What are the responsibilities and job description for the Scribe position at M Health Fairview?
Responsibilities/Job Description
Fairview is looking for a Scribe to join our ED team at the University of MN West Bank Hospital in Minneapolis, MN.
Job Summary :
The scribe follows the emergency physician into the patient’s room and enters information into a computer using a specially designed template. As the doctor dictates, the scribe records the patient’s medical history, the reason for the visit, and the results of the physical exam. The scribe enters orders for lab tests and x-rays, records the results of diagnostic tests, and helps the physician and the nurse keep track of the patient in the ED. After the doctor reviews the chart, he or she enters the diagnosis and plan of care and signs the chart electronically.
Schedule:
- 0.7 FTE (56 hours per pay period)
- day/evening shift
- every other weekend
About the location:
The emergency department at M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center – West Bank is part of our flagship medical center campus along the Mississippi River. Located in Minneapolis, we serve many adults and children in the city and nearby communities who need care for an immediate or critical health concern. Our emergency department is also conveniently located near M Health Fairview Masonic Children's Hospital and other M Health Fairview medical buildings on the west bank campus.
About Fairview
Fairview Health Services is an industry-leading, award-winning nonprofit that offers an entire network of healthcare services. Fairview is one part of M Health Fairview, a partnership between the University of Minnesota, M Physicians and Fairview Health Services. Together, we combine the University’s deep history of clinical innovation and training with Fairview’s extensive roots in community medicine. Our care portfolio includes community hospitals, academic hospitals, primary and specialty care clinics, senior facilities, facilitated living centers, rehabilitation centers, home health care services, counseling, pharmacies, and benefit management services.
Apply today to join our 34,000 employees and 5,000 system providers working to build lasting relationships with the people we serve: our patients, our communities, and each other.
Job Expectations:
- Assigned to work with one Emergency physician per shift.
- Accompanies the physician upon patient interview and examination.
- Documents physical examination findings and procedures as performed by the physician.
- Documents the correct time of patient care related activities, including physician-to-physician communication, family communication, and re-examination of the patient.
- When the physician concludes the patient’s encounter, the physician will review all documentation completed by the scribe, make any necessary amendments, and sign the chart. The physician is responsible for documentation of the patient’s care.
- The physician and the scribe will make “chart rounds” to review patient status, delays, and any other care-related issues. All orders for patient care must be communicated by the physician and not the scribe.
- Scribes do not participate in any patient care and should refer all requests related to patient care to the responsible physician or nursing staff; including but not limited to, transporting specimens, answering phone, assisting patients, calling physicians, etc.
Required
Education
- Completion of 2-3 years of college course work towards a bachelor’s degree in Pre-med, Nursing or Physician Assistant
Preferred
License/Certification/Registration
- Previous experience utilizing emergency medicine medical terminology and computer proficiency.
