r/medicalscribe

It’s my second day of floor training and I don’t really want to get into why (personal stuff happened halfway through my shift that I couldn’t handle because I didn’t want to be on my phone, but I was aware of it the whole time) but I was really unfocused and missed a lot of important stuff + made some really dumb mistakes on my charts. It was all stuff that yesterday I wouldn’t have let happen. But I had a different trainer today than I did yesterday, and she was much less casual and much more hard on my mistakes. She asked me just now at the end of my shift if I even want this job.

I absolutely do. I’ve wanted to work in medicine since I was in elementary school. Today was just not a great day for me and it was her first impression of me, so she thought I wasn’t motivated enough or good enough to do this job. I had a great time yesterday and was looking forward to doing more today, but it ended up not being a great experience I guess. The only reason I’m making this post is to let someone know who understands. I can tell my friends about it all day, but they’ve never done this work before. My next day of floor training isn’t until next week so hopefully I can get it together before then, and hopefully I won’t have the same trainer again.

(PS: I don’t think it’s bad to have high expectations as a trainer, but she read me wrong and that’s what’s upsetting to me about this. I don’t take failure well in general, and it’s worse when someone who knows what they’re doing in my field considers me not good for this job.)

hey! i am a BDS qualified Dentist currently practicing in Pakistan, I recently heard of some people I know who are 'medical scribes' and I seem to be very keen and interested in their job nature, I want to switch to medical scribing and I have a good understanding of medical terminologies as i am practicing clinical dentistry ever since I graduated in 2021 but I am not sure how and where to apply for it, I am very good with my typing skills and it would be even amazing if i can be trained for at least a month initially and take it to remote work from there on, PLEASE help me hehehe

I am quite new to scribing and it looks like I am always looking up definitions, medications, diagnoses or terminology that I have not seen before.

Some days I feel like I am getting somewhere, then I fall a bunch of terms I do not know and I am back to square one.

To the more experienced scribes, did you get to a point where you did not need to look things up as much or is that just part of the job no matter how long you have been doing it?

I applied to a Davis, CA position that opened up and submitted my application a couple days ago, how soon should I hear back from them? Will reaching out help at all? I really need this position or any other scribing I can find.

For context, I am sixteen years old, and I'm currently a college sophomore in community college for Biology. I have a high school diploma, and my cc classes are typically at 6 PM Tuesday - Friday. I am taking 6 college courses (18 credit hours), and three of my courses are online, which is a big plus. I know the hours are demanding for a scribe, but what are the chances I would be able to do scribing at my age, given that my state permits it and that I have a HS diploma and I'm actively pursuing an undergraduate degree?