Virginia Emergency Medicine Associates (VEMA) is recruiting applicants for our scribe program at the Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Emergency Department in Fairfax, Virginia. Medical scribes receive first-hand exposure to patient care in a fast-paced emergency room setting. Applications for the 2012-2013 cycle will be available on our website beginning March 1.
Our acceptance rate to medical school is 89%, and our acceptance rate to PA school is 100%.
This is a full-time, paid position targeted at individuals interested in gaining experience in health care. In particular, the program is targeted toward students interested in eventually attending medical school or PA school.
The Role of the Scribe
- Recording patient histories in a web based electronic medical record (EMR)
- Transcribing details of the physical exam and patient orders in the EMR
- Documenting procedures performed by the physician
- Order lab tests, X-ray/CT imaging, and other patient evaluation studies in real time and continually monitor progress and results
- Recording physician dictated diagnoses, prescriptions, and instructions
The Experience
- Accompany emergency physicians to the bedside for the evaluation and treatment of acutely ill patients
- Observe medical resuscitation, including cardiac and respiratory arrest cases
- Observe ER procedures – laceration repair, lumbar punctures, central lines, chest tubes, joint reductions, and intubations
Contact Information:
Email: scribeprogram@gmail.com
Website: http://erscribe.wordpress.com
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