Good Afternoon,
My name is Blake Stacey, and I am the head scribe for the new UF
Department of Medicine Scribe Program. Thanks so much for posting our
application on your listserv several months ago; we received a great
deal of applications from students who are Pre-Health listserv subscribers.
We just opened our application again for our third hiring class.
Would you be able to include the following information in an upcoming listserv
posting?
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Department of Medicine Scribe Program Now Hiring!
Interested in becoming a clinic scribe? Working as a scribe is a
great way to get in-depth, educational clinical exposure if you are interested
in pursuing a future career in the medical field. Scribes work directly with
physicians in several of our clinics so that physicians can spend more time
with their patients instead of with their documentation.
The Department of Medicine started its scribe program in
collaboration with the Department of Emergency Medicine in July 2016. Our
scribes are currently active in specialties including gastroenterology,
hepatology, endocrinology, general internal medicine and cardiology at the UF
Health Medical Plaza, Springhill and Tower Hill locations. We expect the
program to continue to grow into more Department of Medicine specialties in the
near future.
What does a scribe do?
Scribes are responsible for handling documentation in an
electronic medical record during patient encounters in clinic. This includes:
- Accompanying physicians to each patient they see throughout a clinic shift
- Recording pertinent medical histories, physical exam findings, diagnostic results, assessments and plans into the medical record
- Aiding physicians in organization and presentation of medical information within each patients’ medical record
What are we looking for in a scribe?
The Department of Medicine is looking for dedicated applicants
with a clear interest in pursuing a career in healthcare. In the past,
applicants to this scribe program have been pre-medical, pre-PA, pre-nursing,
and other pre-health students of all different ages and levels of education.
Most of our applicants have already graduated with a bachelor’s degree and are
in a gap year before graduate school, but this is by no means a prerequisite
for applying. We accept both current students and graduates alike to work in
our program, but if you are still a student, you must have a flexible class
schedule and be willing to work two to four shifts per week. Shifts worked by
our scribes are during daytime hours from Monday to Friday. All applicants must
be willing to commit at least 12 consecutive months to working in our program.
Please check below for how to apply.
Completing an Application
We are currently accepting applications from now until December 2nd. You
can access our application here https://goo.gl/forms/c6e771kmLkdSCHQz2. Before
completing the application form, please have an updated CV and cover letter
ready to submit. The cover letter should detail why you would like to be a
scribe and what you can bring to our program. If you have any questions about
the application form or problems with document submission, please send us an
email at the address listed below.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our program or the application
process, please feel free to contact us at scribes@medicine.ufl.edu. This
information can also be found at our webpage at http://medicine.ufl.edu/scribe-program/.
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Let me know if this will be feasible!
Thank you,
Blake Stacey
