The Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) is currently seeking candidates for the position of Medical Record Technician 2 in Health Information Services at Georgia Regional Hospital - Atlanta, located in Decatur, GA.
Salary:ย $36,273.12
2 Open Positions
Job Grade E
Job Description:
Compile, process, and maintain medical records of hospital and clinic clients in a manner consistent with medical, administrative, ethical, legal, and regulatory requirements of the health care system. Process, maintain, compile, and report client information for health requirements and standards.ย
Job Responsibilities & Performance Standards:ย
ย ย ย ย ย ย Compiles and maintains clients' medical records to document condition and treatment and to provide data for research or cost control and care improvement efforts
ย ย ย ย ย ย Enters data, such as demographic characteristics, history and extent of disease, diagnostic procedures and treatment into computer
ย ย ย ย ย ย Identifies, compiles, abstracts and codes client data, using standard classification systems
ย ย ย ย ย ย Plans, develops, maintains and operates a variety of health record indexes and storage and retrieval systems to collect, classify, store and analyze information
ย ย ย ย ย ย Processes client admission and discharge documents
ย ย ย ย ย ย Protects the security of medical records to ensure that confidentiality is maintained
ย ย ย ย ย ย Releases information to persons and agencies according to regulations
ย ย ย ย ย ย Reviews records for completeness, accuracy and compliance with regulations
ย ย ย ย ย ย Transcribes medical reports.
Sample Technical Competencies:ย
1.ย ย ย ย Knowledge of the coding system related psychiatric and medical diagnosis.
2.ย ย ย ย Knowledge of medical, psychiatric, and anatomical terminology
3.ย ย ย ย Knowledge of office practices, procedures, and equipment
4.ย ย ย ย Ability to organize and prepare reports and summaries for oral and written presentation
5.ย ย ย ย Ability to analyze and evaluate medical records to apply established standards, regulations and laws to specific problems.
"Due to the volume of resumes/applications received, we are unable to provide information on application status by phone or email.ย However, please be assured that your resume/application will be evaluated and we will contact you if we need clarification or additional information."
This position is subject to close at any time once a satisfactory applicant pool has been identified.
FOR THIS TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT, STATE LAW REQUIRES A NATIONAL AND STATE BACKGROUND CHECK AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT.ย ย
High School diploma/GED and eligible for certification as a medical records technician by the American Health Information Management Association; or two (2) years of experience in a medical records unit, which involved the independent coding of diagnostic data; or one (1) year of experience required at the lower-level Medical Records Tech 1 (HCT040) or position equivalent.
Additional Information
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- Requisition ID: HEA0AKL
- Number of Openings: 2
- Shift: Day Job
- Posting End Date: Jun 25, 2026