or other licensed healthcare professional. Familiarity with electronic health record (EHR) systems, coding standards like ICD-10, and chart auditing software is essential. Excellent analytical thinking, organizational skills, and effective written communication set top performers apart. These skills ensure accurate chart assessments, compliance with regulations, and high-quality deliverables for healthcare organizations.
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Clinical Chart Review Nurse LPN/RMA/CMA

Holston Medical Group

Kingsport, TN • On-site

$17.37 - $28.95/hr

Full-time

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Job description

Explore opportunities with Holston Medical Group, part of the Optum family of businesses. Holston Medical Group combines the personal feel of a community-based practice with the strength, resources and career opportunities of a leading national health care organization. As a multispecialty clinic offering care across northeast Tennessee and southwest Virginia, our teams deliver highquality, valuebased care that exceeds expectations while making care easier, more affordable and more accessible. Join us and discover the meaning behind Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Pay Range: $17.37- $28.95

General Summary:
The Clinical Chart Review will serve as an adjunct to the patient’s care provider to coordinate their maintenance healthcare needs designed to optimize health for a variety of disease conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and others. The Clinical Chart Review will initiate care and orders for assigned patients based on a predetermined process to ensure the desired outcome. This individual is responsible for all scheduled patients for all providers within an assigned office. The Clinical Chart Review ensures to maintain communication with all providers and other healthcare staff in the office to ensure that quality, patient-centered care is provided.

Duties/Responsibilities:

  • Be a valued member of the clinical team in providing patient-centered care
  • Review and flag all scheduled patient charts using an electronic alert to indicate an area that the provider needs to address during the patient’s upcoming visit
  • Identifies clinical opportunities where follow-up care is needed
  • Order diagnostic testing as needed based on the algorithm/process as predetermined by nursing management and provider
  • Manage variable from the algorithm that include (variables are dynamic):
    • Fall Risk Assessment
    • Smoking Cessation
    • BMI (Body Mass Index)
    • Mammogram
    • Bone Density
    • Pneumovax (Pneumonia vaccine)
    • Fecal Occult
    • Diabetic measures
  • Communicate with providers and other healthcare staff as needed to assist with other tasks in the office
  • Performs other duties as assigned

Education and Experience:  

  • Minimum High School diploma or equivalent required
  • LPN licensed or MA Certification by the state in which employed 
  • 3-5 years’ experience nursing and utilizing an EMR system

Knowledge:

  • Ability to work independently with strict adherence to protocols in an accountable manner
  • Detail Oriented
  • Excellent communication skills both written and oral
  • Superb time-management, organizational and problem-solving skills

Compentencies:

  • Accountability – Accepting responsibility that results in anticipation/prevention of problem areas from actions, and problem solving and outside the department/organization.
  • Customer focus – knowing the patient needs and acting; accordingly, anticipating needs, and giving high priority to patient satisfaction and customer service.
  • Empathy – Showing interest in other people’s feelings, attitudes, and reasoning.
  • Integrity – Upholding generally accepted social and ethical standards in job-related activities and behaviors.
  • Quality Orientation – Setting high standards regarding his/her work and working environment and acting; accordingly, developing quality standards, continuously evaluating performance, products, and procedures; actively seeking ways to improve quality.
  • Strategic Thinking – Understands and processes complex information and exercises sound judgement, considering the situation, the issues, the key players and the levels of authority involved.  Proposes courses of action that further the objectives, priorities, and vision of the organization.
  • Teamwork – Working as a productive member of a cohesive group toward a common goal and contributing to learn development and effective team dynamics.

Physical/Mental Demands:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential:
Communication with others to exchange or express information and ideas. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make fine distinctions in sounds. Determine the accuracy, neatness, thoroughness of the work assigned and perceive general observations. Remaining upright on the feet, particularly 75% of the time. Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks. Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist and/ or by bending leg and spine. Extending the hands and arms in any direction. Exerting force upon an object so that an object moves away/toward the force. Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers. Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm. Perform a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature. Perform with frequent interruptions and/ or distractions. Make appropriate job decisions following standard office policies and past precedents. Adjust priorities quickly as circumstances dictate. Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with co-workers and the public. Ability to interact appropriately with colleagues and patients for different purposes and different context.

Marginal:
Must be able to remain in a stationary position at least 25% of the time. Medium work that includes moving objects up to 50 pounds occasionally. Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips. Work independently and identify potentially more effective methods of work operations. Observing an area that can be seen up and down or to right or left while eyes are fixed on a given point. Ability to identify and distinguish colors.

Disclaimer:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification.  They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.

 All job requirements are subject to possible revision to reflect changes in the position requirements or to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

 


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