Medical Scribe, Emergency and Hospitalist Medicine- Northern Hospital Sites

Job Title:

Medical Scribe

Below covers everything you need to know about what this opportunity entails, as well as what is expected from applicants.

Location:

Emergency Medicine Associates
Department: ER Physician-Medical Group
Req#: 48287
Status:
Full-Time

Shift: Day
Pay Range: $17.67- $17.67, per hour
Pay Transparency:

The above reflects the anticipated hourly wage range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.
The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.
Northern Hospital Sites Include :
Clara Maass Medical Center
- Belleville, NJ;
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
- Newark, NJ;
Jersey City Medical Center, Jersey City, NJ;
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ;
Trinitas Regional Medical Center, Elizabeth, NJ
Applicant will be able to indicate their desired location(s) if selected to move forward with the interview process.

* Opportunities in both Day and Night shifts may be available
* 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
Completion of science or clinical coursework at the undergraduate level or above required. Work experience in a direct patient care clinical setting may be considered in lieu of science or clinical coursework.
Work, volunteer, or shadowing experience in the healthcare field required.

Experience in a direct patient care environment preferred (e.g. medical scribe, patient care technician, medical assistant, EMT).

Must be documented on resume .
Preferred:
Bachelor’s degree
Superb listening, verbal and written communication skills
Accuracy and attention to detail
Excellent organizational and time management skills
Ability to work in a fast-paced, stressful environment
Ability to type 50 words per minute adjusted for errors
Scheduling Requirements:
Hiring for both Full Time Day Shifts and Full Time Night Shifts
Day shift start times vary between the hours of 6:00am-6:00pm and the Medical Scribe would be expected to rotate through each scheduled start time in between those hours
Night Shift start times vary between the hours of 7:00pm- 10:00pm and the Medical Scribe would be expected to rotate through each scheduled start time in between those hours
Employee will work 2 blocked weekends (Sat and Sun) per month with the other weekends off
Shifts are 7 days a week
Employee will rotate through all day OR all night shifts
Full Time role with a guaranteed 30 hours per week, but typical shifts will be a total of 36 hours per week

Essential Functions:

Accompany clinicians into patient rooms and 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 (e.g. 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
To Learn more about our Scribe Program, click the following link:
Behind the Scenes of Exceptional Care: RWJBarnabas Health’s Medical Scribe Program
Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Benefits and Perks:
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