Job Description

Job Description and Duties

The Department of State Hospitals-Napa, Health Information Management Department is accepting applications for a full-time, permanent Medical Transcriber. 

This is the entry and first journey level in the Medical Transcriber series. Under general supervision, incumbents serve in a secretarial capacity to a physician or in a clerical pool to do medical transcribing using a wide variety of technical medical terms, abbreviations, and reports of average difficulty. Transcribes average and difficult dictations accurately, involving a variety of medical terms and abbreviations, from dictated material using a personal computer (with the knowledge of Microsoft Word program). Performs a wide variety of non-medical typing assignments, including correspondence, reports, distribution of all transcribed materials, requesting faxes of conferences not typed in Health Information Management Department (HIMD), and duplication material using photocopying equipment. Assists the Senior Medical Transcriber as necessary, researching status of dictation for hospital staff, communicating with dictators when discrepancies or problems occur in dictation, and orienting clinical staff on transcription procedures.  Other duties as assigned.

Applications may be screened and only the most qualified candidates will be invited for an interview. 

Those interested in obtaining employment with the California Department of State Hospitals - Napa must apply and compete through the State recruitment process. Applicants who successfully pass the examination will be placed on an eligibility list used to recruit for positions.

To apply for the examination for this position, please click here:

If you already have list eligibility for this classification, you do not need to retake the examination, except when your list eligibility expires. Please note this is a separate process, you will also need to submit your application of interest additionally.

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Special Requirements

• The position(s) require(s) a Background Investigation be cleared prior to being hired.
• The position(s) require(s) Medical Clearance prior to being hired.

The employee is required to work any shift and schedule in a variety of settings throughout the hospital and may be required to work overtime and float to other work locations as determined by the operational needs of the hospital. All employees are required to have an annual health review and repeat health reviews whenever necessary to ascertain that they are free from symptoms indicating the presence of infection and are able to safely perform their essential job functions.

Statement of Qualifications Required:

- Use 12 point Arial font.

- One inch margins.

- Two (2) pages maximum, single spaced.

- Include your full name, classification title, and job control number.

1. Please describe your educational background and work experience history.

2. Please describe your experience as a medical transcriber.

3. Please describe why you are the best candidate to be selected for this position.

Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:

KNOWLEDGE OF:

Modern office methods, supplies and equipment; technical medical terms and abbreviations; various medical forms and reports and their processing; business English and correspondence.

ABILITY TO:

Type at a speed not less than 45 words a minute from ordinary manuscript or printed or typewritten material; spell correctly; read and write English at a level required for successful job performance; make arithmetical computations; follow difficult oral and written directions; and evaluate situations correctly and take effective action; and perform medical clerical work of average difficulty including the ability to process a large variety of medical reports and correspondence; transcribe accurately difficult dictation involving a variety of medical terms from a dictating machine.

Benefits

Benefit information may be obtained by visiting the web site and to the web site for retirement and health benefit information.

Other benefits include:

Free Parking

On-site childcare

Electric Vehicle charging stations

Beautiful walking trails and access to parks

On-site exercise facility

Required Application Package Documents

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

• Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
• Resume is optional. It may be included, but is not required.
• Statement of Qualifications -

  - Use 12 point Arial font.

  - One inch margins.

  - Two (2) pages maximum, single spaced.

  - Include your full name, classification title, and job control number.

  1. Please describe your educational background and work experience history.

  2. Please describe your experience as a medical transcriber.

  3. Please describe why you are the best candidate to be selected for this position.

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