Asking a doctor to scribe for him

[doctor in da makin]

I've been shadowing this doctor who has told me how things would be better if he could increase his time with the patient and not have to stare at a computer for most of the examination. Sounded like where a scribe would come in handy.

It is his own clinic, and I know him and his staff pretty well, so I asked him if I could scribe for him.

He said he was interested but he had to look into reimbursements, which I'm pretty sure means that he needs the funding to pay me.

But he also told me that he'll look into it, and I should too.

Anyone know what that could mean; what should I look into exactly?

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[wxman393]

Talk to the office manager. He/she would most likely be able to point you in the right direction. If you know him and his staff pretty well, just ask!

If offered the position, how long would you plan on working there?


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[ortnakas]

Are you a certified scribe?

 

[doctor in da makin]

Are you a certified scribe?

I'm not right now, so it will be on the job training. I'd like to start in a smaller clinic before moving onto the ED,

 

[arc5005]

Why move to the ED?

I've never worked for any of the big scribe companies, and definitely think scribing for a small company or a hospital directly is so much better. I get full-time benefits, health insurance, sick time, PTO, etc.. and I also make much more than what most of the big companies pay scribes, so if you can try to stay with your small clinic doctor if you can! However, if you can afford it or are young enough to stay on your parent's insurance, than the experience in the ED may be worth it! I particularly love primary care and family medicine 🙂 Hope you get the job.

 

[doctor in da makin]

Why move to the ED?

I've never worked for any of the big scribe companies, and definitely think scribing for a small company or a hospital directly is so much better. I get full-time benefits, health insurance, sick time, PTO, etc.. and I also make much more than what most of the big companies pay scribes, so if you can try to stay with your small clinic doctor if you can! However, if you can afford it or are young enough to stay on your parent's insurance, than the experience in the ED may be worth it! I particularly love primary care and family medicine 🙂 Hope you get the job.

Thanks!

This doctor is actually a family medicine doctor. Is there anything I should read up on before starting?

 

[doctor in da makin]

Talk to the office manager. He/she would most likely be able to point you in the right direction. If you know him and his staff pretty well, just ask!

If offered the position, how long would you plan on working there?


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Probably for the rest of the year because this is my gap year. Why should I ask the office manager if the doctor is the one who can hire and fire?

 

[SterlingMaloryArcher]

Are you a certified scribe?

As a scribe at two different practices, as far as I know, a scribe is an unlicensed/uncertified employee trained to the company's/physician's liking for entering medical information into the patient record.

In other words: what are you even talking about?

 

[SterlingMaloryArcher]

Probably for the rest of the year because this is my gap year. Why should I ask the office manager if the doctor is the one who can hire and fire?

Because the doctor hires the office manager to handle the things he doesn't care to/know how to efficiently handle (administrative work, certain legalities)

 

[MareNostrummm]

As a scribe at two different practices, as far as I know, a scribe is an unlicensed/uncertified employee trained to the company's/physician's liking for entering medical information into the patient record.

In other words: what are you even talking about?

He means "certified" in that the OP actually passed classroom and floor training from a scribe company. The doctor will likely have to train OP himself. OP can probably find a lot of Scribe America's learning materials online anyway (vocab terms etc).