Lead Scribe - Emergency Medicine - Emanuel Medical Center

About the role

Turlock, CA – Seeking Lead Scribe Gain Experience Working Side-By-Side With Frontline Physicians As part of our Medical Scribe program, you play a vital role in supporting physicians and health care providers while gaining first-hand knowledge and practical experience in the field. At Vituity we know the impact you can have. Join the Vituity Team.

Responsibilities

• Create the onsite training schedule in coordination with Scribe Program Manager.
• Contact newly hired scribes via email and phone to coordinate training schedule.
• Conduct didactic training, including medical terminology, EMR documentation, History of Present Illness (HPI) writing tutorials and scenarios.
• Administer competency exams to new hires for certification and to determine advancement into the clinical practice phase.
• Facilitate clinical practice shifts for each scribe and assist in completion of an orientation checklist to determine that the new hire is competent to perform all duties required as a scribe on his/her own.
• Conduct refresher floor training sessions, re-train scribes when feedback/emails are less than satisfactory.
• Be a resource for training questions or concerns.
• Collect all the scheduling preferences for each month. Use these preferences to complete the monthly schedule.
• Serve as main contact when a scribe has a last-minute scheduling conflict.
• Aid Scribe Program Manager in regulating proper hours in accordance with each scribe’s status (PD, LPT, PT, or FT).
• Regularly report to the Scribe Program Manager regarding performance, problems and/or successes of the scribes.
• Coordinate monthly/quarterly meetings with scribe team.
• Help communicate employee changes to central office such as status changes and separations.
• Participate in quarterly Scribe Program calls.
• Participate in quarterly Lead Scribe group hangout calls.
• Participate in routine touch base calls with central Scribe Team.
• Remind scribes when timecards are due.
• Review timecards for accuracy.
• Aid in counseling and work with HR and Scribe Program Manager in creating performance improvement plans as necessary.
• Aid in separations by working with HR, scribe and payroll to complete final timecard before last day worked.
• Help ensure new hires have completed all on-boarding requirements such as Vituity compliance training, certification training, and hospital HR and IT requirements.
• Order uniforms for scribes.
• Assist with shift evaluations according to practice requirements.
• Audit scribe charts according to Vituity and Joint Commission requirements.
• Complete the Lead Scribe Monthly Report (LSMR).
• Ensure all scribes on roster are within compliance by the deadlines set by company annually.
• Ensure all Joint Commission requirements for all scribes are up to date in binder and kept on practice.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Previous scribe experience required.
• Vituity Scribe Certification required.
• Previous experience in a supervisory role preferred.
• Strong writing skills; legibility and spelling proficiency required.
• Solid computer skills in Windows environment; experience with EMR a plus.
• Quick and accurate typing speed (45 wpm).
• Professional demeanor with timely, strong interpersonal and communication skills; must be a team player.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Active listening skills.

Qualifications

• None specified

Skills

• None specified

Benefits

Benefits & Beyond Vituity cares about the whole you. With our comprehensive compensation and benefits package, we are mindful of what matters most, and support your needs of today and your plans for the future. EAP, travel assistance and identify theft included. Purpose-driven culture focused on improving the lives of our patients, communities, and employees.

Pay

The hourly rate for this role is $26.00 per hour.

Schedule

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