Job Title: Medical Transcriber
Location: 300 Old Newport Beach Boulevard, Newport Beach, CA 92663
Duration: 3 months, CTH
Does this position require driving on the job? YES – MD is currently in two locations NB and Irvine
**Doctors do work from several locations. The clinic does reimburse for mileage, so no company vehicle is used . The reimbursement is set up when it is between offices, and does not include the drive from home. They are only reimbursed between offices. Most will start their day at a particular location. When there is a need to float or assist, they may have to drive from one to another.
Top 3 Required Skills:
1. Knowledge of medical terminology
2. Good communication skills
3 Excellent work ethic
Daily Responsibilities:
- Scribing for Physicians in a busy Oncology Hematology Clinic
- Receives prerecorded audio notes from physician procedures.
- Reviews audio recordings for content.
- Transcribes recordings to type-written format using keyboard, computer, and audio control equipment.
- Decides which information should be included or excluded in reports.
- Distinguishes between homonyms, and recognize inconsistencies and mistakes in medical terms, referring to dictionaries, drug references, and other sources on anatomy, physiology, and medicine.
- Identifies mistakes in reports, and check with doctors to obtain the correct information.
- Performs data entry and data retrieval services, providing data for inclusion in medical records and for transmission to physicians.
- Reviews transcription for accuracy. Produces medical reports, correspondence, records, patient-care information, statistics, medical research, and administrative material.
- Returns dictated reports in printed or electronic form for physicians' review, signature, and corrections, and for inclusion in patients' medical records.
Minimum Level of Expertise: Ability to type at least 50wpm with a high degree of accuracy. Knowledge of medical terminology.
Minimum Education: HS Diploma/GED
