Clinical Information, Communication Skills, Data Entry, Identify Issues, Medical Terminology, Medical Tests, Medical Transcription, Organizational Skills, Pathology, Performance Analysis, Performance Management, Performance Testing, Reporting Skills, Staff Training, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Technical Leadership, Telephone Skills
Major clinical testing company seeks Medical Transcriptionist who will be responsible for transcribing specialty dictation from all members of the medical/clinical staff via recorded dictation and sorts/files copies of transcribed reports.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Primarily responsible for transcribing gross description and may transcribe microscopic diagnosis and other clinical information into LIS
- Make corrections/edits to reports, as per Pathologist instructions
- Provide verbally, STAT and malignant results to clients, as applicable
- Obtain patient clinical history, as applicable
- May participate in the training of new staff members * Prepare outside consultation cases for send-out to the client, as applicable
- Maintain Send-out/Consultation log, as applicable
- May select pathologist QC cases (PASR)
- May assign CPT codes, once required training is completed and documented
- Identify problems that may adversely affect test performance or reporting of test results and either correct problem or immediately notify general supervisor, technical supervisor or director
- Understand and follow all applicable standard operating procedures for job-related responsibilities, to include Pathologist Electronic Signature Guidelines SOP
- All other duties as assigned
Preferred Work Experience:
0-3 years transcription experience
Knowledge:
Knowledge of Medical Terminology
Skills:
- Strong Data Entry skills
- Good clerical, organizational, phone and communication skills
Education:
HSD or equivalent is REQUIRED