Medical Transcriber

Health Pillar Hospitals; Dum Dum; On-site; INR 300,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

Health Pillar Hospitals is seeking a dedicated Medical Transcriptionist to accurately convert dictated notes from physicians and staff into formal medical documents. The role requires fluency with medical terminology, careful editing, and seamless entry into EHR systems, while maintaining strict privacy standards.

The position emphasizes high-speed, low-error typing with use of dictation software and foot pedals, adherence to templates, and timely processing of urgent reports to support patient

Qualifications

• Transcribe dictated audio into medical reports and summaries.
• Understand complex medical terminology and clinical procedures.
• Maintain patient confidentiality under HIPAA and related laws.
• Enter and manage documents in EHR systems accurately.

Responsibilities

• Audio transcription of dictated notes into formal reports.
• Apply medical terminology accurately to documentation.
• Input and update documents in EHR systems.
• Edit for grammar, spelling, and clarity to match clinician intent.
• Adhere to privacy laws and institutional policies.
• Identify inconsistencies and flag missing information with staff.
• Maintain high-speed typing with minimal errors using dictation tools.
• Format documents according to templates and guidelines.
• Prioritize urgent dictations to meet turnaround times.
• Assist with administrative typing and record-keeping duties.

Skills

Audio transcription

Medical terminology

EHR data entry

Quality assurance

HIPAA compliance

Typing speed

Tools

dictation software

foot pedals

ergonomic tools

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Audio Transcription: Accurately transcribe dictated audio recordings from physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals into formal medical reports, clinical summaries, and administrative correspondence.
• Medical Terminology Proficiency: Demonstrate a deep, fluent understanding of complex medical terminology, anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, and diagnostic procedures to ensure absolute accuracy in documentation.
• Electronic Health Record (EHR) Integration: Efficiently input, update, and maintain transcribed documents directly into the facility's EHR systems and digital database platforms.
• Quality Assurance & Editing: Review and edit translated text for proper grammar, spelling, punctuation, and clarity, ensuring the final output matches the exact intent of the dictating clinician.
• Compliance & Data Privacy: Strictly adhere to healthcare privacy laws (such as HIPAA) and institutional policies regarding patient data confidentiality and secure information handling.
• Data Consistency Checking: Identify and flag clear inconsistencies, ambiguities, or missing information within clinical dictations, proactively consulting with the medical staff for clarification.
• High-Speed Technical Typing: Maintain a high words-per-minute typing speed with a low error rate, utilizing specialized equipment like foot pedals, dictation software, and ergonomic text-expansion tools.
• Standardized Formatting: Format all clinical documents including discharge summaries, operative reports, history and physical (H&P) examinations, and referral letters-according to institutional templates and medical layout guidelines.
• Turnaround Time Management: Prioritize urgent dictations (such as stat reports or critical care summaries) to meet strict departmental turnaround times and ensure continuity of patient care.
• Administrative Support: Assist with secondary administrative typing duties, archiving digital medical records, and maintaining accurate logs of transcribed files for department performance tracking.