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A Medical Scribe is a revolutionary concept in modern medicine. Traditionally, a physician's job has focused solely on direct patient contact and care. However, the advent of the Electronic Health Record (EHR) created an overload of documentation and clerical responsibilities that slows physicians down and pulls them away from actual patient care. To relieve the documentation overload, physicians across the country are turning to Medical Scribe services.

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What Is a Medical Scribe

A Medical Scribe is essentially a personal assistant to the physician; performing documentation in the EHR, gathering information for the patient's visit, and partnering with the physician to deliver the pinnacle of efficient patient care.

For someone interested in medicine, whether it is a personal interest, or part of a career goal to become a physician or physician assistant, the chance to become a Medical Scribe is unlike any other opportunity available. It offers exciting one-on-one collaboration with a physician, and is unprecedented in its level of exposure to real medicine in practice.

The Most Beneficial Job for Anyone Who Wants to Go into Healthcare

Get the ultimate clinical experience and learn great habits from successful physicians— all while working as an essential part of a real medical team.

Learn so much more than record keeping and charting by becoming the physician’s right-hand man.

Prepare for a field in medicine and get ahead of the curve by learning to think like a professional healthcare provider.

Gain a deep understanding of medical terminology in a clinical setting where you'll get paid to shadow some of the best physicians in your field.

Why be a Medical Scribe?

Are you studying medicine and eager to work alongside experienced physicians? ScribeAmerica's highly rewarding scribe program puts smart, tech-savvy candidates in fast-paced clinical settings. Our rigorous program trains individuals to thoroughly and accurately document patient encounters. You’ll shadow a physician with purpose and learn to think like one, get a leg up on your peers on medical coding and terminology, have a deep understanding of the medical industry and build a network for your future career, and be surrounded by mentors and receive ongoing education through the ScribeAmerica academic textbook, training videos and much more.

So...Become a scribe and test drive the medical field. Take a look:

“Working as a scribe was one of the most rewarding experiences I've ever had and it gave me a tremendous advantage during medical school. I felt very strong in my knowledge of medical terminology as well as performing a history and physical exam. I learned how to become a part of the health care team, which eased my transition into the clinical years of medical school. The people I worked with were amazing and it just made me all the more excited to begin my medical education. In fact, I loved my experience as a scribe so much, that I plan to make Emergency Medicine my career!”

Christian Maloschik, Temple SOM 2009

“Being a scribe is a perfect job for anyone wanting to pursue a career in medicine. The job is not only a tremendous learning experience, but your actually making a difference by assisting the doctors to be more efficient so they can focus more on the quality of care for their patients.”

Amy Hogan Quinnipiac University, CT 2010

“Working as a scribe was the single most reassuring experience I had prior to starting medical school and that a career in medicine was the right path for me. The physicians with whom I worked with at Tri-City were all eager mentors who encouraged my pursuit of medicine and were open to answering my questions and concerns about the profession. As a scribe I accumulated hundreds of hours of direct patient care experience, setting me far ahead of my medical school peers regarding patient interviewing skills. Now, having left ScribeAmerica and having started medical school, I have even greater admiration and appreciation for all that I learned, especially for the excitement this job instilled in me about my future career in medicine.”

Lauren Davie, Tufts Medical College 2011

“Scribe America is a great program that prepared me in many ways for medical school. Working side by side with doctors in the emergency room gave me an incredible real-life experience to apply to all the classes I am taking now. Diagnosing is intimately related to recognizing patterns in patient symptoms and while working with Scribe America I was able to watch the physicians think their way through patient cases and absorb countless amounts of information. Having also volunteered in hospitals and taken part in research prior to entering medical school, I would say that my time with Scribe America was the most influential factor in giving me confidence in my decision to pursue a career in medicine. The one-on-one experience with physicians, the variety of patient cases and symptoms, the introduction to medical diagnostic techniques, and the vast amounts of medical terminology have all been invaluable to my current student status besides that I thoroughly enjoyed coming to work every day. I have and will continue to recommend Scribe America to any person contemplating medical school with a desire to learn and work hard.”

