Under the supervision and direction of the Clinical Director, the Medical Scribe will provide scribe support to physicians with various aspects of patient care in their respective subspecialties. You will assist in the recording of outpatient medical records under the supervision of the physician. Medical record documentation will include history of present illness, past medical history, review of systems, physical exam findings, assessment and plan, procedure notes, lab and radiology results, patient instructions, level of service, and appropriate charge capture. Duties include, but are not limited to: scheduling of follow up appointments, entering patient orders and referrals, and reviewing/printing patient after visit summaries. You must multi-task between accurate documentation and administrative duties as indicated. You will be responsible for reviewing information with the physician at the completion of each documented outpatient visit to confirm accurate reporting. The Medical Scribe may also participate in monitoring the completion of provider medical record documentation to assess for charts completeness and will send incomplete charts back to appropriate providers as needed. You will work in close association with providers assigned to the department and must be able to travel between the Westwood and Santa Monica outpatient clinic offices as needed to perform the duties of this position.
Salary Range:$22.85 - $32.03/Hourly
Qualifications
Required:
Ability to perform andmulti-task under the pressure of frequent interruptions and distractions.
Skill in analyzinginformation, problems, situations, and procedures to define objectives,identify patterns and formulate conclusions.
Strong interpersonalskills to interact with others effectively and diplomatically.
Demonstrated excellentverbal and written communication skills.
Skill in settingpriorities which accurately reflect the relative importance of jobresponsibilities.
Ability to handleconfidential material while protecting its strict confidentiality.
Skill in working independentlyand following through on assignments with minimal supervision.
Demonstrated ability tocreatively integrate competing demands of a multidisciplinary setting into aproductive working environment.
Knowledge of scribing inan outpatient clinic.
Ability to organize andtrack multiple records and requests and follow through in a timely manner.
Demonstrated excellentverbal and written communication skills.
Demonstrated ability tointeract diplomatically and sympathetically with a patient population invarying degrees of health.
Ability to proofread verydetailed materials and monitor work accurately.
Detailed knowledge ofmedical terminology and the ability to distinguish different exams and medicaldiagnoses.
Ability to establish andmaintain cooperative working relationships with co-workers, faculty, residents,nurses, students, university representatives, patients, and the public.
Working knowledge of PCincluding the following software: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook, Excel,PowerPoint, Windows.
Preferred:
Previous experience withelectronic medical records software such as EPIC, etc.
Knowledge of E&M codesand the level of documentation necessary for each billing level.
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