It’s part of the job unfortunately and you just have to suck it up. I feel like practitioners are their own story alone. I also was talking pay, the hours they have you work, and even the disregard of schedule a lot of my friends who have worked for scribeAmerica has experienced, not just the practitioners alone. Not sure what else to call them but a public practice isn’t that what they are? What do you normally call them? I’ve heard nothing but shit stories about them, at least in my area. Just know that if you do pursue a position you’re far more likely to get a position through one of the third party companies that hire, manage and train scribes (ScribeAmerica, ProScribe, Aquity, etc) than you are one of these private positions. Search the web for postings and apply if you find them. But that being said, these private, “homegrown” scribe programs are typically much harder to find, require past experience (either direct scribe experience or at least prior medical experience), and open positions are heavily filled by referrals instead of through actual job postings. As with almost any entry level position I can think of though, your treatment and overall experience are entirely dependent on your direct manager and the people you work with.įor OP, I will agree with the above that working at one of these programs tends to be better experience just due to pay alone. The only thing that across the board seems to stand true is that the pay will be significantly better at a homegrown program. In that case, I can’t really disagree with you, but again this is site and company dependent.
I’m assuming your comment was more related to management at the larger scribe companies (none of which are “public” btw) vs homegrown scribe programs that are managed by the hospital/practice directly. Medicine is medicine and doctors are often assholes regardless of whether they work in private practice or as part of a hospital system. Not sure what you mean by “you’ll be treated like shit”. Your assumption about them is rather wild though. I’ve never heard anyone refer to non-private practice jobs as such. Most companies will do minimum wage especially if you have no experience. I think I’ll take the crap pay over the stress inducing headaches of retail again. Overall no harm in trying especially if it’s that or retail. I had a hard time finding a private practice that would work with me. If you do public you’re bound to be treated like shit, but they may be more willing to work with your schedule especially when you go into grad school. I’m not sure if you’re going with a private or public practice. A lot of people use it to dip their toes in. So it really depends on what you’re trying to do with the job. It definitely beats retail, but there’s never really much room for growth or moving up. Of course I’m one of the lucky ones as most scribes don’t have that luxury. I love what I do but I also work at a private practice where I’m not heavily underpaid, have uncapped OT, and I work on my own schedule. If you have any questions for me, please don't hesitate to ask! Best of luck on your endeavors! :) The only shadowing I'm getting is nurses/providers gossiping, hearing babies cry or psychiatric patients yelling while I'm sitting lol. The whole purpose of being a scribe is to go with the provider inside the pt's room to get the shadowing experience. On that note, swallow your pride and take that job you think is beneath you as a stepping stone.Ģ) The fact that we can't go inside patient's rooms. You gotta start somewhere, even if it's at the "bottom of the totem pole".
Ik it was one of the first things I mentioned but that's cuz let's be honest, the first thing anyone asks about is money when it comes to a job. However, this doesn't bother me as much tbh. I don't like the job for a couple of reasons:ġ)The hourly rate for the amount of work and stress you go through. Sidenote:The provider you work with can DEFINITELY make a difference in how your shift goes at least for me! With this said, after working a month now, I still want to be an ER PA! I like the job because it does give you a huge perspective on how healthcare facilities are especially an ER one which is beneficial in my case since I want to be an ER PA in the long run. But I always make sure to be respectful and she does the same as well.Īt first, I might sound like I hate the job, but honestly it's 50/50. A good amount of the doctors that I scirbe for are chill, but there's like prob 1 that I don't really get along with. Literally it's just me going to the ED, and sit my butt in a chair for 9 hrs making charts. Unfortunately, due to COVID we're not really allowed to go with the provider into the patient's room. I kinda skimmed through what the comments said, but I did notice someone saying "glorified daty entry" which is true haha. Mine is $12/hr, and sometimes $14/hr if I were to take a shift that no one else can.
I've been working as one for about a month now.
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