Fast-paced, high volume Urology practice.

Work location: Weatherford Office

Work hours: Full-time, 40 hours weekly, Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm.

Reports to: Practice Manager; Office Supervisor

Company background:
Texas Center for Urology has 4 locations and 9 providers. Texas Center for Urology’s mission is to offer our patients the highest quality medical services by providing patient-centered healthcare, leading- edge, minimally invasive, and solutions- oriented treatments for a wide range of urological needs.

Description:

Medical Scribes are individuals trained in medical documentation who assist a physician throughout their shift. The primary goal of a Medical Scribe is to increase the efficiency and the productivity of the physician they are working for. The Medical Scribe allows the doctor to focus on what is most important, the patient.

• A summary of a Medical Scribes duties include performing all clerical and information technology functions for a physician in a clinic setting. This includes primary responsibility of the operation of the electronic health records and electronic dictation system. You also must be able anticipate physician needs to facilitate the flow of clinic. Medical Scribes must be discreet, tactful, and modest in performance of duties so as not to distract medical staff from patient care. Good judgment, organizational ability, initiative, attention to detail, and the ability to be self-motivated are especially important when working as a Medical Scribe. You must be adaptable and versatile since you will be responsible for many tasks. Good attendance is also an important element of this job since you will be hard to replace.

Duties:

Some of the more detailed job duties and responsibilities of a Medical Scribe are:

1. Accurately and thoroughly document medical visits and procedures as they are being performed by the physician, including but not limited to:

• Patient medical history and physical exam,
• Procedures and treatments performed by healthcare professionals, including nurses and physician assistants.
• Patient education and explanations of risks and benefits.
• Physician-dictated diagnoses, prescriptions and instructions for patient or family members for self-care and follow-up
• Prepare referral letters as directed by the physician

2. Dictation/faxing/phone calls and clerical tasks. Medical Scribes are asked to prepare referral letters as directed by the physician, via dictation or summary of the medical record. Medical Scribe also ensure that letters are faxed on a daily basis to all physicians involved in a patient’s care, and with all copies of pertinent reports or tests attached. You may be asked to research contact information for referring physicians, make phone calls, and prepare clinical schedules.

3. Medical Scribes also spot mistakes or inconsistencies in medical documentation and check to correct the information in order to reduce errors. All addenda must be signed off by a physician. Medical Scribes ensure that all clinical data, lab or other test results, the interpretation of the results by the physician are recorded accurately in the medical record. Alert physician when chart is incomplete. Medical Scribes must comply with specific standards that apply to the style of medical records and to the legal and ethical requirements for preparing medical documents and for keeping patient information confidential.

4. Medical Scribes collect, organize and catalog data for physician quality and other quality improvement efforts and format for submission. You will assist in developing and maintaining systems to track patient follow up and compliance.

5. Attend trainings on diverse subjects such as information technology, legal, HIPAA and regulatory compliance, billing and coding. Quickly assimilate new knowledge into processes and procedures. Medical Scribes proofread and edit all the physician’s medical documents for accuracy, spelling, punctuation, and grammar.

Benefits:

Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, paid maternity leave (after 2 years of employment), and life insurance.

A supportive, team environment with opportunities for growth.