Medical Assistant - Scribe

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

General Duties:

The medical scribe is responsible for assisting, at the elbow or virtually, medical providers with chart documentation and finalizing of encounters.  The medical scribe is responsible for real-time documentation of patient-physician encounters. The medical scribe must have a good rapport with providers, adequate knowledge of billing, coding, medical terminology, medical abbreviations, and overall documentation skills. Must demonstrate excellent communication skills.  

Specific Duties

• Gathers and documents information about the patient’s visit into the electronic health record.
• Monitors test results and notifies provider accordingly.
• Assist in managing the flow of patients within the clinic setting.
• Updates patient details (e.g. history, demographics, physical exam, etc.) as applicable.
• Works in harmony with clinic staff, patients, and visitors by exhibiting a positive attitude and a commitment to MCHC’s mission, vision, and values.
• Understands organizational goals and performs job duties in a manner consistent with those goals.
• Participates in departmental and organization-wide Performance Improvement activities.
• Participates in all staff educational and in-service training programs.
• Assists in the orientation, training, and instruction of new employees.
• Follows, at all times, established organizational safety/security-related policies and procedures, federal OSHA guidelines, and emergency management plans.
• Demonstrates acceptable professional conduct, interpersonal and communications skills with patients, peers, and other healthcare professionals.
• Maintains professional appearance and follows established dress code.
• Maintains patient and staff confidentiality.
• Demonstrates reliability and dependability in meeting work schedules, the fulfillment of responsibilities and commitments, in daily attendance, punctuality, productivity, and efficiency.
• Maintains awareness of new information applicable to the position’s duties and responsibilities (e.g., policies, meeting minutes, procedures, memoranda, protocols etc.).

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.This position requires compliance with Health Center’s compliance standards, including its Standards of Conduct, Compliance Program, and policies and procedures. Such compliance will be an element considered as part of the regular performance evaluation.