Medical Scribe - Various Clinics

University of Virginia; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking dedicated scribes to support resident and attending physicians in medical documentation. This role involves shadowing physicians during patient encounters, ensuring thorough documentation, and assisting in the coordination of medical tests and patient care plans. The ideal candidate will have a high school diploma and experience in medical charting. Join a diverse and committed team that values excellence and provides opportunities for personal and professional growth. This position is perfect for those passionate about healthcare and looking to make a meaningful impact in patient care.

Qualifications

• Experience as a real-time scribe or in medical documentation.
• Strong knowledge of medical charting and documentation standards.

Responsibilities

• Shadow physicians and ensure complete medical documentation.
• Assist with patient care plans and maintain efficient patient flow.
• Perform random chart reviews for quality assurance.

Skills

Microsoft Office Suite

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Job description

Scribes shadow resident physicians and attending physicians and complete 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

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.

The University of Virginia, including the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physicians Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experience. We are equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, and family medical or genetic information.