What do I need to know to be a Medical Records Clerk??

I would agree with the other postee to use your current degree to hopefully enhance your employment prospects as a medical records clerk (sometimes referred to as 'health information clerk'). My friend had worked as such a clerk, and it can get pretty backed up with the amount of paperwork needing to be filed though this was several years ago before the HIM (health information management) systems were becoming as electronic as it seems today. There is generally a system to how the medical record is layed out such as 'discharge notes' going on the left hand side of the chart and the 'progress notes' going on the right side, just as an example. And accuracy is essential as the medical facility can get fined if the information is misfiled in another chart or whatnot. You may have to answer phones and also talk with medical personnel about locating/tracking down a patient's file or whatnot. There should not be much patient contact, if any, though in a hospital setting, a former patient may want a copy of their records and need to sign for them as there are strict confidentiality laws against the releasing of medical records.