Medical Scribe- Heartland Orthopedics chez Alomere Health

Department: Heartland Orthopedics- Admin and Finance

Employment Status: Part-Time (0.7), 56 hours per pay period  

Benefit Status: Part Time

Benefits Include:

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Employee Health Clinic (health +): Our health+ clinic provides office visits and prescription medications for little to no cost to Alomere Health employees and their dependents who are on a medical insurance plan
• Retirement Savings
• Please see more details about our benefits here: Jobs in Alexandria, MN - Alomere Health  

Hours

Monday thru Thursday: 8:00am to 4:30pm

Position Objective:

The Medical Scribe is responsible for ensuring an accurate and complete medical record for each patient. The Medical Scribe assists the healthcare provider by accompanying them during the medical history-taking and exam, recording details of both into the patient's medical record.

Essential Responsibilities

The following description of responsibilities to be performed is not intended to be all-inclusive. Rather, it focuses on the major tasks that must be accomplished.

EMR Documentation & Utilization

• Accurately and thoroughly document medical visits and procedures, including but not limited to: Patient Medical history and physical exams, procedures, treatments, diagnoses, prescriptions and instructions for patient or family members for self-care and follow-up
• Identify discrepancies or inconsistencies in medical documentation and check to correct the information in order to reduce errors
  1. All addenda must be signed off by a healthcare professional
  2. Ensure that clinical data, lab and/or other test results, including the interpretation of the results by the healthcare professional are recorded accurately in the medical record
  3. Alert healthcare professional when chart is incomplete
• Proofread and edit all the healthcare professional's medical documents for accuracy, spelling, punctuation, and grammar

Compliance

• Comply with specific standards that apply to the style of medical records and to the legal and ethical requirements for preparing medical documents and keeping patient information confidential
• Collect, organize, and catalog data for preparing professional quality
  1. Assist in developing and maintaining systems to track patient follow up and compliance
• Attend trainings on diverse subjects such as information technology, legal and regulatory compliance, billing and coding

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent

 Preferred Qualifications 

• Experience with Epic EMR
• Medical Scribe Certification
• Medical Scribe, transcriptionist or related healthcare experience

 Knowledge, Skills and Abilities 

• Ability to quickly assimilate new knowledge into processes and procedures
• Strong computer and typing skills, medical terminology, and communication skills
• Ability to type words and numbers quickly and accurately
• Must comply with HIPPAA confidentiality standards when accessing or communicating patient information
• Knowledge of EMR
• Ability to react calmly and effectively in difficult situations, good organizational skills, and the ability to demonstrate independent judgement and initiative
• Ability to anticipate healthcare professional needs to facilitate the flow of clinic
• Ability to be discreet, tactful, and unobtrusive in performance of duties so as not to distract medical team from patient care
• Strong skill in having good judgement, organizational ability, attention to detail, and the ability to be self-motivated
• Ability to be adaptable and versatile

Union Position

No