Medical Scribe - San Antonio, Texas
Work for an organization with values and a healthy culture.
Work Schedule: Mon - Fri 8:30 am - 5:30 pm; weekends off.
This job opportunity is in our new state-of-the-art office space located within one mile of the medical center in San Antonio, Texas.
This position requires 7-8 hours of prolonged sitting.
Job Description
Medical Scribes produce and manage summaries of medical records at the direction of physicians.
To be considered, candidates must be ready to work in a fast-paced environment and be adept at multitasking and managing multiple projects at the same time. Advanced Microsoft Office Suite skills, excellent proofreading skills, a good attitude, a strong work ethic, and a firm commitment to deadlines are prerequisite.
Essential Duties
- Producing record summaries from medical records
- Working with dictation transcriptions
- Developing and maintaining proficiency with the use of the company's proprietary workflow and information management system
- Provide feedback regarding other medical transcriptionists/scribes to help improve their quality and accuracy
- Providing constructive input to help improve systems and processes
- Proofing qualitative sections of life care plans and other damages valuation documents
- Formatting to conform documents to style sheet frameworks
- Other duties which may be assigned as needed
Minimum Requirements
- Minimum Associates degree, or 60 accredited hours with a major of Science in Biology, Anatomy, and/or Chemistry and 6+ months of experience in a medical transcription role or;
- Minimum 1 year of experience transcribing medical dictation in a hospital setting or doctor’s office.
- Equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
- Strong grammatical skills
- High level of proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and Outlook), Adobe Reader and web-based systems
- Maintains HIPAA patient confidentiality standards for medical information.
- Excellent professional written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work in a sedentary position for the duration of the assigned work schedule.
- Typing 50 WPM
Preferred Requirements
- Four-year Bachelor’s Degree of Science in Biology, Anatomy, and/or Chemistry with 6+ months of experience in a medical transcriptionist role, highly preferred or;
- Medical Scribe background, highly preferred. Equivalent combination of education, training, & experience.
- Intermediate knowledge in human anatomy, physiology, major disease processes, pharmacology, and the metric system for purposes of: identifying specific clinical findings, supporting diagnoses, and substantiating listings and additional diagnoses in medical records
- Intermediate knowledge of medical codes and descriptions, including CPT, HCPCS, ICD-9/10 CM, MS-DRG.
- Demonstrated ability to transcribe history & physical reports, operative reports, and consultation reports for multi-specialties to include, but not limited to: Gynecology, General Surgery, Ophthalmology, Plastic Surgery, Oral Surgery, Urology, Hematology/Oncology, Nephrology, Cardiology, General Medicine, Pulmonary, Endocrinology, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Neurosurgery, Neurology, Otolaryngology, Orthopedics and Physical Medicine.
- Demonstrated ability to review and edit transcriptions for spelling, grammar, clarity and correct medical terminology.
Work Schedule
- 5 day/40-hour workweek: Mon - Fri 8:30 am - 5:30 pm.
Work Environment
Our company is an equal opportunity employer for qualified individuals with disabilities. The Company makes reasonable accommodations where appropriate in order for a qualified individual to perform the Essential Duties.
Confidentiality
Medical Scribe and Transcription Associates must adhere to Federal HIPA Regulations and be willing to sign a Confidentiality Agreement.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $20.50 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Work setting:
Application Question(s):
- Are you able to type more than 50 wpm?
- Do you have experience working as a Scribe?
Education:
Experience:
- Medical transcription: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: In person