Audio Typist

Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd; Oswestry; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare service provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a detail-oriented medical typist to manage clinical documentation through audio typing and ensure accurate records in various hospital computer systems. The ideal candidate will have experience with medical terminology and word processing, adept at liaising with medical staff while maintaining high standards of quality. This role is pivotal in supporting patient pathways and ensuring timely dispatch of clinical letters.

Qualifications

• Experience with audio typing and medical terminology.
• Ability to maintain concentration amid frequent interruptions.
• Competence in using hospital computer systems like PAS and EPR.

Responsibilities

• Type various medical documents accurately through audio typing.
• Scan documents into patient records and perform quality checks.
• Coordinate communication with medical staff for timely dictation.

Skills

Audio typing

Word processing

Quality assurance

Communication

Tools

Microsoft Office

EPR Systems

SF4

Job description

To type clinic notes, operation notes, pre operative notes, ward notes, specialist reports, discharge summaries, conference notes and correspondence of varied medical terminology, accurately through audio typing distributing as necessary to the relevant healthcare professions.

This work involves a significant use of word processing and the Trusts computer systems, SF4, PAS, EPR and Word Microsoft Office and digital dictation system.

Process incoming mail and distribute as necessary on a daily basis.

To scan documents into the correct section of the patients EPR record, performing a quality assurance check for each scanned document.

To regularly check Big Hand for urgent dictation.

Also checking for missing dictations and alerting the Medical Secretary.

Ensure all clinical letters are completed and dispatched, where possible, within the10 day standard as directed by the Trust liaising with medical staff to encourage dictation and signing of letters in a timely fashion.

Complete Inter Provider Transfer forms accurately to effectively coordinate patients pathway with other hospitals.

Requesting external case notes and x-rays via IEP. The use of photocopying handling skills and fax machine skills to reproduce or fax documents as required.

Ensure that all entries and information on the hospital computer systems such as PAS and EPR are accurate and complete.

To liaise with the Medical Secretary and when directed to answer incoming telephone calls as well as carrying out external telephone calls.

The ability to deal with frequent interruptions whilst maintaining levels of concentration.

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