WVUH-Scribe-86964 (JR24-49756)

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As an unlicensed member of the team, this position is responsible for documenting the physicians or licensed independent practitioners dictation and/or activities into the medical record.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

1. High School Diploma or equivalent required.
2. West Virginia state criminal background check required, and Federal, if applicable, for DHHR BMS regulated area.

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties. Other duties may be assigned.

1. For history of present illness, past medical history, review of systems, medications, social history, family history, allergies or other elements of the patient chart: The physician or licensed independent practitioner will elicit the information as usual and Scribes will record the information in the chart for approval.
2. The Scribe may accompany the physician or licensed independent practitioner in the patient examination area in order to transcribe a history and physical examination as given by the patient and physician or licensed independent practitioner.
3. The Scribe documents in the medical chart any procedures performed by the physician or licensed independent practitioner, or nurses.
4. The Scribe transcribes any consultations or discussions with family and/or the patients private physician or the on-call physician.
5. Scribes may gather laboratory results, radiology results, medical records and other data for review by the physician or licensed independent practitioner. Data should not be entered into the EMR, chart, or otherwise incorporated into the medical record until it has been reviewed and approved by the physicians or licensed independent practitioner.
6. Scribes must continuously check on the progress of this data in order to get the patients workup complete so that the physician or licensed independent practitioner is able to make treatment decisions.
7. The Scribe may not provide verbal orders or relay verbal orders between the physician or licensed independent practitioner and other patient care providers. The physician or licensed independent practitioner must communicate orders directly to other care providers.
8. Scribes can make and answer calls for the physician or licensed independent practitioner, however Scribes may not take medical data over the phone.
9. Scribes may not give medical advice, communicate medical… For full info follow application link.

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The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)