What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Scribe (FT-Day), Bridgewater NJ position at RWJBarnabas Health?
Job Overview:
The Medical Scribe provides Emergency and Hospitalist Medicine Department clinicians with documentation assistance and follow-up on diagnostics, consults, orders, etc. This assistance is crucial in providing clinicians additional time to directly speak to and consult with patients. This is a great opportunity for entry level healthcare professionals to build on medical knowledge and gain invaluable clinical exposure in working alongside numerous MDs, NPs, and PAs.
Qualifications:
Required:
- High School Diploma or GED
- Work, volunteer, or shadowing experience in the healthcare field
- Completion of science or clinical coursework at the undergraduate level or above
- Work experience in a direct patient care clinical setting may be considered in lieu of science or clinical coursework
- Experience in a direct patient care environment preferred (medical scribe, patient care technician, medical assistant, EMT) Must be documented on resume
Preferred:
- Bachelor s Degree
- Bilingual, Spanish
Certifications and Licenses Required:
- High School Diploma or GED
Scheduling Requirements:
- Monday - Friday: 40 hours per week including 2 nights per week until 7pm
- Full-time Schedule
Essential Functions:
- Accompany clinicians into patient rooms to transcribe clinician dictations, notes
- Actively listen to all conversations pertaining to patient care between the clinician and other healthcare providers, patients, family, etc, and document relevant information into the EMR
- Document clinician and patient encounters into EMR
- Seek out missing information from clinicians to complete the physician chart
- Gather and input pertinent patient information from external sources (outpatient lab tests, nursing home, EMS records)
- Place phone calls to PMD offices, pharmacies, etc, as requested by the clinician
- Keep clinicians informed of resulting diagnostics and troubleshoot delays in those results
Benefits and Perks:
At RWJBarnabas Health, our market-competitive Total Rewards package provides comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees physical, emotional, social, and financial health.
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
- Dental and Vision Insurance
- Retirement Plans
- Wellness Programs
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Short & Long-Term Disability
- Life & Accidental Death Insurance
- Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
- Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, Verizon, and more!
Choosing RWJBarnabas Health!
RWJBarnabas Health is the premier health care destination providing patient-centered, high-quality academic medicine in a compassionate and equitable manner, while delivering a best-in-class work experience to every member of the team. We honor and appreciate the privilege of creating and sustaining healthier communities, one person and one community at a time. As the leading academic health system in New Jersey, we advance innovative strategies in high-quality patient care, education, and research to address both the clinical and social determinants of health.
RWJBarnabas Health aims to truly make a unique impact in local communities throughout New Jersey. From vastly improving the health of local residents to creating educational and career opportunities, this combination greatly benefits the state. We understand the growing and evolving needs of residents in New Jersey whether that be enhancing the coordination for treating complex health conditions or improving community health through local programs and education.
