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Medical ScribeThis position provides quality service to patients and providers in the clinic via accurate, complete, and optimal medical record documentation. The position responsibilities are both medical and administrative. Primarily, the scribes will serve as a personal assistant to a healthcare provider, and member of the health care team. Scribes will mainly be responsible for completing the patients' medical records as dictated by the health care provider and guided by principles of EMR meaningful use, and Wright Center operational policies and procedures. All documentation is to be approved by and completed under the direction of the provider. You will also be required to work one weekend day per month, and 1-2 holidays a year. Hours are subject to change to serve the operational needs of our patients.This position reports to the Enterprise Chief of StaffWhile living and demonstrating our Core Values, the Medical Scribe will:Become familiar with provider tendencies and provider's established patient's conditionAccompanies the provider into the patient exam room in order to transcribe history and physical exam as stated by the provider during the interview and examination of the patient.Transcribes any procedures done by the providerThe Medical Scribe must sign off and date all entries into the medical record which clearly identifies their role as the Scribe, documenting for the providerAssists in completing the chart by tracking the status of results of any lab, x-ray or other evaluations and will continually check on the progress of this dataHIPAA policies regarding privacy and security of patient health information will be exercised by this position at all timesThe Medical Scribe is involved in patient evaluations. As such, he/she must be sensitive to the patient's anxietyThe Medical Scribe must be continually reassuring and cheerful to all patients, regardless of the patient's affect or conditionMonitor and appropriately address triages in providers inbox as neededEducate physician residents and fellows on billing/coding practices and use of Digital AssistantMaintain a safe, secure environment for patients, visitors and co-workersPromotes infection control and safety as it related to the patient and employee environmentsSupport the President/CEO at the Scranton Administrative Office with any needed administrative and/or clinical duties once patient notes have been completedThe position works in close support of clinic medical director, physicians, resident physicians and fellows, nurses, care manager and other providersPerform other duties as assignedComply with all policies of The Wright CenterRequirementsMeet The Wright Center for Community Health and its affiliated entity The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education EOS© People Analyzer ToolBuy in and experience working in the EOS® model (strongly preferred)Mission-oriented; represents the enterprise in a professional manner while demonstrating organizational prideHigh school graduate or equivalentPrevious experience in healthcare (1-3 years). Previous experience working in a medical office preferredCMS Certification preferredCurrent BLS Certificate requiredWorking knowledge of medical terminology preferredExcellent typing skillsPrevious experience in electronic medical recordsKnowledge of and ability to use personal computers/technology effectively; MS Word, Excel, email and PowerPointStrong written and oral communications and interpersonal skillsExcellent organizational skills and time managementDemonstrated appropriate knowledge of various required treatmentsKnowledge of Patient Centered Medical Home concept (PCMH) is a plusAbility to work with minimal supervision as a strong self-motivated worker as well as proven ability to work effectively and efficiently as part of a team

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