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Scribes shadow resident physicians and attending physicians and completes all documentation tasks through real time, on-site medical transcription. Also responsible for ensuring thoroughness of medical documentation, coordination and integration of medical tests/labs/imaging for ready access of the physicians.

• Shadows physicians during patient encounters and ensures that medical documentation is complete according to all appropriate guidelines. Takes notes on patients and completes the medical chart.

• Performs random chart reviews for quality assurance medical documentation purposes.

• Keeps chart deficiencies to less than 5%.

• Assists the physician with communicating their patient care plans with other physicians, nurses and patient care technicians.

• Ensures patient care flow has optimal efficiency to keep patient care at a high quality and the efficiency of patient flow maximized. This will be monitored by physician semi-annual reviews.

• Provides timely submission and retrieval of tests on behalf of the physician.

• Performs other tasks as assigned.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent

Experience:

• Real-time scribe, medical or other type of chart or record creating experience

Licensure:

• None

Skills:

• Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel)

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs.

The University of Virginia, i ncluding the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physician’s Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information.