Kim Riegel, Loma Linda SOM 2011

What We Expect

Intelligent candidate who can work positively and cooperatively amidst a stressful and most unique environment. You NEED to have good penmanship and computer skills, your medical expertise is NOT required but is an added bonus, and the traits listed below ARE required for they are not easily learned.

What We Expect From You

Responsibility
Confidence
Maturity
Trustworthy

Skills that Will Help You Succeed

A passion for Medicine
Computer skills, this is a must and will accelerate training as most hospitals are transforming to complete electronic charting
Cultivated sophomores can benefit throughout college. Also people taking time off before Medical, PA or NP school are favored and the opportunity is highly beneficial to the applicant.

Things That Will Help You

Be engaging
Completeness and thoroughness
Be Reliable

The Scribe Creed

Doctors save lives. Scribes save doctors.

Scribes are part of the healthcare team; we have revolutionized the delivery and quality of patient care through innovation and excellence and have allowed providers to return to the patient's bedside. I am part of that team.

Carrying a legacy, I realize this calling will ask much of me, whether it means putting in extra hours, dealing with stressful situations or encountering unfathomable circumstances. I will stand in solidarity with my scribe team and remain focused, caring, supportive, professional and enthusiastic.

Recognizing the worth of my fellow scribes, I will regard the needs of others as I do my own. I will work effectively with my team, understanding success is reached together and not alone.

Invested with high expectations, I firmly believe that my fellow scribes are a cut above the rest and I am committed to proving this true. I will dedicate 100% and then some. I will make my provider proud, my company proud, my teammates proud and myself proud.

Bound by honor and integrity, I will uphold myself to the highest standard. I will respect the privacy of the patient, the experience and guidance of the provider, and the worth of my peers. Even in times of stress or adversity, I will do what is right at all times.

Entrusted with a great responsibility, I will excel in my role as a scribe. I understand that I have been specially trained for a unique and critical role. The work that I do must be accurate and efficient. It's work that ultimately helps save lives. With that always in mind, I will respect those in authority and, when called upon, lead with humility, deference and honor.

S C R I B E

Recognizing the worth of my fellow scribes, I will regard the needs of others as I do my own. I will work effectively with my team, understanding success is reached together and not alone.

Care Navigators

As healthcare business models evolve, so should care teams.

Patients who are paired with Care Navigators report feeling less anxiety, and an increased ability to self-manage their conditions between visits. And providers report increased job satisfaction from improved efficiency, and knowing their patients have access to care teams, and strategic support.

Chronic Care Management

With an increased aging population managing two or more chronic illnesses, extending your care teams’ ability to communicate with patients is critical. We take a strategic approach to helping patients chart a path towards their health goals, while self-managing their chronic conditions between clinical visits.

AI Chatbots

We deliver a robust AI Chatbot solution to help manage and sustain effective communication with patients. Care teams implement the conversational text messages and customize patient communication to deliver high quality care.

Nurse Care Team Assistants

Adding a qualified Nurse CTA to the care team increases quality of work-life and reduces stress on nurses. The nursing profession is also experiencing an alarming shortage due to increased clerical burdens and burnout.

Revenue Cycle Management

Transition Revenue Cycle Management into the modern age with a suite of software tools that will transform your billing and coding processes. Transact at lightning speed, with increased transparency and decreased siloes. The QueueLogix software application seamlessly integrates with existing EMRs to ensure the clinical activities and back-office operations are well aligned, monitored and successful.

Referral Management

Referrals scheduled by navigators in the clinical setting builds long term, patient care integrity across the care continuum. With the authority, along with the provider to search for specialists in network, navigators asses their schedules, and ensure appointment compliance.

Scribe Services

There’s a reason why we’re the nation’s most frequently used scribe company: we offer professionally trained medical scribes to meet the specific needs of our clients. We offer emergency medicine, outpatient, hospitalist medicine and other scribe programs, as well as technology and personnel solutions that address revenue cycle management, the transition to value-based care, and more through our HealthChannels family of companies.