Department: Histopathology

Job Title: Medical Transcriptionist

Job Description:
1. The first thing to do is to make sure that the folder is properly organized according
to the daily file date.
2. Medical transcriptionists in the Histopathology department only use Microsoft
Word to write reports.
3. The doctor includes any special instructions in the prescription for respected
doctors. It will be confirmed by the medical transcriptionist that the prescription
has been read.
4. The medical transcriptionist must first ensure that manual patient entry is being
given to check that the patient admitted is correct.
5. The Order ID entry should be rechecked to ensure that there is no mistake. If
necessary, the medical transcriptionist should be reconciled with the receipt with the
help of the attendants.
6. The details that respected doctors give about the patient should be written exactly.
7. The details of the prescribed section of the report should be written in the
prescribed section as prescribed by the respected doctors. A description of one
section cannot be accidentally written into another section.
8. One has to be very careful not to write any wrong measurements in the various
measurements that have to be entered. If necessary, it should be combined with the
film.
9. If the respected doctors give any corrections in the report, then the correction
should be made accordingly.
10. This should be confirmed with the assistance of the Medical Transcriptionist before
taking the report out of the room, The report is signed by the respected doctor who
conducted the test.
11. Care should be taken to avoid unnecessary delay in reporting the patient.

Key Performance Indicator (KPI):

 Number of Errors
 Level of difficulty and consistency of work
 Skill level
 Focus on quality
 Evaluate accuracy and timeliness
 Typing Excellence
 Constantly Learning
 Ability to multitask
Qualifications:
Minimum Graduate in ant discipline.