What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Scribe position at Jobologi?
Our Jobologi team is seeking a Medical Scribe. This would be a 1 year commitment 40 hours a week Mon - Friday
We are currently seeking recent graduates for a Medical Scribe opportunity in the Philadelphia area. As a Medical Scribe (also referred to as a Clinical Assistant), you would be trained in medical documentation and be assisting a physician throughout their shift. The primary goal of a Scribe is to increase the efficiency and the productivity of the physician. The Scribe allows the doctor to focus on what is most important, the patient.
Responsibilities:
Accurately and thoroughly document medical visits and procedures as they are being performed by the physician.
Preparing progress notes for physician:
Will identify reason for patients visit, ongoing patient problems, changes to medication, orders placed during last visit.
Start progress note including initial history of prior illness (HPI), laboratory studies, and other studies, and ICD/problem list for physician.
Physician reviews prior records, laboratory studies, other studies, initial HPI and ICD(ongoing problems) list.
Begin visit with physician:
HPI section must include location, quality, severity, duration, timing, context, precipitating/modifying factors, and associated signs and symptoms.
Must also include any other details physician wants to take record in progress note.
Be able to record any findings physician has for review of systems and physical exam.
Begin assessment for physician:
“Pend” medications, tests, and lab work as requested by physician.
Prepare and print out any related patient instructions/ after visit summary/lab orders as requested by physician.
“Pend” progress note for physician to personally review and sign.
Patient follow up:
Help patient with any questions on follow up visit.
Ex. lab testing locations/medication protocol/follow up visit date.
Skills:
PreMed or PrePA students – candidates in Gap year
Scribes must be discreet, tactful, and modest in performance of duties so as not to distract medical staff from patient care.
Strong skills in the areas of Mathematics, Writing, Communication, and Computers.
Good judgment, organizational ability, initiative, attention to detail, and the ability to be self-motivated
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.
Work Hours: TBD
Preferred: Bachelors Degree in PreMed or PrePA taking a gap year
