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Hospital Medical Transcriber
UCI Series Concepts
Class Specifications - H.45
Senior Hospital Medical Transcriber - 4687
Hospital Medical Transcriber - 4688
October, 1975
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SERIES CONCEPT
Hospital Medical Transcribers transcribe highly technical patient reports
prepared by doctors (on media such as magnetic tapes or rough drafts), by
typing on standard, electric, semi-automatic magnetic tape typewriters, or
similar equipment; and perform other related duties as required.
A distinguishing feature of the Series is the requirement of a complete
working knowledge of the medical terminology transcribed, including the
definition and usage of medical, clinical, anatomical, physiological and
pharmaceutical terms. In addition to this working knowledge of medical
terminology, the Series is distinguished from the Typist Clerk Series in that
the end product emphasizes patient care rather than research or teaching.
The above transcription duties must be performed an average of 20 or more
hours per week. The Hospital Medical Transcriber's work setting may vary from
Transcription Rooms with semi-automatic magnetic tape typewriters and magnetic
tape dictation equipment to individual locations with standard typewriters
where other patient-related clerical and secretarial duties are performed.
The Class Concepts for the Hospital Medical Transcriber Series reflect two
levels of difficulty. Senior Hospital Medical Transcriber is the advanced
operational level; Hospital Medical Transcriber is the operational level.
Positions in this Series do not normally require the performance of
supervisory duties. However, Senior Hospital Medical Transcribers may act as
technical resources for less experienced personnel, and may supervise other
Hospital Medical Transcribers during the absence of a higher level supervisor.
CLASS CONCEPTS
Senior Hospital Medical Transcriber
Under general supervision, Senior Hospital Medical Transcribers perform the
duties described in the Series Concept at the advanced operational level of
skill. Work is usually performed with production schedules requiring speed
and accuracy.
Incumbents are required to have excellent typing abilities and a subject
matter knowledge of the medical terminology, to the extent that it affects
the accuracy and consistency of the report. Subject matter knowledge is
knowledge of medical terminology obtained through experience and education.
Thus incumbents must be able to spell correctly, recognize inconsistencies
and mistakes denoted by the medical terminology, and resolve them by querying
the doctor or other experts.
Examples of situations in which Senior Hospital Medical Transcribers would be
required to exercise subject matter knowledge would be when they must
recognize prefixes and suffixes and differentiate their usage, e.g. peri-para,
inter-intra, arterioles-arterials, vesicals-vesicles, and other similar
sounding terms. Another example of a situation requiring subject matter
knowledge would be the usage by a doctor of the term congenital when referring
to an older patient, when what was intended might be congestive.
Senior Hospital Medical Transcribers understand the need for absolute accuracy
in reports, and have extensive contact with medical staff to clarify
misunderstandings and possible inconsistencies. They must also recognize
the legal nature of the reports produced; and handle corrections, content,
and patient identification in a legally approved manner.
The change in classification from the Hospital Medical Transcriber to the
Senior class is based upon objective standards of production performance, with
a secondary criterion of job knowledge, usually a product of on-the-job
experience.
Examples:
1) In a Hospital Medical Records Department Transcription Room, incumbents
transcribe magnetic tape dictation of operation reports; letters; operating
room deficiency lists; and discharge, outpatient, and death summaries using
an MTST system by typing on continuous yellow scratch sheets.
2) In a Hospital Pathology or Radiology Department (in a non-Transcription
Room setting), incumbents transcribe doctors' reports an average of 20 or more
hours per week from stenorette tapes and handwritten rough drafts by typing
with a standard electric typewriter. The balance of the time is devoted to
the unit's associated clerical and secretarial work such as answering
telephones, filing, scheduling and record-keeping.
Hospital Medical Transcriber
Under supervision, incumbents transcribe material which has less complex
medical terminology and judgment requirements than those described in the
Senior Hospital Medical Transcriber Class Concept. An example of this
situation would be positions in sections of the Clinical Laboratories such as
EKG and Coagulation which require typing of doctors' handwritten reports
containing less complex and extensive medical terminology.
This class may also be used for those positions in which incumbents are
receiving training and developing skills which when performed at the advanced
journeyman level will meet the requirements stated in the Senior Hospital
Medical Transcriber Class Concept.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Senior Hospital Medical Transcriber
(1) Graduation from high school or a General Education Diploma, ability to
type, and knowledge of the applicable medical terminology involved; and (2)
either (a) two years of hospital clerical experience, one of which must be
medical transcription; or (b) one year of recognized business training as a
Medical Transcriber with one year of experience in Medical transcription; or
an equivalent combination of education and experience; and knowledges and
abilities essential to the successful performance of the duties assigned to
the position.
Hospital Medical Transcriber
1) Graduation from high school or a General Education Diploma, ability to
type, and either an aptitude for or knowledge of the applicable medical
terminology involved; and (2) either (a) one year of hospital clerical
experience, or (b) six months of recognized business training as a Medical
Transcriber; or an equivalent combination of education and experience; and
knowledges and abilities essential to the successful performance of the
duties assigned to the position.
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