Scribe - Plastic Surgery & Dermatology

Mosaic Life Care; Saint Joseph (MO); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Concierge services

Wellness programs

Free parking

On-site health clinics

Job summary

Mosaic Life Care in Saint Joseph, MO seeks a Medical Scribe to accompany the Provider into examination rooms and transcribe complex patient history, exams, labs, and imaging directly into the medical record. You will support chart accuracy and ensure timely documentation to enhance patient care.

The role requires scribe experience, strong medical terminology knowledge, and adherence to HIPAA and Joint Commission standards. Travel between system facilities may be required as part of the duties.

Qualifications

• Scribe experience required.
• Knowledge of medical terminology required.
• HIPAA compliance knowledge recommended.

Responsibilities

• Enter patient room with physician to capture and transcribe medical records in the electronic health record.
• Ensure medical record accuracy and completeness; attest to self-documentation.
• Prepare and send documentation to physician for review and approval.

Skills

Medical terminology

Clinical transcription

Education

HS Diploma or GED

Job description

Job Description

The Scribe will use clinical experience to efficiently accompany the Provider into patient examination rooms to transcribe complex patient history, physical exam findings, consultations, labs, x-rays and other evaluations, as stated by the Provider, directly into the medical record. The professionalism and clinical expertise of the Scribe will allow the provider to focus on the care of the patient.

Responsibilities

• Enters the patient room with the physician during patient visit to capture and transcribe medical record documentation utilizing electronic medical record applications.


• Ensures medical record compliance by self-documentation attestation.


• Prepares and sends all documentation to physician for review and approval via authentication of detailed data entry and facility-specific procedures.


• Complies with hospital and medical facility policies, including those relating to HIPAA and Joint Commission.


• Performs other clerical duties and tasks to improve provider productivity and clinic workflow as assigned.


• Alert provider when chart is incomplete. Scribe must comply with specific standards that apply to the style of medical records and to the legal and ethical requirements for preparing medical documents and for keeping patient information confidential


• Attend trainings on diverse subjects such as information technology, legal, HIPAA and regulatory compliance, billing and coding. Quickly assimilate new knowledge into processes and procedures. Scribes proofread and edit all the provider’s medical documents for accuracy, spelling, punctuation, and grammar.


• Other duties as assigned

Education

• H.S. Diploma - Required

Work Experience

• Scribe experience - Required


• Knowledge of medical terminology - Required

Licenses and Certifications

• Upon Hire

Travel Requirements

• Must be able to travel between various system facilities and off-site locations as needed. - Required

Essential Technical/Motor Skills

• Fine motor skills required, eye\\hand coordination, walk, ability to speak clearly, hear answer phone, electronic data entry.

Interpersonal Skills

• Displays a friendly, positive attitude and communicates with patients, families, physicians and co-workers in a professional manner.


• Ability to communicate in verbally and written.

Essential Physical Requirements

• Must move, kneel, crouch, stoop, reach, stand, push, pull, and lift.


• Must follow good body mechanics.

Essential Mental Abilities

• Ability to collect thorough information regarding patient's condition and evaluate effects of care; must be able to visually inspect patient's condition.


• Problem solve, manipulate numbers, adaptability, interpret data, calculate, comprehend, understand, explain, assess, evaluate short term and long term memory.

Essential Sensory Requirements

• Ability to visually assess patient condition; must be able to communicate with patient in order to assess condition and evaluate effects of care.


• Visual, hearing, feeling, smell.

Exposure to Hazards

• Body fluids, needles, cuts, blood products, back injuries and any other medical office related hazards.

ABOUT US

Mosaic Life Care is a health care system in northwest Missouri. With a vision of transforming community health by being a life-care innovator, Mosaic places the holistic needs of patients first by providing the right care at the right time and place, offering high value and quality health care.

Mosaic has a wide array of benefits to meet each employee’s individual needs. Our benefits were designed by listening to people just like you. Mosaic also offers several perks with a focus on ensuring our employees feel valued, including concierge services, employee lounge, wellness programs, free covered parking, free on-site and virtual health clinics and many more. When paired with compensation and recognition, it is what continues to make us the employer of choice for employees at any stage of their journey.