I am kinda stressed out, but asically I have an interview soon to be Medical Scribe. What kind of questions can I expect? I really want to do well because I have been trying for so long to get some HCE at a clinical setting. This will be the first time being in a medical setting. I really want to learn everything that comes with being a scribe (which ny most accounts people say is awesome). I am not worried about pay either.
Scribe Interview-What can I expect?
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Really looking for attention to details, accurate typing, and willingness to show up and keep your commitments!! My scribe company had mandatory training after you are hired that you needed to do some prework. Folks who fail the training usually blow off the prework, or don't take the training seriously. I type pretty slowly, but was a premed, so I got through the training just fine. Typing speed actually improves when you get practice on the the job.
Please note the learning curve is very steep, you don't know what the heck you are doing your first month or so. After that, it gets easier. By month 3, you are pretty comfortable with the computer program, how each doctor works (they all seem to do it differently too). Best wishes to you, it is a great job to learn about ERs, medical jargon, the workups. After 1 year, I'm getting comfortable on what the physician will likely do in the most common situations (chest pain, abdominal pain), so I can usually keep up very well knowing what to expect from the patient episode.
Can you type fairly quickly? Do you seem smart? Are you reliable? Do you have a pulse?
If so, the job is yours. It's just like any other job. Don't stress about the interview, they'll hire most people and just fire the incompetent ones during training.
Side note: if you think being a scribe is "awesome," you *may* be sorely disappointed.
If so, the job is yours. It's just like any other job. Don't stress about the interview, they'll hire most people and just fire the incompetent ones during training.
Side note: if you think being a scribe is "awesome," you *may* be sorely disappointed.
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i think you might be overthinking this and freaking yourself out. it's very relaxed and i think they hire most people they interview. just relax and answer the questions they ask. you'll be fine.
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From what I remember about my interview, they basically ask about why you want to be a scribe, what qualities do you think make a good scribe, any experiences related to those qualities that demonstrate how you would be a good scribe. One interview even asked me if a I knew what a scribe did and how, as a scribe, I would be a benefit to physicians. Sometimes, they'll ask about activities on your CV/resume if you sent them one. Also, if you know what hospital you might be working for, why that one in particular? Overall, it was pretty relax and only lasted like 20 minutes. The only helpful hint I can give is that if you are selected for classroom training, not to take this lightly at all. There were some people from my program that were cut in the end, and I wouldn't consider them as slackers.
Best of luck to you
Best of luck to you
