Job Description
Job DescriptionDescription:
Working side-by-side with our ICU physicians in a hospital setting, the medical scribe documents in real time into EMR for up to 40 patients. This job requires adaptability, critical thinking, and exceptional listening skills. This is a paid position requiring some holidays and weekends.
Job duties include the following:
- Listen to and translate into sensible electronic form the treatment, services, and plans discussed by the physician during ICU clinical rounds.
- Quickly and efficiently type in the EMR all encounters performed by the physician during daily rounds in a manner and format as required by both the practice and individual physician preferences.
- Type into the EMR proper diagnoses, care plans, medications, and discharge/follow-up instructions.
- Check on the progress of, and retrieve reports and other information (labs, x-rays, etc) for the providers to review.
Requirements:
- Must be able to type at speed of 60-70 wpm or greater.
- Must be 20 years of age or older with a strong knowledge base of medical terminology. Knowledge of vocabulary used in the ICU setting is highly preferred but not required.
- Must be able to stand and walk for long periods of time while following the physician during rounds and patient visits.
- Must be able to handle highly confidential information within HIPAA regulations.
- Must be willing to work mostly EVENING and WEEKEND shifts. We're looking for 8-12 shifts per month with each shift averaging 3-5 hours each including holidays and weekends on a rotating basis.