**Medical Scribe**

**Position Title**: Medical Scribe

**Clinic**: Podiatry; foot and ankle

**Schedule**: full-time 33 hours per week

**Summary**: Provides administrative support and helps doctor complete patient charting and notes

**Tasks**:
**1. **Be present and ready to do patient encounters with the doctor at scheduled times

**2. **Use laptop to complete notes for the doctor during patient encounters

**3. **Follow doctor into patient rooms and complete patient charting

**4. **Utilize and gain knowledge on office medical charting health record

**5. **Review patient charts to gain information needed about patient encounter

**6. **Be able to use mouse/keypad for typing and input of data

**7. **Be able to type >75 wpm accurately and effectively

**8. **Be able to extract important information from stories and data

**9. **Be able to learn quickly, or already have a basic medical terminology understanding. Willing to study to improve job skills.

**10. **Learn quickly and remember podiatric vocabulary used by doctor.

**11. **Multi-task writing notes and also following doctor’s examination and medical reviews in order to portray that into the notes.

**12. **Always being respectful and positive to doctor, other staff, and patients.

**Skills**:
We do prefer someone with medical scribing experience.

This job requires a fast learner who can remember basic medical terminology and be able to transfer visual and vocal cues to be reflected into the notes.

This job requires standing and using a computer for performing the job.

**1. Clerical**:
**a. **Must have basic computer skills

**b. **Able to type/in-put data on computers 8 hours per day without fatigue

**c. **Must be able to type and use computers efficiently, request at minimum 70 WPM

**d. **Able to use computer technology effectively

**e. **Basic printing/faxing skills

**f. **Able to stand for long periods of time (4-5 hours minimum)

**2. Other**:
**a. **DETAIL-oriented

**b. **Multi-tasking

**c. **Highly motivated person and be able to independently get things done

**d. **Good at time management and highly organized

**e. **Good at taking direction and following through with instructions

**f. **Strong written communication skills

**g. **Ask questions if unsure or if something needs to be repeated

**h. **Ability to be self-driven and self-motivated

**i. **Empathetic and kind

**j. **Compassionate

**k. **Patience

**l. **Focused

**Requirements**:
**1. Punctuality**

**a. **Required to be present in the building with computer ready to go 5 minutes before shift begins

**i. **Tardiness is unacceptable

**2. Attendance**:
**a. **Must be available Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday for designated working hours.

**b. 33 hours per week work load**

**3. Dress Code**:
a. Black healthcare scrubs or business casual

**4. High school diploma or equivalent**

**5. Computer skills**

a. Be able to have a working knowledge of computers

b. Be able to coordinate how to place in data into correct areas within the chart

c. Be able to type effectively and accurately when and where needed

d. Be able to extract important data verbally and place effectively into the charts

**6. Must be able to PASS a background and drug screening test; this is a requirement**

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $18.00 - $22.00 per hour

Expected hours: 33 per week

**Benefits**:

- Employee discount
- Paid time off

Medical specialties:

- Podiatry

Schedule:

- Day shift

Work setting:

- Medical office

Work Location: In person