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 Duties as Assigned

Requirements

• Knowledge of medical terminology and common medications, either from a pre-medical degree or prior clinical experience [required]
• Prior clinical experience, including shadowing and/or volunteering [strongly preferred]
• Prior scribe or transcription experience [preferred but not required]

Skills

• Advanced listening and communication skills [required]
• Strong computer literacy and ability to learn new technical workflows [required]
• Fluency in Spanish, Polish, Russian, or other languages spoken by people in the communities we serve [required where indicated]

Abilities

• Ability to adapt to new workflows and to quickly learn new concepts and skills [required]
• Ability to type 70+ words per minute [strongly preferred]
• Ability and willingness to take direction and be a member of a team providing patient care, including adapting to the provider's working style [required]
• Ability to be a self-starter within your role scope
• Excellent job attendance including ability to work in-person in our clinics (Our providers count on you.) [required]
• Ability to commit to at least 1 year in role (2+ is ideal) [required]
• Ability to work approximately 40-45 hours per week during clinic hours (full time position) with predictable hours and break times [required]
• Compliance with hospital and Oak Street Health policies, including HIPAA [required]
• US work authorization [required]

Behaviors

• Competent
• Dependable
• Inclusive
• Seamless

Company Information

Company: Oak Street Health

Title: Medical Scribe (Full-time in Primary Care Setting)

Role Description: The purpose of a Medical Scribe at Oak Street Health is to support our primary care providers with clinical documentation so that they can focus on providing exceptional care to our patients.

Benefits: Mission-focused career impacting change and measurably improving health outcomes for medicare patients, Paid vacation, sick time, and investment/retirement 401K match options, Health insurance, vision, and dental benefits, Opportunities for leadership development and continuing education stipends, New centers and flexible work environments, Opportunities for high levels of responsibility and rapid advancement

Pay Range: The Typical Pay Range For This Role Is $17.00 - $31.30

Anticipated Weekly Hours: 40

Time Type: Full time

Equal Opportunity Employer: Oak Street Health is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and encourage all interested readers to apply.