Job Description
Job Summary: The Medical Scribe/Team MA is an integral part of the patient care team, working side by side with our clinicians as they care for patients. They are responsible for facilitating accurate and timely documentation. The Medical Scribe/Team MA will build and sustain positive, productive relationships that support the physician’s efficiency in multiple settings including hospital, ASC, and clinic, and perform basic clinical duties, routine patient care, and standard clerical responsibilities.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: - Assist the provider in navigating the EMR and make entries into the health record as authorized by the provider and within scope of practice.
- Create templates, letters, smart phrases, narrative lists, etc to increase efficiency of documentation in the medical record.
- Locate pertinent patient information and prior medical records to obtain past medical history, including prior labs, imaging, etc. needed to help provider prepare for patient consults and procedures.
- Chart in real time while provider assesses and examines patient.
- Appropriately document procedures and treatments performed by Physician and create orders for provider approval at their direction.
- Transcribe all ancillary test results, including any lab and imaging tests into registries and other EMR flowsheets or chart notes.
- Record physician dictated diagnosis, prescriptions and instructions for patient care/follow up.
- Respond to patient messages under the direction of the provider.
- Support provider team with patient phone calls, pathology letters, and answer patient questions regarding prep instructions, etc.
- Perform chart prep, review patient intake and validate reason for visit
- Greet and room patients when working in outreach, assist with patient vital signs, medical history review, repositioning, pre and post-operative instructions, and assist in patient discharge, entering pertinent information into an EMR.
- Communicate post operative orders with clinic teams as directed by provider and assist provider with overall day-to-day communication with internal teams, families, etc. as needed/necessary.
- Support and adhere to established workflows to ensure all necessary documentation is immediately available for proper medical coding and billing.
- Perform administrative or clerical duties as assigned, including filing, reception, scheduling, data entry, and/or patient registration.
- Other duties as assigned.
Required Skills and Abilities: - Excellent problem-solving skills
- Detail oriented, disciplined and organized
- Able to multi-task and work quickly, with constantly changing circumstances and priorities
- Ability to communicate well with internal teams and patients and their families and to build positive working relationships.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Understanding of medical terminology, diagnostic procedures, pharmacology, and treatment assessments to the extent required to accurately transcribe dictated reports.
- Ability to translate medical abbreviations into their expanded forms.
- Strong computer skills
Education and Experience: - High school diploma or equivalent
- BLS certification required
- Experience with GI or Pain Management preferred
- Proficiency in MS Excel
- Mastery of complex EMRs (EPIC, gGastro, etc)
- Knowledge of GCP, federal, state, and local regulations, including HIPAA policies and procedures.
Our Values
- Our Work Matters
- We put our all into everything we do and approach every endeavor with high EQ & IQ. Care is in our DNA and it shows up with every new partnership, patient, and teammate. We take pride in what we do because, What We Do Matters!
- Partnership Propels Us
- We are greater than the sum of our parts. Our shared knowledge, resources and selfless support leads to shared momentum. We are intentional about our partnerships because we are better together.
- Positivity Inspires Results
- An attitude of gratitude abounds. We approach challenges with optimism, turning hurdles into opportunities and continuously elevate results through the lens of positivity.
- Empowerment Ignites Excellence
- Our foundation is one of trust. Trust yields autonomy, and empowerment fuels innovation. Confidence in each other reflects our mutual respect and is a catalyst for growth.
Gastro Care Partners is the national partner for successful regional gastroenterology practices. We believe in the mantra “medicine is local.” Gastro Care Partners provides high-performing regional practices with the resources necessary to thrive in today’s dynamic healthcare landscape while maintaining their practices’ identities.
Job Tags
Full time, Local area, Immediate start,