The Helena Valley Southeast medical scribe course was originally set up for medical students that wanted an advantage before beginning their medical education. PAs, NPs, and nurses also quickly realized that scribing throughout Helena Valley Southeast took them to the top of their classes in professional Helena Valley Southeast-area medical school. The new group of people that we are seeing interested in scribing are Helena Valley Southeast-area people that choose this for a career. The advantage of a career scribe is that the Helena Valley Southeast physician does not have constant turnover. The disadvantage is that a Helena Valley Southeast, Montana medical scribe that plans to work for a physician for 10+ years is limited by the pay that they can receive if they work for Helena Valley Southeast-area scribe companies.

At this time, the only way for a trained Helena Valley Southeast medical scribe to find a physician, and for a physician to find a trained scribe, is through a medical scribe company that operates in Helena Valley Southeast, Montana. These companies typically charge the Helena Valley Southeast healthcare provider $23/hr, and pays the Helena Valley Southeast scribe minimum wage. When Scribes4Hire originated, we thought this discrepancy was ridiculous. There are many fees that go into developing a trained Helena Valley Southeast medical scribe including recruiting, education, insurance costs, taxes, accountants, and firm management. However, as a business serving Helena Valley Southeast, we have managed to limit them. We do not charge the Helena Valley Southeast, Montana physicians as much as we could, and we attempt to compensate the Helena Valley Southeast scribes fairly. We have come to realize that the only way the Helena Valley Southeast scribe can truly get paid what they deserve is by working for the provider directly, which is why we developed Scribes4Hire. You will apply directly to the service of the Helena Valley Southeast-area physician, PA, or NP. In essence, the Helena Valley Southeast healthcare provider pays less and the Helena Valley Southeast scribes can be compensated more, removing the “middle man.”

Over time, I have found many people inquiring about being a scribe in Helena Valley Southeast, Montana. I explain to them that if they can pass the course that gives them the core base of medicine, they will usually succeed. There is a need for scribes and a limited number of Montana pre-medical students. The medical scribe profession will have to adjust to the non-traditional pathway of hiring career employees for Helena Valley Southeast-area scribing needs. This course offers anyone and everyone a chance to make a career as a medical scribe throughout Montana.

This course is structured into two basic components.

The first part of the Helena Valley Southeast medical scribe course teaches you how to complete a medical note, using a stepwise approach. After you are taught the elements of a medical note, you will perfect your documentation by completing notes on more than 40 mock patient scenarios, all online from your Helena Valley Southeast home or office. You will be able to view the clock, the patient scenario, and the chart template at the same time. With each section, you will be given less time to complete the medical note. Your ultimate goal is to document a complete, error-free note within 10 minutes. Typically, Helena Valley Southeast-area physicians will see 2-8 patients in an hour, so speed with accuracy is a necessary requirement to work with a Montana health provider.

The second part of the Helena Valley Southeast medical scribe course presents and teaches core medical terminology and medical concepts. This material must be mastered before you can document a medical note since they are documented using medical terminology. When you pass the multiple-choice final, you will have demonstrated a strong base of medical terminology knowledge that will be needed to work as a scribe somewhere in Helena Valley Southeast, Montana.

You will also be introduced to "dot phrases" and templates that can speed up your documentation when you are working a scribe in Helena Valley Southeast, Montana. Montana scribes that set up and use dot phrases and templates can typically complete most of the medical notes during the initial encounter. This should be your overall goal while completing this Helena Valley Southeast scribe training course.

If you have any questions while you take the Montana medical scribe training course, please feel free to contact an instructor for support.

Upon successful completion of your Helena Valley Southeast scribe training program, you will receive a certificate of completion from Scribes4Hire. Formal certification is voluntary for the medical scribe profession in Montana. However, certification illustrates your commitment to succeed at your future Helena Valley Southeast healthcare provider. Regardless of education level and job experience, certification indicates a standardized level of knowledge and documentation skills.

The importance of the Helena Valley Southeast, Montana certification course is to guarantee to Helena Valley Southeast-area employers that an individual has met minimum standards of performance. Many Helena Valley Southeast healthcare providers do not have the time or resources to train a medical scribe in Helena Valley Southeast and are looking for trained Helena Valley Southeast scribes, ready to work in an already established medical practice.

You will have a competitive edge in the Helena Valley Southeast, Montana marketplace if you hold a certification. This gives you the opportunity to earn more money and have more career flexibility throughout Montana. There are several online certification exams that are available for Helena Valley Southeast medical scribes who have experience working in a clinical setting. You may want to consider adding these to your resume, in addition to your Scribes4Hire certification.

This course is entirely online and can be accessed by nearly all computers in Helena Valley Southeast, Montana.