Quitting scribe early

[nwu]

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Let me preface this post by saying it is not my intention to breach the scribe contract.

My question is this: When one applies for a scribe position, acceptances are given out on a rolling basis. So if I apply in May, I really will not have any idea when my start date will be. Say I get a offer in August and I accept the position. During my gap year as a scribe I apply for some medical schools. I get an acceptance and take it. However, that medical school's first week of classes is in August which will overlap with my scribe contract. How open are scribe employers in allowing someone to leave their position just shy of exactly 12 months? Because certainly many med schools have variable start dates and which school you end up getting accepted to and end up choosing cannot be predicted ahead of hand while signing your scribe contract.

I hope my question makes sense.

 

[QofQuimica]

My crystal ball says: No effing clue. Suggest you check your contract and/or with your employer. But I doubt there's no early way out of the contract. I can tell you that even as faculty at a U.S. med school, I'm expected to give three months notice, not 12 months. And even that is a request so they have time to find someone to replace me, not a legal requirement.

 

[Shadowade]

As a current scribe I guess it depends what company you work for, but they can't hold anything against you for leaving early. They put out the one year commitment because of how high turnover is at most places. It's not a legal obligation. Put in your two weeks once the time comes to leave on good terms and leave it at that.

 

[almostnever]

Check your contract.

IMO even if there isn't a clause holding you to a 1-year commitment and giving X weeks/months notice, the more notice you can give that you're leaving, the better. It takes time to train scribes, so if you just up and quit a busy site with a day's notice, there may be many gaps in scribe shift coverage until a replacement is found. This pisses off the docs, PA's, and other scribes. It does happen, but it's common courtesy to give as much notice as you can.

 

[ridethecliche]

Suing you for breach of contract is going to be more expensive than hiring someone new and paying them double... You'll likely be fine.

I'd worry about getting in first, to the scribe position and to med school.

 

[crazy87]

In my scribe company, if you left for school it was legitimate even though they wanted you to stay 1-2 years. That was like the one reason you could leave. I left after 9 months and didnt even go to school yet. Depends on your state too, whether those contracts would even hold up.

 

[milski]

Here is a useful thread on the subject: http://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/quitting-scribe-early.1117309/