Scribe Application "minimum salary"

[Qscwdv]

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I'm filling out the applications to work as a scribe in my area and I came across what I feel like is an appalling question.

It asks for a "minimum salary". And the field would only accept numbers. On the application that I already turned in I just put "1"--hopefully they won't just throw it out. I'm curious what you guys think I should put for this on my last application (I'm applying to all openings in my area, and 2 of the 3 had this question).

Clearly I'm not becoming a scribe for the money but for the experience. I'd like to get as much money out of it as I can, but it's not really a big deal.

Is this commonplace in the working world? Will I be dealing with this as a physician? It doesn't really change anything; it's just annoying/disappointing.

 

[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

Seriously? So you don’t care if they pay you or not? If that’s the case, you should just volunteer. Yes, this is a very common question in the working world. If you aren’t expecting a certain salary (eg, you don’t have a ton of experience in the field), just put down the average starting salary.

 

[Qscwdv]

Seriously? So you don’t care if they pay you or not? If that’s the case, you should just volunteer. Yes, this is a very common question in the working world. If you aren’t expecting a certain salary (eg, you don’t have a ton of experience in the field), just put down the average starting salary.

Like I said, I'd like to be paid as much as I can, but it's not really that important.

I've worked as a volunteer a decent bit already (~60 hours), but I feel like being a scribe is completely different. I get to better see what a physician does (which I'm especially interested in, as I have no shadowing), deal more directly with the patients and their medical problems, and learn medical terminology. I'm also majoring in Computer Science, and I'm really interested in seeing the ways that physicians use technology and thinking about ways that I could use my skills to optimize and improve that--definitely not something I have much access to as a volunteer.

So does volunteering count as "experience in the field" like you're talking about? I have no previous scribe experience.

 

[drmantistobbogan]

Just put down minimum wage since that is all they are going to pay you anyway.

 

[Robin-jay]

You'll want to be paid as a scribe....

 

[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

Like I said, I'd like to be paid as much as I can, but it's not really that important.

I've worked as a volunteer a decent bit already (~60 hours), but I feel like being a scribe is completely different. I get to better see what a physician does (which I'm especially interested in, as I have no shadowing), deal more directly with the patients and their medical problems, and learn medical terminology. I'm also majoring in Computer Science, and I'm really interested in seeing the ways that physicians use technology and thinking about ways that I could use my skills to optimize and improve that--definitely not something I have much access to as a volunteer.

So does volunteering count as "experience in the field" like you're talking about? I have no previous scribe experience.

If you have to be trained to do the job (and I’m not talking about just orientation to a new place), then you don’t have experience in the field worth a higher salary. Just put the average entry level salary for a scribe in your area. If you don’t know what it is, put minimum wage.

 

[pewpew95]

ScribeAmerica pays $10/hour FWIW. I've heard most companies pay more than that, so I hope you don't get stuck with minimum wage

 

[SpoiledMilk]

Is this your first time ever applying for employment? Get use to it.

 

[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

Is this your first time ever applying for employment? Get use to it.

Probably. Many med students don't have real jobs until residency.

 

[MareNostrummm]

Scribing is something you should be paid for, even minimum wage. They'll have high expectations for you even if you're just a volunteer.

 

[Spr1ngrolls]

Doesn't matter what you put, just don't go overboard and say like $100k. We will pay you minimum wage to start and then bump you up to a dollar over minimum wage when you get through your initial residency hours

 

[3toedsloth]

They legally can't pay you less than the minimum wage. They also won't pay you much more. So, it doesn't really matter what you write in that field for this specific job.

Usually, low paying jobs will include this question in the application to filter out people who expect substantially more than they're willing to pay.