Employment Opportunities

Transcriptionist

Area: Medical Records

General Statement of Duties: Transcribes medical correspondence of new and existing patient charts. Also assists physicians, office manager, and staff with dictated correspondence.

Reporting/ Relationship: Medical Records Supervisor

Typical Physical Demands: Work is of medium demand requiring personal contact, extensive sitting and bending daily to collect, review and replace charts/loose material and walking up and down stairs. Requiring bending, stooping, reaching, walking and lifting up to 20 lbs. Use computer video display, telephones, copiers, microfilm, fiche reader/printer and fax machine.

Typical Working Conditions: Busy office environment. Works with public, physicians and other team members.

Essential Job Duties:

1. Transcribes all medical progress notes for new and existing patients.
2. Follow format in which physician’s dictate.
3. All transcription should be completed within two days of receiving tape from physician.
4. All letters dictated separated for physician signature.
5. Priorities outsourced work.
6. Assist physicians and staff with dictated correspondence to patients, doctor’s, insurance companies and attorneys.

Other Job Duties:

1. Follow “No Notes” list.
2. General office duties as necessary when at satellite offices
3. Organize and mail out dictated material from dictation services
4. Attend annual HIPAA and OSHA training. Reports any perceived hazards to their supervisor or OSHA Safety Officer upon discovery.
5. Maintains professional demeanor at all times with physicians and co-workers.

Job Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Medical terminology, types at least 60 wpm, utilizes appropriate grammar. Good organizational skills and is a team player.

Education: High School diploma and courses in medical transcription preferred.

Experience: At least 1 year as medical transcriptionist preferred.

License: NA

Americans With Disability Act Statement
External and internal applicants who become disabled must be able to perform the essential job functions, either unaided, or with assistance of a reasonable accommodation. To be determined on a case-by-case basis.

Disclaimer Statement
This job description is intended to outline the general nature and level of work performed.

It is not intended to be construed, as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.

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