Pros
- Good experience working with and learning medical terminology. - Great exposure to physicians and to EHR systems. If this is a part-time, temporary (emphasis on part-time) job just to get some experience with physicians then this could be a good job for you.
Cons
- All of the VPs/managers with whom I interacted were incompetent and seemingly only interested in gossip and drama. - Micromanagement, particularly of inane, useless tasks. - Little to no training. Training that is provided is largely inadequate and ineffectual. All on-the-job, in-the-moment learning. You will need to re-invent the wheel repeatedly. - ScribeAmerica will change a policy (tuition reimbursement, for example) without contacting any of its employees. - Horrendous pay and little to no benefits. - Management is very unprofessional and, therefore, does not expect professionalism from its employees. - No clear policies about promotions/pay increases. Promotions seem to be made haphazardly. I highly discourage anyone from pursuing a management position of any kind (trainer, chief scribe, project leader).