Medical Transcriptionist

Produce medical reports, correspondence, records, patient-care information, statistics, medical research, and administrative material.

Decide which information should be included or excluded in reports.

Translate medical jargon and abbreviations into their expanded forms to ensure the accuracy of patient and health care facility records.

Review and edit transcribed reports or dictated material for spelling, grammar, clarity, consistency, and proper medical terminology.

Receive and screen telephone calls and visitors.

Perform a variety of clerical and office tasks, such as handling incoming and outgoing mail, completing and submitting insurance claims, typing, filing, or operating office machines.

Receive patients, schedule appointments, and maintain patient records.

Distinguish between homonyms and recognize inconsistencies and mistakes in medical terms, referring to dictionaries, drug references, and other sources on anatomy, physiology, and medicine.

Perform data entry and data retrieval services, providing data for inclusion in medical records and for transmission to physicians.

Set up and maintain medical files and databases, including records such as x-ray, lab, and procedure reports, medical histories, diagnostic workups, admission and discharge summaries, and clinical resumes.

Transcribe dictation for a variety of medical reports, such as patient histories, physical examinations, emergency room visits, operations, chart reviews, consultation, or discharge summaries.

Take dictation using shorthand, a stenotype machine, or headsets and transcribing machines.

Return dictated reports in printed or electronic form for physician's review, signature, and corrections and for inclusion in patients' medical records.

Identify mistakes in reports and check with doctors to obtain the correct information.