EPPA’s Medical Scribes work closely with physicians (MD/DO), physician assistants (PA), and nurse practitioners (NP) by joining them during patient encounters in the Emergency Department. Their primary responsibility is to document the entire patient visit in the Electronic Health Record (EHR), allowing healthcare providers to focus more on patient care and improving the department’s overall efficiency. Scribes record all aspects of the visit, including patient history, physical exams, outcomes, treatment plans, lab results, imaging, and more. In return, Scribes become familiar with the workflow of medicine, the medical decision-making process, medical terminology, and different provider styles of patient care.
In addition to hands-on clinical experience, EPPA is committed to supporting Scribes’ professional growth. Scribes are mentored by experienced healthcare providers and are offered opportunities to attend monthly educational workshops, professional development lectures, and receive expert pre-health advice, ensuring they have guidance in navigating the application process for medical, PA, or other healthcare programs. Through this combination of mentorship, training, and educational support, EPPA prepares Scribes to excel in their future medical careers. These resources are designed to provide critical insights into medical practice and clinical decision-making, helping Scribes build a strong foundation for their future medical careers.
Position Responsibilities:
- Accurate, timely charting of patient encounters, including but not limited to patient history, physical exams, diagnostic findings, lab, and test results, consultations with other providers, treatment course, diagnoses, and discharge instructions.
- Professional, non-intrusive interaction with patients (the scribe does not directly assist with patient care), providers, hospital staff, and other co-workers.
- Compliance with all hospital, HIPAA, and EPPA policies, including those relating to the confidentiality of patient information.
- Excellent job attendance. Scribes are held to the same attendance standards as the providers they work alongside.
- All other duties, responsibilities, and/or projects as assigned.
Position Requirements:
- Must be currently enrolled in a 4-year undergraduate program with an emphasis in pre-medical/science coursework and labs, or have completed an undergraduate degree with professional school science pre-requisites and labs.
- Completion of Organic Chemistry I is strongly preferred
- Minimum Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Prior healthcare-related work, direct patient care, volunteering, shadowing, and/or undergraduate research is strongly preferred
- Must be computer competent with the ability to proficiently type at 60 wpm or higher
- Excellent communication skills in grammatically correct written and verbal English language
- Ability to spell, proofread, and edit written English text
- Ability to problem solve in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
- Must be 18 years or older
