Experience Only, Pays Peanuts
Pros
The hospital I worked for was amazing, everyone was kind and the environment was exciting. Learned a lot on the job. Fellow scribes were excellent and capable.
Cons
No raise during COVID-19 pandemic except for the mandatory minimum wage hike on the company. No hazard or bonus pay for working through the pandemic. Prior to pandemic, maximum raise per year was ~$0.25, and only if you jump through hoops (3 quizzes per year). They attempted at one point to revoke my prior raises, I put up a fuss and they allowed me to remain at the pay I was receiving but continued to pay me less than that anyway until I again reminded them that I was to be making more. Higher ups ignored repeated pleas to hire new scribes when understaffed as long as current staff were covering all shifts — meaning one or more staff working overtime consistently. Everyone was burnt out and “scribe training” that is pushed prior to in-person training is useless in practice. Chief scribes, despite managing scheduling as well as training and managing new hires that are (eventually) sent their way, are paid only $1 extra per hour over new scribe recruits. Insulting to the chief scribes that work hard.