Make a difference in people’s lives every day. When you join UCLA Health, you’ll be working at an institution that provides leading-edge care to the people of L.A. and throughout the world. We provide our team members with the environment and support to do amazing work, because each and every one of them plays a vital role in our commitment to care.
In this role you will assist physicians with various administrative aspects of patient care in their respective department. Under the direction of physicians, these administrative aspects include assisting with recording the physician medical record documentation (electronic or paper) of patient history, review of systems, physical exam findings, progress notes, procedure notes, follow-up of laboratory and diagnostic results, expediting consults, and assisting with recording the documentation for patient care and follow-up. You will work in close association with physicians assigned to the department and will be part of the medicine team. You may also participate in monitoring the completion of physician medical record documentation to assess for charts completeness and will send incomplete charts back to appropriate physicians as needed.
Work hours may include evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays
Work assignments will be performed under general direction of the position supervisor. Work standards will be provided and reviewed periodically
Salary Range:
Required:
1. Ability to perform under the pressure of frequent interruptions and distractions
2. Ability to proofread very detailed materials and monitor work accurately
3. Strong interpersonal skills to effectively and diplomatically interact with others
4. Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication skills
5. Ability to speak clearly and distinctly using appropriate vocabulary and grammar to obtain and convey information
6. Skill in working independently and following through on assignments with minimal supervision
7. Ability to maintain equanimity in the face of resistance, indifference or hostility
8. Knowledge and skill in using various computer programs such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook email and database software
9. Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with co-workers, faculty, residents, nurses, students, University representatives, patients and the public
10. Willingness to work a flexible schedule which will include evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays
11. Ability to organize and track multiple records and requests and follow through in a timely manner
12. Ability to handle confidential material while protecting its strict confidentiality
Preferred:
1. A minimum of two years of scribe or related physician support experience
2. Prior experience with training new Physician Support Assistants
3. Previous experience with electronic medical records such as Medhost, EPIC, Cerner, etc.
4. Detailed knowledge of medical terminology and the ability to distinguish different exams and medical diagnoses is required.
Knowledge of E&M codes and the level of documentation necessary for each billing level
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