Should I Take a Job as a Chief Scribe?

[kenykj49]

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I've been scribing with Scribe America in the ED for ~6 months. In contrast to most scribe experiences, mine as been overall positive. Our department has less than <10 scribes. I've currently been doing 20-25 hours a week during the semester/summer. I'm just looking for general opinions on the chief scribe position.

My questions:
1. Past CS's - how much of a time commitment am I looking at?
2. How did you grow from the job? What skills did you learn? Did the time put in justify the returns (would the extra time be better allocated elsewhere)?
3. How was it working with regional/higher-up managers?
4. Would medical schools look favorably upon this on a resume?

 

[993444]

You get a lot of organization and managerial experience.

But you're pretty much just making schedules for the most part. And that can be HECTIC.

 

[kenykj49]

You get a lot of organization and managerial experience.

But you're pretty much just making schedules for the most part. And that can be HECTIC.

Isn't there schedule generating software?

 

[993444]

Isn't there schedule generating software?

Making a schedule isn't hard. Making sure everyone sticks to it is a different story.

 

[kenykj49]

Making a schedule isn't hard. Making sure everyone sticks to it is a different story.

Ahh, I can totally understand that.

 

[MedDoc305]

I've been scribing with Scribe America in the ED for ~6 months. In contrast to most scribe experiences, mine as been overall positive. Our department has less than <10 scribes. I've currently been doing 20-25 hours a week during the semester/summer. I'm just looking for general opinions on the chief scribe position.

My questions:
1. Past CS's - how much of a time commitment am I looking at?
2. How did you grow from the job? What skills did you learn? Did the time put in justify the returns (would the extra time be better allocated elsewhere)?
3. How was it working with regional/higher-up managers?
4. Would medical schools look favorably upon this on a resume?

I was a CS for over a year. It can be very time-consuming but I was also able to create my own schedule so that it worked with school and extracurricular activities. My team consisted of around 50 scribes but I had a co-chief that was a pleasure to work with. My regional managers could not have been more supportive and the ED Directors really looked up to us and helped us with whatever we needed. I had previous managerial experience but I believe its worth it in the end. You also get the bonus of increasing your hourly wage so you can work fewer hours in the hospital and make the same amount of money now. The CS I had when I started with the company stated the med school she started in was really impressed with her role. Scribes are a dime a dozen, but there are usually only 1/2 CS per team.