Medical Scribe

Overview and Responsibilities

Johns Hopkins Intrastaff is the internal staffing agency for the Johns Hopkins Health System and partner hospitals, providing temporary support to a variety of the Johns Hopkins locations. Our employees are the strength of our service. Intrastaff is unique because it's one of the very few agencies where a person has the benefit of being a temporary employee and also feels like a member of a large organization. Working at Hopkins means joining a culturally diverse team that includes some of the best nurses, physicians and allied health professionals in the world. Directly or indirectly, you'll have exposure to cutting-edge technology and groundbreaking medical research.

Hours: Monday- Friday, 8am- 5pm

Location: 401 N. Broadway, Baltimore, MD

Pay rate: $17.50 per hour

Function as a scribe to ensure complete and accurate capture of medical information as spoken/instructed by the clinician. Assists the clinician in navigating the electronic health record.  At no time is the scribe performing independent clinical judgment or direct patient care. 

• Accompany clinician into patient exam areas for the purpose of accurately documenting the clinician's encounter with the patient as described by the clinician.
• Seek real-time clarification of all information entered into the medical record.
• List diagnoses and symptoms as well as follow-up instructions and prescriptions as mentioned by the clinician.
• Enter orders, including diagnostic testing and medications which are pended and require clinician approval to activate.
• Document procedures performed and described by the clinician. Invoke the organizations approved scribe statement for each clinical note.
• Complete all scribe duties before leaving the patient care area.
• Maintain professional appearance and conduct at all times.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED
• Six months experience as a medical scribe, medical transcriptionist, or other related job in a medical office
• EPIC knowledge/experience 
• Previous work experience in similar work environment.
• Preferred: Bachelor’s Degree in disciplines such as human anatomy, physiology, medical terminology, nursing, etc.

Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.