Medical Scribe

  • Part-time
  • Portland, ME
  • April 1, 2023

EMPLOYER: ScribeAmerica

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Description:

Start Your Career in Healthcare with ScribeAmerica! No Previous Experience Required!

Joining ScribeAmerica’s team as a Scribe will be one of the most impactful and rewarding experiences of your life. A Scribe is on the “front-line” of healthcare, serving as an integral member of the care team and acting as a physician’s personal efficiency partner. While a Scribe does not perform clinical work (e.g., does not touch patients, does not practice medicine), s/he is completely immersed in the healthcare ecosystem by standing elbow-to-elbow with a physician for 8+ hours each day.

Whether it’s helping you gain entrance into medical/nursing school, giving you priceless advice and insight, or just leading by example as a consummate professional, your partnering physician will profoundly affect your future as a healthcare professional. Your Scribe experience—the people you meet, the relationships you develop, the encounters you witness— will change your life! Don’t wait, apply to be a Scribe today!

Job Highlights:

Offers one-on-one time with physicians and other healthcare providers

Exposure to an emergency, inpatient, or outpatient environment

Observe a wide variety of cases from trauma to pediatrics

Develop lasting relationships with your partnering physicians with the potential for letters of recommendation

Paid training to all hired employees that provides a crash course in medicine including terminology, disease processes, procedures, medications, medical decision making, and more

Great alternative career for those of CNA, MA, EMT, or Paramedic backgrounds

Flexible scheduling for college students

 

As a scribe you will:

Accompany the healthcare provider into patient examination rooms in order to transcribe the patient’s history, physical exam findings, consultations, labs, X-rays, and other evaluations, as stated by the provider, directly into the medical record

Prepare plans for follow-up care, as directed by the provider

Process admitted and discharge paperwork

Provide advanced support to providers, including documenting phone calls, alerting the physician with labs/radiology reports are complete, grabbing faxes, etc.

 

Qualifications and Requirements:

The minimum availability required for our medical scribe position is 2 shifts per week; shifts range from 8 to 12 hours long*

It is the Company’s hope that this will be a long-term position.* This is not intended to be a seasonal position

Must have a high school diploma or equivalent

Must have a passion for medicine and a desire to grow

Must be adaptable and be willing to take constructive criticism

Ability to multitask and prioritize

Ability to work in a stressful and fast-paced environment

Ability to operate a computer and/or laptop through proficient typing, clicking, and viewing a monitor for extended periods

Ability to type at least 65 words per minute preferred (you can check your typing speed at 10fastfingers.com)

Ability to move about and follow a healthcare provider for extended periods of time

Ability to read, write, comprehend through listening, and speak fluent English

Must have a computer or access to a computer for virtual/online training

Background in pre-health sciences, biology, chemistry, biochemistry, kinesiology, or other similar field preferred. No previous clinical experience required.

 

*Any potential employment with the Company is at-will. Nothing within this document/application, nor any Company policy or statements should be considered a commitment to employment for any definite period of time, and scheduling, hours worked, and project assignment(s), etc. may change based on business needs.

How to Apply:

Contact: Meagan Elliott
Phone: (857) 256-5465

To apply for this job email your details to: meagan.elliott@scribeamerica.com