Medical Clerk - Department of Pediatrics

Overview

Medical Clerk - Department of Pediactrics (BAMC 2026-25144): 

 

Bowhead seeks a Medical Clerk to support the Department of Pediactrics at the Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) in San Antonio, TX. The Medical Clerk selects from alternative methods and refers problems not solvable by adapting or interpreting substantive guides, manuals, or procedures. Typical duties include managing patient’s health records and history; gathering and filing patient information; processing discharge papers; assisting in a variety of administrative matters; maintaining a wide variety of financial or other records (stored both manually and electronically); verifying statistical reports for accuracy and completeness; compiling information; and handling and adjusting complaints.

Responsibilities

Essential job functions: 

 

• Greet and receive visitors and provide assistance as appropriate.
• Answer telephone calls, take detailed messages and/or direct calls to appropriate office staff members, and schedule appointments as needed.
• Transmit, receive, and acknowledge documents, electronic mail, and telephonic messages, and deliver time-sensitive information to appropriate office staff members. Use and manage communication pager and/or intercom system to page staff members.
• Prepare and review a variety of correspondence and/or reports for clarity and completeness, as well as grammatical and procedural accuracy.
• Address and mail documents, send and receive faxes, conduct filing, make copies, scan documents, collate, and bind materials for reports and/or distribution.
• Prepare and maintain suspense logs, spreadsheets, and automated files as required by local policy or Division, Department, Branch, or Section Chief. Maintain a current on-call listing, alert rosters, and directories for designated offices and/or agencies.
• Maintain administrative calendar, schedule conferences and meetings, and provide reminders to specified individuals regarding assigned commitments.
• Collect, sort, and deliver incoming correspondence, and deliver outgoing correspondence to the designated distribution center. Generate and format reports, forms, and listings. Maintain designated forms in stock for office utilization.
• Ask for proper identification and verify eligibility for services in accordance with AR 40-3 and local policy guidance. Refer questionable cases to the Patient Administration Division for determination. Verify appointments and enter patient data into MHS Genesis. Ensure military orders and letters of authorization have appropriate dates and signatures authorizing treatment. Manage the appointment line to facilitate patient reception and appointment processing.
• Perform administrative procedures and complete designated paperwork required per local policy regarding insurance, third-party liability, or other designated patient treatment documentation.
• Use knowledge of medical terminology, clinic standard operating procedures, and various appointment templates to book and schedule patient appointments within the clinic and at other hospital clinics. Select, complete, and route requests for patient activities and/or procedures. Coordinate and/or schedule patients at other military and non-military healthcare facilities.
• Use MHS Genesis to perform appointment scheduling, appointment cancellations, scheduling follow-up appointments, end-of-day processing, enrollment status verification, and updating of select patient file data. Call patients to change, cancel, and remind them of upcoming appointments. Make appropriate database updates and changes. Obtain, track, and input appointment templates, ensuring access standards are met. Use external databases to schedule patients at other local medical facilities. Provide appointments for referrals and/or consultations generated from internal and external organizations.
• Prepare a list of HIV specimen transmittals and ship specimens to reference laboratories according to shipping documents. Assist in investigating, responding to, and correcting HIV specimen discrepancy file errors within 48 hours of receipt.
• Collect, sort, and deliver incoming correspondence and deliver outgoing correspondence to the designated distribution center. Generate and format reports, forms, and listings. Requisition and maintain designated forms in stock for office usage.
• Greet and receive patients in the clinic. Ask for proper identification and verify eligibility for services in accordance with AR 40-3 and local policy guidance, referring questionable cases to the Patient Administration Division for determination. Verify appointments and enter patient data into MHS Genesis. Ensure military orders and letters of authorization have appropriate dates and signatures authorizing treatment. Manage the appointment line to facilitate patient reception