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.

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