Medical Transcriptionist-Health Information Management

JOB DESCRIPTION

Responsible for transcribing dictated material into clear and understandable text for the purpose of documenting patient care.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensuring transcription of all medical reports (e.g., discharge summaries, operative reports, cardiology reports, electroencephalogram (EEG) reports, pathology reports, medical evaluations, history and physical reports, consultation notes, progress notes, and other medicolegal documents) in an accurate and timely manner to document patient care.
• Applying extensive knowledge of medical terminology, pharmacology, anatomy and physiology, disease processes, signs and symptoms, laboratory values, and English language rules to the transcription and proofreading of medical dictation from originators with various accents, dialects and dictation styles; translating dictated medical slang and abbreviations into their expanded form to ensure accuracy of patient and healthcare facility record...