Under general supervision, transcribes a variety of medical reports, notes and other data from recorded dictation.
The qualified candidate will be responsible for carrying out the following duties:
* Transcribes recorded material, including operative reports, discharge summaries, patient history and examinations.
* Prioritizes current dictations by chronology or urgency. Logs dictation to avoid lost or missing reports.
* Verifies accuracy of patient information such as name, hospital number, location in hospital and patient file location.
* Makes entries on prescribed control forms as needed, indicating report that was transcribed, dates dictation was received and transcribed, and name of dictator.
* Maintains a production report detailing numbers and variety of reports completed per day, as well as line count for each day.
* Dispatches finished reports to designated persons for approval and signature.
* Duplicates documents and forms as directed and mails to outside individuals and agencies.
Qualifications
* Knowledge of anatomy, physiology and medical terminology