Thursday, May 2, 2013

Work Handled By An Emergency Scribe

By Hassie J. Jewess


An ED scribe, or an emergency department scribe, is a highly educated medical scribe who works with physicians attending emergency room patients. When an emergency scribe gets assigned to a doctor they are expected to fill out and complete all the paperwork for that physician's patients. The reality is that modern emergency rooms are hectic, stressful places where doctors have very little time to properly attend to all of the patients that have been assigned to them. Even if a doctor wanted to take the time to speak at length with their patients and ensure that all of their treatments have been chosen properly, the reality of many hospitals is that there is not enough time for such high quality care.

Doctors get a lot of their time back that they would typically have to dedicate to medical documentation when they have an emergency scribe at their side. While the doctor is conversing with their patients, checking blood pressure, and performing other procedures, the emergency doctor scribe documents everything that is going on so that it can be referenced later in the patient's medical history file. Doctors greatly appreciate being able to spend additional time with their patients since it gives them the ability to offer more personalized care.

Hospital emergency rooms can get to be much more efficient by hiring an ER scribe for each of their heavily burdened doctors working in the emergency department. Many people who work in hospitals have noticed that doctors spend a considerable amount of time away from patients filling out the required forms. Allowing a doctor to focus on their primary objective, caring for patients, makes them more efficient and better able to offer the highest quality care to everyone in the ER.

Certain staffing committees in hospitals have opted not to hire emergency doctor scribe workers because they fear going over budget because of it. This is not always the case, however, because several documented cases of hospitals that have hired scribes have shown that doctors become more efficient and thus save time and money in the ER with scribe ER assistance.

The medical industry is packed with job opportunities so many people who get jobs as an ER scribe eventually move on to excellent medical careers. The challenges of working as an ER scribe also bring considerable rewards and get you ready for your future career goals.




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