ScribeAmerica reviews

3.4

60% would recommend to a friend

(5,119 total reviews)
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Tony Andrulonis

71% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

ScribeAmerica has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 5,119 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ScribeAmerica employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Healthcare industry (3.4 stars).

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1.0
Sep 25, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Excellent medical field experience, rewarding as much as you are willing to learn. (as you will get with any scribe job)

Cons

As I said, ludicrous pay. At this very same company (or perhaps, a company with a very, VERY similar name) a little over 4-5 years ago, scribes got paid $14-15 an hour. I had recalled seeing that on the website itself. As living proof, my older friends who started as scribes earlier than me still get paid $15/hr which, while isn't much for the responsibility, was slightly justifiable. Fast-forward to now and there are boatloads of companies moving in to corporatize the scribe job sector, and thanks to contracts we have the starry-eyed pre-med student getting ripped off down to $8/hr so the company can take the bulk of the ER providers' money. I have seen colleagues of mine and chief scribes alike literally put their hands in physical therapy because they were at risk for syndromes like carpal tunnel and other problems arising out of typing rapidly, accurately, under pressure (sometimes under the bullying words of an unprofessional doctor), with mediocre breaks/slavelike restrictions, and as much as the experience is valuable, the pay could stand to be better. My second job involves me getting paid 3 times as much to act as a medical receptionist (basically 1/1000th of the scribe's duties and stress) for a surgeon, and I basically do nothing. My chief scribes were shocked when I told them that I make nearly double their pay that they had accrued after years of tireless advancement. No doubt with the explosion of new companies there will certainly be competition that offers better compensation and employee support - I know many of us are encouraging prospective scribes to look elsewhere from this one.

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ScribeAmerica Response
11y
It is important to note that ScribeAmerica offers a PAID training program to employees, in order to teach them the skills to become a medical scribe long before ScribeAmerica receives any benefit of the employee's skills and services. Nearly every other position in the medical industry requires the employee to pay for their own training and education, and gather the necessary skill sets before qualifying for the position. ScribeAmerica takes great pride in the fact that it can offer paid training to its new employees and provide opportunities for those employees to experience the medical field. ScribeAmerica pays a fair market wage to all its employees, with opportunities for increases based on skill level and responsibility. Scribes who are undergoing paid training or are relatively new to the position are understandably paid at a lower rate than skilled scribes. In addition, those employees who take management, quality assurance, or training roles are paid increased wages.
1.0
Sep 24, 2014

Hired and Laid Off

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Pros

The CS was amazing and kind. The interview process was fun and casual.

Cons

Was hired, had my training postponed every few weeks for over a month, then the day before training was notified that the contract was no longer valid with the hospital and that I no longer had a job. So far, there was only a termination contract with no hopes of relocation after all we've have been through. You expect a large organization such as this to care for its employees and help find them work at another site. This is a disappointing company that I was extremely excited to work for. I hope they make changes soon and realize how valuable their employees are.

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ScribeAmerica Response
11y
In a client-services industry such as the medical scribe industry, there are very rare instances of reduction in force measures or contract service reductions based on the needs and desires of the client. Nonetheless, ScribeAmerica works diligently to retain all clients and contracts, and attempts to ensure that its employees have regular and sufficient work. ScribeAmerica strives to place any displaced employees at any other available locations within the company, but unfortunately that is not always possible. When there are any reduction in force measures, our managers always keep in regular contact with outgoing employees and attempt to place them in other locations based on the employee's geographic preferences.
4.0
Sep 10, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Good experience, learn a lot, well trained.

Cons

high expectations and a lot of learning at the beginning and throughout job.

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ScribeAmerica Response
11y
ScribeAmerica provides the unmatched opportunity to work in the center of the medical industry, often in busy emergency departments and other medical facilities. No other job opportunities provides the same opportunities to view the medical industry from the inside-out, work alongside medical providers and staff, and learn while earning a wage.
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