Job Title: Medical Scribe

Location: Emergency Medicine Associates

Department: ER Physician-Medical Group

Req#: 48875

Status: Per Diem

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $17.67 - $17.67, per hour

Pay Transparency: The above reflects the anticipated hourly wage range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

All RWJBH Hospital Sites Include: Clara Maass Medical Center- Belleville, NJ; Newark Beth Israel Medical Center- Newark, NJ; Jersey City Medical Center, Jersey City, NJ; Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ; Trinitas Regional Medical Center, Elizabeth, NJ; RWJUH at Somerset- Somerville, NJ; RWJUH at New Brunswick- New Brunswick, NJ; RWJUH at Rahway- Rahway, NJ; RWJUH at Hamilton- Hamilton Township, NJ; Monmouth Medical Center- Long Branch, NJ; Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus- Lakewood, NJ; Community Medical Center- Toms River, NJ

*Opportunities in both Day and Night shifts may be available*

Emergency and Hospitalist Medicine Medical Scribe – RWJBarnabas Health

At RWJBarnabas Health, Medical Scribes become part of a purpose driven environment where teamwork, belonging, and clinical excellence shape meaningful patient experiences. This Medical Scribe role offers growth, supportive teamwork, and a culture committed to safety and continuous improvement. As an Emergency and Hospitalist Medicine Medical Scribe, you will help advance patient care and strengthen the experience of individuals and families across our organization. Joining RWJBarnabas Health means joining a community where every Medical Scribe is encouraged to grow, innovate, and lead with purpose.

A typical day for a Medical Scribe may include:

• Accompany clinicians into patient rooms and transcribe clinician dictations/notes
• Actively listen to all conversations pertaining to patient care between the clinician and other healthcare providers, patients, family, etc. and document relevant information into the EMR
• Document clinician and patient encounters into EMR
• Seek out missing information from clinicians to complete the physician chart
• Gather and input pertinent patient information from external sources (e.g. outpatient lab tests, nursing home/EMS records)
• Place phone calls to PMD offices, pharmacies, etc. as requested by the clinician
• Keep clinicians informed of resulting diagnostics and troubleshoot delays in those results

This role might be for you if: 

• Superb listening, verbal and written communication skills
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, stressful environment
• Ability to type 50 words per minute adjusted for errors

Qualifications:

Required:

• High School Diploma
• Completion of science or clinical coursework at the undergraduate level or above required. Work experience in a direct patient care clinical setting may be considered in lieu of science or clinical coursework.
• Work, volunteer, or shadowing experience in the healthcare field required. Experience in a direct patient care environment preferred (e.g. medical scribe, patient care technician, medical assistant, EMT). Must be documented on resume.

Preferred:

• Bachelor’s degree

Scheduling Requirements:

• Per Diem position with a need for availability to work 3 shifts per month.
• Availability to work most shifts: 7:00am-7:00pm, 8:00am-8:00pm, 11:00am-11:00pm, 7:00pm-7:00am
• Shifts are 7 days a week- need to also be available for weekend shifts.

To Learn more about our Scribe Program, click the following link:

Behind the Scenes of Exceptional Care: RWJBarnabas Health’s Medical Scribe Program