Fired from Scribe

[comebackkidyo]

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I was hired as a scribe and fired after 2 shifts. How do I not let this get to me0?I didn't even know what I did wrong. So my first day I go there I was trained by the chief scribe who was really nice and sweet. She told me to just follow her around. Next day I come back and find out that she quit her job since she is doing this summer program. I get trained by this guy who thinks he is a doctor already and straight up tells me my HPIs don't sound medical. Today I get a new email saying "Thank you for training at this month. Based on your performance during training and the feedback your provider has submitted to us, we have decided to place your training on hold until further notice".
Yes I had spelling errors and I lacked medical abv but from what I have seen it takes at least couple of weeks to get better at HPIs. I was very much looking forward to scribe. What do I do now? Should I focus solely on mcat now and forget about clinical experience? I take things very critically and I already feel the effect of this.

 

[prince0fpersia94]

This is shocking tbh... I know that they give you 5 shifts for floor training and then decide whether you are capable of scribing on your own. I had no clue wtf I was doing on my second shift and probably did worse than you... The guy training you sounds like a straight douche. The only valid reason that could explain why they let you go was because you did something that was inexcusable, but I am assuming you did not. If you really want to scribe, I would say to contact the regional manager and let them know your concerns. Or look into other scribing companies if the former is too much stress

 

[deleted480308]

If you can't spell I wouldn't bother with training you either. The job description is writing things.

Aside from that just volunteer at a local free clinic or hospital a few hours a week and focus on studying

 

[DingoPingo]

Hey man/woman, don't let it get to you. Whenever you do something new, it's natural to make mistakes or to not know how to do something perfectly. Learn from it and move on. Maybe you can try to scribe again later, or maybe you can just do other clinical experience. Maybe this guy was a douche, or maybe he got dumped by his girlfriend and wanted to act out on someone else, or maybe you just performed less than average that day and he thinks one day's performance qualifies for you being fired. Either way, it's not your fault, and it doesn't mean you can't scribe. No one can tell you what you can or cannot do based on one shift. Take it as a learning experience and don't let it give you any negative outlooks. Good luck bro/sis. Everyone gets fired for stupid reasons sometimes.

 

[jwilliams1993]

I'm not a scribe, but I've been working in an ED for over four years. I've seen the scribe program begin here, so I've seen countless scribes come and go.... many of them hate being here. You've got terrible hours and really no say in what shifts you work, from what I've heard. The senior scribes get the nice weekend day shifts and the newer scribes end up being stuck with night shifts during the week, and I've seen many of them struggle with school because of that. I'd say get a job that pays the bills and then spend your free time studying, shadowing, and preparing for the MCAT. If you're really interesting in being a scribe, I'm sure there is someone you can reach out to. It usually takes scribes three or four shifts to be comfortable with what they're doing.

 

[hopefulERdoc251]

Lol for what it's worth, many head scribes tend to have an ego the size of Texas and think that they are the bomb. Don't let it get to you. Scribing does not have any bearing on whether you'll be a good doctor. Also, it's one thing if you weren't comprehending the relevant parts to a history (which even then, this takes time)-this would be more concerning. The fact that you had troubles with spelling and medical abbreviations is less concerning and is something that will come to you as you learn more. Look at other physician charts, if you think your spelling is bad, then they must be in the dumps.

 

[----x----]

You were let go much earlier than the scribe program I am at would have.

Sorry to hear of your experience. I've heard some negative perspectives from people at the large scribe companies, but my own experience has been extremely positive.

 

[CaliforniaDreamer]

That was fairly quick, and it may have been your spelling (and I presume grammar) errors that immediately triggered your release. These are not really acceptable in a scribe position. However, it may have also been something administrative in addition which precipitated it, as I would argue that unless your spelling/grammar were atrocious then they did not have enough time to properly evaluate you.

 

[Dr. Trenb]

When it comes to chief scribes, it's a hit or miss. Regardless, think of it as a dream, and move on. Your MCAT is one Quintilian times more important than a scribe job.

 

[AccessoryNavicular]

I've posted on this type of situation before but I'll chime in again: there are channels that you can go through to appeal this sort of unprofessional behavior. As people have mentioned above, chief scribes often are very confrontational when it comes to new trainees entering into their territory. In my personal experience, my CS had an inadequacy complex and fired me after 3 training shifts. (He said that it just wasn't working out for them which made absolutely no sense to me as I hadn't even had a chance to get the hang of things). Because this was my gap year plan I wasn't about to just give up so I called HR and explained the situation. Ultimately his decision was overturned and he was forced to take a professionalism enhancing class... I got my job back and went on to be very "successful" and actually trained plenty of others.

I know people will disagree with this but if you really want this then fight for it: contact HR and explain your situation. Everybody starts off spelling things wrong! I misspelled desquamation about 1000 times before I finally realized it wasn't desclimation. Those are skills you pick up on the job, it's completely normal.

Feel free to pm me if you need more help, wishing you the best of luck!


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