Medical transcriptionist jobs in Finland
Medical transcriptionists interpret dictated information from the doctor or other healthcare professionals and convert it into documents. They create, format and edit medical records for patients based on the provided data and take care to apply punctuation and grammar rules.
Medical transcriptionist - Which skills are essential?
The meaning of medical terms and abbreviations, of medical prescriptions and various medical specialties and when to use it correctly.
Properly store the health records of healthcare users, including test results and case notes so that they are easily retrieved when required.
Revise and edit dictated texts used for medical records purposes.
The classification of databases, that includes their purpose, characteristics, terminology, models and use such as XML databases, document-oriented databases and full text databases.
Comply with and maintain the confidentiality of healthcare users` illness and treatment information.
Use specific software for the management of health care records, following appropriate codes of practice.
Listen to the recordings of the healthcare professional, write the information down and format it into files.
The procedures and importance of record keeping in a healthcare system such as hospitals or clinics, the information systems used to keep and process records and how to achieve maximum accuracy of records.
Apply the rules of spelling and grammar and ensure consistency throughout texts.
Comply with the regional and national legislation that is relevant to one`s work and apply it in practice.
Follow instructions to achieve goals and meet deadlines.
Employ a set of organisational techniques and procedures which facilitate the achievement of the goals set. Use these resources efficiently and sustainably, and show flexibility when required.
The set of structural rules governing the composition of clauses, phrases, and words in any given natural language.
Create and maintain computer archives and databases, incorporating latest developments in electronic information storage technology.
Medical transcriptionist - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Emphasize significant medical issues in a way that the attention of any healthcare professional using the record is directed on them.
Handle work-related paperwork ensuring that all relevant requirements are met.
The medical administrative tasks such as registration of patients, appointment systems, record keeping of patients information and repeated precribing.
Collect qualitative and quantitative data related to the healthcare user's anagraphic data and provide support on filling out the present and past history questionnaire and record the measures/tests performed by the practitioner.
Apply shorthand as a method to capture spoken words into written form. Use shorthands in written texts to reflect acronyms and relevant information required to be expressed in such fashion.
The written standards applied in the health care professional environments for documentation purposes of one`s activity.
The structure and function of health care services.
Locate, retrieve and present medical records, as requested by authorized medical personnel.
The dynamic relationship of human structure and function and the muscosceletal, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, endocrine, urinary, reproductive, integumentary and nervous systems; normal and altered anatomy and physiology throughout the human lifespan.
The processes and tools used for the analysis and dissemination of medical data through computerized systems.
Implement backup procedures to backup data and systems to ensure permanent and reliable system operation. Execute data backups in order to secure information by copying and archiving to ensure integrity during system integration and after data loss occurrence.
Assess and review relevant medical data of patients such as X-rays, medical history and laboratory reports.
Extract information from a patient's notes and enter them in a computer programme.
Participate in the delivery of multidisciplinary health care, and understand the rules and competences of other healthcare related professions.
Match and record correctly the specific illnesses and treatments of a patient by using a clinical codes classification system.
Enter information into a data storage and data retrieval system via processes such as scanning, manual keying or electronic data transfer in order to process large amounts of data.
Assist and help with any requests arisen during audits related to the archiving, filling and processing of medical records.