Medical Transcript - Lab Sendouts

Henry-Ford-Health-2; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 910,000 - 1,274,000; Part time

Job summary

Henry Ford Health in Detroit is seeking a Medical Transcript in Pathology to support pathologists, clinicians and laboratory staff by transcribing histories, triaging cases, and maintaining patient information. This position is 24 hours per week with rotating shifts.

You will accession cases, print cassettes, transcribe pathology reports with accuracy, perform rapid data entry, and follow up for missing information to ensure timely patient diagnoses.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Proficiency in accurate and rapid data entry with good spelling, grammar, and proofreading skills.
• Ability to transcribe pathology reports using laboratory information systems with a high degree of accuracy.
• Competency to learn and use information systems and dictating equipment.

Responsibilities

• Accession anatomic pathology cases by accurately typing clinical histories into information systems.
• Print cassettes and triage a variety of cases and materials.
• Transcribe pathology reports using laboratory information systems with a high degree of accuracy.
• Perform rapid data entry, ensuring good spelling, grammar, and proofreading for completeness.
• Follow up with customers as needed to obtain missing information.
• Code diagnoses into lab and patient information systems.

Skills

Data entry

Transcription

Dictation equipment

Medical terminology

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Laboratory information system (LIS)

Job description

Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world. We offer a full continuum of services from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other health care retail. With former Ascension southeast Michigan and Flint region locations now part of our team, Henry Ford's care is available in 13 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations. Based in Detroit, Henry Ford is one of the nation's most respected academic medical centers and is leading the Future of Health: Detroit, a $3 billion investment anchored by a reimagined Henry Ford academic healthcare campus.

Job Description

Status: 24 hours per week

Shift: Rotating

As a Medical Transcript in Pathology, you will play a vital role in ensuring the accuracy and efficiency of anatomic pathology case accessions. You will support pathologists, clinicians, and laboratory staff by transcribing clinical histories, triaging cases, and maintaining critical patient information. Your work directly contributes to the quality and timeliness of patient diagnoses and treatment plans.

What You Will Do:

• Accession anatomic pathology cases by accurately typing clinical histories into information systems.
• Print cassettes and triage a variety of cases and materials.
• Transcribe pathology reports using laboratory information systems with a high degree of accuracy.
• Perform rapid data entry, ensuring good spelling, grammar, and proofreading for completeness.
• Follow up with customers as needed to obtain missing information.
• Code diagnoses into lab and patient information systems.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Proficiency in accurate and rapid data entry with good spelling, grammar, and proofreading skills.
• Ability to transcribe pathology reports using laboratory information systems with a high degree of accuracy.
• Competency to learn and use information systems and dictating equipment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with medical terminology and anatomic terms.