Clinic Medical Scribe

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Volunteer Summary

To act as a personal assistant to a medical provider, performing documentation of information collected during a patient medical encounter in an EHR, for the purpose of delivering efficient patient care.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Accompanies the medical provider during patient interviews and exams.
• Performs accurate, detailed, and timely documentation in the EHR.
• Facilitates the ordering of medications, diagnostics, and referral under the supervision of the provider.
• Presents completed documentation to the provider for their review, the provider being ultimately responsible for the documentation.
• Assists with the training of newly hired scribes.
• Does not participate in patient care and refers all patient care requests to the responsible provider or nursing staff.

Minimum Qualifications

• The ability to work within a faith-based community clinic and provide medical care for our patients.
• Excellent computer skills.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• ATHENA training completion.

Working conditions and physical demands

• Ability to sit and stand for long periods of time.
• Ability to focus on a computer screen for long periods of time.
• Ability to exert up to 25 pounds occasionally.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, stressful, and dynamic environment.
• Ability to move around the building.
• Exposure to heat and air conditioning.
• Exposure to repetitive noise.
• Exposure to ill people.
• Ability to listen critically and understand clearly.

Asking that each volunteer to commit to once a month for a year.

To Apply:

Go to http://genesiscommunityhealth.com/volunteer-app/ fill out a volunteer application.

For questions email Rita@genesisch.org or call (208) 854-3935