Clinical medical transcriptionist vs preceptor

Differences between clinical medical transcriptionist and preceptor duties and responsibilities

Clinical medical transcriptionist example responsibilities.

• Manage patient caseload with emphasis in occupational rehabilitation
• Transcribe EKG, PFT, sleep studies, myocardial stress tests and oximetry studies.
• Transcribe doctor's medical chart dictations using Dictaphone transcriber and also digital dictation using ExpressScribe.
• Collaborate and productively communicate with interdisciplinary teams to advocate for patients and implement culturally competent and family-centered care.
• Gain experience specifically with gastrointestinal disorders and colostomy appliances, as well as cardiac disorders and telemetry heart monitoring.
• Evaluate patients individually: assess and obtain vitals, document on medical records and report to clinical instructor for evaluation.
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Preceptor example responsibilities.

• Provide continuous telemetry monitoring and managing multiple patients with multiple high-risk medical conditions, utilizing interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Perform blood draws and specimen collection on patients for phlebotomy Preceptorship course.
• Monitor patients on EKG, are able to detect abnormal rhythms.
• Provide emotional support with patients before pending surgery, and provide advocacy by calling doctor to answer the pt's questions.
• Observe students during surgery, gather supplies need for surgical procedures and set up.
• Assist with ADL's, medications, blood transfusions, chemotherapy infusions, education, admissions, discharges, and charting.
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