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#94552 - 04/03/08 09:57 AM
Scribes in the ER
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Jay_Vance_CMT
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http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2008/04/...41f005c2653.txt
"The word "scribe" implies a wizened old man, drawing arcane symbols on a clay tablet. Not so at the emergency room of Tri-City Medical Center, where modern-day scribes jot notes into hand-held wireless computers, creating patient records for doctors in real time."
$10 an hour, where do I sign up?
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#94556 - 04/03/08 11:02 AM
Re: Scribes in the ER
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Nae
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Guess that sort of shoots AHDI's contention that only highly trained MTs are qualified to create patient medical records in the foot ...
Nae
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#94811 - 04/06/08 12:42 PM
Re: Scribes in the ER
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lshan
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Tri-City, which pays scribes $10 per hour for their services, has started to get some notice from the larger medical world for its scribe program. Conant said doctors and hospital administrators regularly visit to observe the program in action
Thanks for posting this, Jay. I can't believe they only get 10 dollars an hour. As much as I love MT, I think I need to start planning for a different career.
lshan
Edited by lshan (04/06/08 12:44 PM)
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#94846 - 04/06/08 03:59 PM
Re: Scribes in the ER
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Glory1863
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The article sounded to me like almost everyone doing the job was a premed student. If that is the case, then it likely isn't a full-time job, but a part-time job sandwiched around classes and studying or a summer job. You'd have to take into consideration that they are also learning more about the reality of being a doctor while being paid rather than just following a doctor around for a week or two for free. Also, if they wanted some other type of medically related part-time work, their options could be limited. Depending on where one lives, phlebotomist, monitor tech, patient care tech (nurse's aide) and even EMT-B don't pay all that much either.
Sadly, with some of the very poor VR platforms and the extremely low line rates paid for editing the mess they put out, not to mention competition from countries where $10 per hour would be an absolute fortune, $10 per hour could actually be good. If you're young, Ishan, and have the time and money to pursue another interest, then I'd say go for it. At my age, I'm a day late and a dollar (or more) short to do that.
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