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ScribeAmerica interview
Started by Keladry
I'm very interested in this. I've heard about it and wanted to do it for a while now, but I'm unsure if the hospitals/medical centres around here need them.
Right now I provide hospice and respite care to disabled children and teens, but this has always sounded alluring.
Right now I provide hospice and respite care to disabled children and teens, but this has always sounded alluring.
The interview was pretty brief: what's your availability, are you a normal person who can interact in a professional manner, are you aware of the requirements (vocab and learning wise) and are prepared to meet them, etc.
However, this is very much left up to the discretion of the hiring manager at each location, so ymmv.
They did not even ask me any of the words at my interview lol. I was kind of sad because I had memorized all of them haha! It's a great job though. YOu are essentially getting paid to shadow. Great application boost
At the same time, I think they can seize onto your discomfort if they mention them and you get the 'oh crap here it comes' deer-in-headlights look. Even if they don't quiz you on them, giving them to you ahead of time lets them see how you react when they remind you that you need to know all of those things.
Awesome, thanks to you too. 🙂
Okay, good to know, thanks. I'm planning on looking at them and being familiar with them, but not devoting large amounts of time to memorizing them yet.
was it an individual or group interview? I have 1 tomorrow and just want to be prepared
I applied for a position a couple of days ago so I don't know if I'm going to get it yet, but I was curious: how hard is scribing? How long does it take, roughly, to be comfortable with it? I know it depends per person but just wanted a general idea.
I've been a scribe for quite a bit so I'll try and answer some of your questions to the best of my ability. In terms of difficulty when it comes to scribing, it will depend on what service you are on. Being a scribe in an outpatient office is very different than being a scribe in the ED of a level 1 trauma center. My experience has been as an ER scribe and I would say that it isn't neccessarily hard, but there is certainly a learning curve. A month or two (given that you are working at least 4-6 shifts a month) should get you acclimated well.
But the most important thing, it really just depends on the doctor you're working with. Some make shifts really easy and some make them stressful. That's where I find most of the variability of the job comes from. Its a good gig though.
Yeah that's pretty solid accuracy. In terms of typing speed, you would great! Itll give you great time to actually learn about the cases and think about the course of care.
Mine was individual.
It seemed overwhelming at first, but by my second day of floor training (after all the classroom stuff), I felt pretty comfortable with it, and didn't really need supervision for the rest of my "training" shifts.
You'll be fine. 🙂
