Location:

Altru Hosptial

1200 South Columbia Road

Grand Forks, ND 58201

Pay Range: $16.26 - $24.38

Summary:

The medical scribe is responsible for supporting the organization's commitment to patient care and assisting physicians within Altru Health System. The medical scribe demonstrates knowledge of medical documentation, clinical terminology, and facilitates communication between hospital staff to improve quality of life and efficiency within the department. The medical scribe performs thorough documentation of patient encounters, assignment of physicians to patients, and updates status of patients to ensure optimal patient experience and to alleviate physician workload.

Essential Job Functions:

• Coordinating schedule for Medical Scribes to ensure adequate coverage

• Perform thorough documentation of patient encounters, which includes history of present illness (HPI), patient chart or prescription medication review, review of systems (ROS), physical examinations (PE), electrocardiogram results (EKG) dictated by the physician, and discharge or hospital admission orders.

• Assist the physician in reviewing past medical, immunization, surgical, and prior encounter history.

• Assist in assignment of physicians to patients and ensure accurate time documentation of patient interactions.

• Demonstrate improved department organization and workflow by providing updates from hospital staff, informing physicians of patients to be seen, suggest input of workup orders, and providing lab and imaging results.

• Assist in direct patient care needs under the supervision of the provider to include but not limited to; rooming patients, assisting with transfers, etc.

• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of and compliance with: ○ Extensive understanding of medical documentation and terminology, as well as pertinent safety, health, and environmental policies, procedures, and guidelines. ○ Ability to proficiently operate laptops or desktop computers. ○ Working safely, without causing harm or risk to self, others, or property. ○ Work environment safety procedures and prompt reporting of unsafe practices, procedures, accidents, injuries, or other safety violations to the leader. ○ Use of all safety equipment and personal protective equipment

Physical Demands :

• Sit: Frequently (34-66%)

• Stand: Occasionally (5-33%)

• Walk: Occasionally (5-33%)

• Stoop/Bend: Occasionally (5-33%)

• Reach: Frequently (34-66%)

• Crawl: Not Applicable

• Squat/Crouch/Kneel: Occasionally (5-33%)

• Twist: Occasionally (5-33%)

• Handle/Finger/Feel: Continuously (67-100%)

• See: Continuously (67-100%)

• Hear: Continuously (67-100%)

Weight Demands:

• Lift -Floor to Waist Level: Sedentary (<10 pounds)

• Carry: Sedentary (<10 pounds)

• Push/Pull: Sedentary (<10 pounds)

• Slide/Transfer: Not Applicable

Working Conditions:

• Indoor: Continuously (67-100%)

• Outdoor: Not Applicable

• Extreme Temperature: Not Applicable

Driving Requirement Definitions:

• Professional Drivers: Persons who drive as their main responsibility OR transport passengers or hazardous materials.
• Frequent Drivers: Persons whose main responsibility is not driving, but drive daily or almost daily.
• Occasional Drivers: Persons who drive from once per month to as frequently as once per week.
• Infrequent Drivers: Persons who are generally not expected to drive.

Driving Requirement for this position:

Infrequent Driver

Reference ID: R5241

Salary : $16 - $24