Medical Scribe

Emergency Physicians Professional Association; Saint Cloud (MN); On-site; USD 32,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Flexible schedules

Paid educational training

Job summary

EPPA and The Urgency Room are seeking individuals to gain hands-on exposure to medical care through transcription and observation. Scribes work with physicians and the health care team, handling clerical duties and accurate documentation to support efficient patient care in hospital or clinic settings.

Full-time and part-time opportunities are available with benefits including health insurance, flexible schedules, and paid educational training.

Qualifications

• Transcription of medical encounters and documentation of events.
• Observation of patient encounters with physicians and care teams.
• Clerical activities to support orders, tests and medications.

Responsibilities

• Observe and transcribe patient encounters with physicians.
• Document events and medical decision-making for charts.
• Complete clerical tasks to assist with physician orders.
• Interact with patients, families and healthcare staff.

Skills

Transcription

Medical observation

Clerical duties

Documentation

Interpersonal communication

Job description

• Location 1406 6th Avenue North,St. Cloud, MN, 56303,United States
• Base Pay $15.50 - $15.50 / Hour

Description

EPPA and The Urgency Room (ambulatory, acute care clinic) are in search of interested individuals looking to experience, through transcription and observation, multiple aspects of medical care first-hand. Our healthcare provider affiliation is predominantly in the area of emergency medicine; however, it expands to other medical specialties. Our scribes play a vital role in the health care management process of our patients, working one-on-one with the physician and medical support team. We have various hospital and clinic affiliations within the Twin Cities area, offering full-time and part-time employment options. The purpose of the Scribe position is to handle time-consuming clerical responsibilities for physicians during patient encounters in the hospital or clinic. Scribes accompany a physician into each patient room to directly observe and transcribe patient encounters. They accurately document the events and decision-making in a manner that results in appropriate medical charting. Scribes also complete clerical activities necessary to assist with the processing of physician orders for tests and medications. By accomplishing the time-consuming clerical duties that otherwise would be assigned to a physician, Scribes enable physicians to spend more time with individual patients and increase the overall efficiency of the department.

Benefits offered include health insurance for eligible employees, flexible schedules, and paid educational training opportunities.

Working Conditions

Scribes work in a fast-pacedemergency departments, hospitals, and clinics. Physical requirements include but are not limited to continuous standing during shift, repeated sitting, listening, fluorescent lighting, repetitive typing and key entry work, computer work, and other normal hospital conditions. Ability to push and maneuver a portable computer on wheels. The position may require some lifting up to 20 pounds. Scribes will interact with patients, families, ancillary staff, nurses, physician assistants, physicians, and others.

This is a full-time or part-time position, as determined at the beginning of employment. Employees are expected to work as scheduled, including regularly scheduled evenings, overnight shifts, weekends, and some holidays.

This job posting is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, activities, and skills required of the position and people in the position.

EPPA is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.