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Overview
The Medical Scribe, working within a clinical practice, will assist
physicians with their nonclinical duties. S/he will extemporaneously
transcribe the patients medical record for the physician, assist the
physician in retrieving old medical records, lab results, and radiology
results. The Medical Scribe assists the provider with other clerical
operations that would support his/her function and efficiency in
non-clinical patient care.
Responsibilities
Administrative\
* Documents procedures, patient orders (laboratory tests, radiology
tests, medications, etc.) performed by the provider.
* Maintains patient\'s workup by documenting all results into
patient\'s charts.
* Obtains medical records (old and new) and test results.
* Documents all consultations/discussions with family and/or the
patients private physician or the on-call physician.
* Completes patients chart by transcribing results of all labs, x-rays,
and other evaluations.
* Lists all proper diagnoses as well as any discharge/follow up
instructions and prescriptions, as dictated by the provider.
* Inputs billing codes (CPT and ICD) under the direct orders of the
provider only.
* Notifies provider and medical assistant of what needs attention by
processing documents into patient\'s chart.
* Responsible for scheduling appointment and assisting the medical
assistant.
* Initiates prior authorizations; follow-up on prior-auth status and
communicates status information with patient.
* Ensures billing is up to date by checking missing slips.
* Verifies all required orders are completed before patient comes in.
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Compliance/Safety\
* Responsible for reporting any safety-related incident in a timely
fashion through the Midas/RDE tool; attends all safety-related training
programs; performs work in a safe manner; monitors work environment for
possible safety issues and ensures others are also performing work in a
safe manner.
* Stays current and complies with state and federal
regulations/statutes and company policies that impact the employee\'s
area of responsibility.
* If required for the position, ensures all certifications and/or
licenses are up-to-date and valid prior to expiration dates.
* Completes all company mandatory modules and required job-specific
training in the specified time frame.