Medical Scribe

About This Role

This night-shift post on the cardiac ward pairs patient care with mentoring new nurses. The Department of Neurosurgery has an opening for an experienced, initiative-taking, collaborative Medical Scribe. This role will provide skilled support and collaborate with other members of the Taubman Neurosurgery Team.

Responsibilities

• Actively participate in the department's Lean initiatives and Service Excellence programs
• Maintain M-learning compliance, specific procedure competencies, and knowledge of regulatory agency requirements
• Capture an accurate and detailed description of a patient encounter in the provider's words in the EMR (Electronic Medical Record)
• Manage an average of three patients per hour, and a minimum of four patients, during peak times
• Facilitate diagnostic tests and referrals to medical specialists
• Retrieve existing information from the patients' chart, as well as prior medical history and print pertinent information for providers
• Retrieve supplies or instruments, as requested by the provider
• Escort patients to other areas within the clinic when needed
• Assist with training of newly hired Medical Scribes
• Enter x-ray/PT orders
• Room patients (utilizing an electronic medical record)
• Support in-clinic procedures
• Scribe as needed
• Perform suture/staple removal
• Assist with injections
• Perform limited casting and splinting
• Provide wound care
• Stock rooms
• Perform scheduled infection control maintenance of patient care items and equipment
• Process outside imaging
• Fit off-the-shelf durable medical equipment
• Retrieve prior medical history and print pertinent information for providers as needed
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

• High School Diploma or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Ability to type 70 words per minute with accuracy
• Previous Clinical experience or Medical Terminology experience
• Reasonable knowledge of and ability to use standard business software, computer applications, and dictation equipment

Nice to have:

• Six months previous experience working in an ambulatory or acute care setting; Neurosurgery experience is helpful
• Demonstrated exceptional interpersonal communication skills, superior customer service, and exemplary attendance record
• Ability to manage stress effectively, a superior work ethic, and manage multiple responsibilities
• Proficient using the Microsoft suite products with a typing speed of 50 wpm