Per Diem Medical Scribe - Head & Neck Surgery (Santa Monica)

Description

The Medical Scribe will assist physicians with various administrative

aspects of patient care in their respective department. Under the direction of

physicians, these administrative aspects include assisting with recording the

physician medical record documentation (electronic or paper) of patient

history, review of systems, physical exam findings, progress notes, procedure

notes, follow-up of laboratory and diagnostic results, expediting consults, and

assisting with recording the documentation for patient care and follow-up. PSAs

will work in close association with physicians assigned to the department and

will be part of the medicine team. PSAs may also participate in monitoring the

completion of physician medical record documentation to assess for charts

completeness and will send incomplete charts back to appropriate physicians as

needed.

Work hours may include evenings,

nights, weekends, and holidays .

Salary: $25.66

Qualifications

Required:

1.        

Ability

to perform under the pressure of frequent interruptions and distractions

2.        

Ability

to proofread very detailed materials and monitor work accurately

3.        

Strong

interpersonal skills to effectively and diplomatically interact with others

4.        

Demonstrated

excellent verbal and written communication skills

5.        

Ability

to speak clearly and distinctly using appropriate vocabulary and grammar to

obtain and convey information

6.        

Skill

in working independently and following through on assignments with minimal

supervision

7.        

Ability

to maintain equanimity in the face of resistance, indifference or hostility

8.        

Knowledge

and skill in using various computer programs such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint,

Outlook email and database software

9.        

Ability

to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with co-workers,

faculty, residents, nurses, students, University representatives, patients and

the public

10.     

Willingness

to work a flexible schedule which will include evenings, nights, weekends, and

holidays

11.     

Ability

to organize and track multiple records and requests and follow through in a

timely manner

12.     

Ability

to handle confidential material while protecting its strict confidentiality

13.     

Transportation/driving

required to various clinic locations as assigned by managers.

Preferred:

1.        

A

minimum of two years of scribe or related physician support experience

2.        

Prior

experience with training new Physician Support Assistants  

3.        

Previous

experience with electronic medical records such as Medhost, EPIC, Cerner, etc.

4.        

Detailed

knowledge of medical terminology and the ability to distinguish different exams

and medical diagnoses is required.

5.        

Knowledge

of E&M codes and the level of documentation necessary for each billing

level

$25.66-25.66 Hourly Monday - Friday: 8:00am - 5:00pm, hours may vary

Salary : $26