Medical Scribe

Responsibilities

• Documenting Patient Encounters ~ 80%
• Joining the provider in the exam room to observe patient visits
• Documenting patient encounters in a structured note, including the history of the present illness, assessment, plan, and physical exam
• Assigning appropriate CPT and ICD-10 codes
• Preparing After Visit Summaries
• Consulting with provider to ensure accurate and specific documentation
• Clinical Documentation Improvement ~ 10%
• Requesting and reviewing medical records
• Leveraging Oak Street's population health tools to support clinical documentation improvement
• Preparing for and supporting Daily Huddles and Clinical Documentation Reviews
• Consulting with provider on clinical documentation opportunities
• Administrative support for your provider and care team ~ 10%
• Placing orders and referrals
• Addressing tasks
• Supporting the care team with additional responsibilities related to clinical documentation
• Other administrative duties as assigned

Requirements

• Minimum typing speed of 55 WPM, though 70+ WPM is strongly preferred.
• Must be able to commit a minimum of 1 year to the position, though 2 or more years is strongly preferred.
• Excellent job attendance, including the ability to work in-person within the clinic for approximately 40-45 hours per week, with predictable hours and break times.
• This is a full-time position - we do not offer any part-time Scribe positions at this time.
• Advanced listening and communication skills.
• Strong computer literacy and ability to learn new technical processes.
• Ability to work well on your own as a self-starter, as well as the willingness to take direction and be a member of the team.
• Ability to adapt to new workflows and to quickly learn new concepts and skills, especially when working with a paired provider’s processes and procedures.
• Compliance with hospital and Oak Street Health policies, including HIPAA.
• Must be able to remain in a stationary upright position or move about the work area for approximately 6 to 7 hours of an 8-hour workday to perform core operational duties.

Qualifications

• Recent graduate or current student of a Healthcare-based degree program, with an interest in obtaining an administrative position that can further career goals.
• Experience within a role that required detail-orientation and high levels of accuracy is strongly preferred. This can be research and/or laboratory opportunities, transcription or scribe positions, etc.
• Knowledge of medical terminology and common medications.
• Prior clinical experience, including shadowing and/or volunteering.

Preferred Qualifications

• Fluency in another language is not required, but is a plus when it comes to connecting with our diverse patient communities.