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324 Spring Meadow Lane New York, NY, 10003 (212) 456-1414 peter.smith@gmail.com
Peter Smith
324 Spring Meadow Lane
New York, NY, 10003
(212) 456-1 414
peter.smith@gmail.com
CAREER OBJECTIVE
Medical Transcriptionist with 7+ years of experience seeking full time Medical Transcriptionist position in
the New York Tri-State Area. Possesses excellent references from doctors, colleagues and patients.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
AMT RECORDS, New York, NY
Medical Transcriptionist, Jul 2003 – present
• Set up and maintain medical files and databases, including records such as x-ray, lab, and
procedure reports, medical histories, diagnostic workups, admission and discharge summaries,
and clinical resumes.
• Return dictated reports in printed or electronic form for physician's review, signature, and
corrections and for inclusion in patients' medical records.
• Receive patients, schedule appointments, and maintain patient records.
• Answer inquiries concerning the progress of medical cases, within the limits of confidentiality
laws.
• Identify mistakes in reports and check with doctors to obtain the correct information.
• Translate medical jargon and abbreviations into their expanded forms to ensure the accuracy of
patient and health care facility records.
• Decide which information should be included or excluded in reports.
• Perform a variety of clerical and office tasks, such as handling incoming and outgoing mail,
completing and submitting insurance claims, typing, filing, and operating office machines.
• Produce medical reports, correspondence, records, patient-care information, statistics, medical
research, and administrative material.
• Distinguish between homonyms and recognize inconsistencies and mistakes in medical terms,
referring to dictionaries, drug references, and other sources on anatomy, physiology, and
medicine.
• Transcribe dictation for a variety of medical reports, such as patient histories, physical
examinations, emergency room visits, operations, chart reviews, consultation, or discharge
summaries.
• Perform data entry and data retrieval services, providing data for inclusion in medical records
and for transmission to physicians.
• Review and edit transcribed reports or dictated material for spelling, grammar, clarity,
consistency, and proper medical terminology.
• Take dictation using either shorthand or a stenotype machine, or using headsets and transcribing
machines; then convert dictated materials or rough notes to written form.
EDUCATION
Kaplan University, New York, NY
Bachelor of Art in History, May 2003
TECHNICAL SKILLS
• Medical software — Crescendo Systems Corporation MedRite-XL; Electronic medical record EMR
systems; Integrated Systems Management OmniMD; MedQuist DocQment Enterprise Platform;
Misys Healthcare Systems software; SpectraMedi EasyFlow
• Dictation machines — Desktop transcribers; Dictaphones; Transcribing equipment
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