Medical Scribe
Scribes shadow resident physicians and attending physicians and completes all documentation tasks through real time, on-site medical transcription. Also responsible for ensuring thoroughness of medical documentation, coordination and integration of medical tests/labs/imaging for ready access of the physicians.
Shadows physicians during patient encounters and ensures that medical documentation is complete according to all appropriate guidelines. Takes notes on patients and completes the medical chart.
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 with other physicians, nurses and patient care technicians.
Ensures patient care flow has optimal efficiency to keep patient care at a high quality and the efficiency of patient flow maximized. This will be monitored by physician semi-annual reviews.
Provides timely submission and retrieval of tests on behalf of the physician.
Performs other tasks as assigned.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent
Experience: Real-time scribe, medical or other type of chart or record creating experience preferred
Licensure: None
Skills: Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel)
PHYSICAL DEMANDS This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs.
