Ophthalmology Scribe

Scribes shadow resident physicians and attending physicians and completes all documentation tasks through real time, on-site medical transcription. Also responsible for ensuring thoroughness of medical documentation, coordination and integration of medical tests/labs/imaging for ready access of the physicians.

• Shadows physicians during patient encounters and ensures that medical documentation is complete according to all appropriate guidelines. Takes notes on patients and completes the medical chart.
• Performs random chart reviews for quality assurance medical documentation purposes.
• Keeps chart deficiencies to less than 5%.
• Assists the physician with communicating their patient care plans with other physicians, nurses and patient care technicians.
• Ensures patient care flow has optimal efficiency to keep patient care at a high quality and the efficiency of patient flow maximized. This will be monitored by physician semi-annual reviews.
• Provides timely submission and retrieval of tests on behalf of the physician.
• Performs other tasks as assigned.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent

Experience: Real-time scribe, medical or other type of chart or record creating experience preferred

Licensure: None

Skills: Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel)

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs.

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