Medical records manager
Also known as: senior medical records officer, patient records manager, manager of patient records, director of medical records, supervisor of medical records, manager of medical records
About this occupation
Medical records managers are responsible for managing activities of medical records units which maintain and secure patient data. They supervise, oversee and train employees while implementing medical department policies.
Essential skills and knowledge
- archive healthcare users' records
- manage healthcare users' data
- comply with legislation related to health care
- database
- collect statistics on medical records
- apply organisational techniques
- oversee record management
- follow clinical guidelines
- recruit employees
- health care legislation
- work in multidisciplinary health teams
- document management
Typical tasks and preparation
From the related US occupation profile Clinical Data Managers (O*NET 15-2051.02). Linked by an official crosswalk: related, not identical; details vary by country.
- Design and validate clinical databases, including designing or testing logic checks.
- Process clinical data, including receipt, entry, verification, or filing of information.
- Generate data queries, based on validation checks or errors and omissions identified during data entry, to resolve identified problems.
- Develop project-specific data management plans that address areas such as coding, reporting, or transfer of data, database locks, and work flow processes.
- Monitor work productivity or quality to ensure compliance with standard operating procedures.
- Prepare appropriate formatting to data sets as requested.
- Typical education (US)
- Bachelor's Degree
- Preparation
- Job Zone 4 of 5
- Interests
- Conventional, Investigative, Enterprising
Top skills: Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Speaking, Writing, Active Learning
US median pay: US$120,230 a year (2025), 262,440 employed. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.
Subjects this work relies on
How important each subject's knowledge is in the job itself, rated by people doing it (1 to 5).
- English or Literature in EnglishO*NET: English LanguageVery important (4.1)
- Computer StudiesO*NET: Computers and ElectronicsVery important (4.0)
- Mathematics or StatisticsO*NET: MathematicsImportant (3.2)
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Preparation needed
Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
- Most common education (US)
- Bachelor's Degree
- Education
- Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
- Experience
- A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
- Training
- Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
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O*NET data describe work in the United States; requirements differ by country. This page includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. CareerProof Global has modified all or some of this information; USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.