What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Scribe/Medical Assistant position at Universal Health?
Universal Health is physician owned medical practice who serve the long-term care and post-acute industries. We as providers believe in providing amazing quality care with fantastic customer service. We are continuously striving to provide a best-in-class experience for our patients and our employees.
Our organization is looking for a Medical Scribe/Medical Assistant to join our team and help our providers in the field. The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants in the long term care & primary care departments. The Medical Scribe will be responsible for accurately documenting patient encounters in the medical record and ensuring that all documentation is completed in a timely manner.
Responsibilities:
- Document patient encounters accurately and in a timely manner.
- Liaison between nursing facility, provider(s) and operations team.
- Maintain patient confidentiality.
- Assist with patient flow and coordination of care.
- Assist with ordering tests and medications as needed.
- Provide support to physicians during patient visits.
- Perform data entry of patient information into the electronic medical record (EMR).
- Understand the principles of medical coding and billing.
- Understand the principles of primary care, urgent care, internal medicine, geriatrics, physical & rehabilitation medicine, hospital medicine, emergency medicine, hospice & palliative medicine.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $15.00 - $18.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- AD&D insurance
- Continuing education credits
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Free parking
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- On-the-job training
- Opportunities for advancement
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Medical specialties:
- Emergency Medicine
- Geriatrics
- Hospice & Palliative Medicine
- Hospital Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine
- Primary Care
- Urgent Care
Schedule:
- 5x8
- Monday to Friday
- No nights
Work setting:
- Acute care
- Clinic
- High acuity unit
- In-person
- Long term care
- Nursing home
- Post-acute care
- Private practice
- Rehabilitation center
- Urgent care center
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Waverly, VA 23890: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Experience:
- EMR systems: 1 year (Preferred)
- Vital signs: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- BLS Certification (Preferred)
- Certified Medical Assistant (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $15 - $18
