Pros
Great opportunity to interact with doctors, patients, and nurses. The position is extremely conducive to the retention of medical terminology and networking with physicians. The job is not very difficult and there is usually time to study.
Cons
Communication is very poor between management and scribes. Most of management are former scribes with little-to-know knowledge of how to run a business. Employee turnover is expensive and could be greatly reduced if the employees developed loyalty. I understand why the pay is low, given the business model, but most scribes have more formal education than everyone they work with (besides the doctors). Self-scheduling was a massive perk when I initially started, as seniority actually had value. Self-scheduling did leave some gaps in the schedule, but that was the whole point of having the site coordinator as a full-time employee.