Quitting medical scribe position before 1 year commitment is up?

[leagueofDravenMD]

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Hi guys,

Let me preface this by saying that the scribe company that hired me messed up and pushed my start date back the July 25th 2016 from around early June. I am in my gap year from undergrad with an acceptance to med school and just 1 more interview. I was planning on traveling for a month or two before matriculation, and would have to quit before the 1 year point

Has anyone had any experience quitting early? What if I just send my chief scribe an email about looking for a new hire that they could replace me with asap?

As I'm sure the 1 year thing is non-contractual (right??), I still want the transition to be smooth for the Doc I'm working for, he has been a great mentor and I don't wanna shaft him.


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[fizzle_22]

I'm the chief scribe at my location. I would say that as far as staffing goes, as long as you provided adequate notice I wouldn't mind. I'm quitting my position(though I've been around for about 1.5 years) to give myself some down time before med school starts as well. I have had people quit after 6 months honestly because they randomly get accepted somewhere. But all of that is to say, as a chief scribe, there is nothing that happens if you leave the contract a little early. And the relationship you hold with people will depend of how you go about notifying everyone.


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[ToastCrunch]

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[kamakazi5]

You're going to be pretty close to you year mark anyway. Give sufficient notice (maybe even a month) and they will be fine.

 

[liquidsodium]

Although it's listed in my scribe company's contract, it isn't uncommon for people to leave before the one year mark. Generally, I feel my supervisors understand we're all pre-med first and require some rebooting time before going back to school.


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