Pros
You enjoy working with the doctors, PAs/NPs, and the nurses at the assigned hospital facility you are at. You also get to see a variety of patients with the doctors and NPs/PAs since it's in the ER, and it's great experience for those who are wishing to apply for medical, PA, or nursing school. I only recommend this job for those who can handle the fast-paced environment, long shift hours, and those wishing to gain experience in the medical field.
Kontras
This job is a very low pay. Payroll department is the worse. The only way you can contact them is to email them. They don't even have a phone number to their department. If you have a missing payment from a shift you work, they do not respond.
It's A LOT of charting, and sometimes being a new scribe, you sometimes don't even know if you are doing the charts correctly. When previous scribes train you, you don't get to see everything. So when you start working by yourself, you sometimes may have to chart on something you never worked on, such as procedures for SVTs, CPRs, or strokes. It's a type of job where you have to learn to understand EHR as you work independently.
The shifts are LONG, and sometimes, it may be a busy shift that you can't leave until you finish all your charts. However, that's expected of a scribe.
All you do is chart for the ER physician/NP/PA. You don't get to interact with a patient like doctors, NPs/PAs, and nurses do, and you don't get to stick a needle into a patient.