The Ultimate Best Remote Job.

The ultimate best remote job for graduate students, high school students, the work from home parent, or the retired adult who wants to reenter the work force doing something constructive in the field of medicine is being a remote medical scribe. Medical scribes serve to help physicians document patient encounters on a daily basis — documentation normally follows the SOAP which stands for subjective objective assessment and plan. Medical scribes are responsible for writing the history of present illness HPI which documents the reason why the patient is presenting in the clinic or ED. Medical scribes need to be familiar with the term OLDCARTS in writing the HPI which stands for

Onset

Location

Duration

Characteristics

Associated symptoms

Relieving factors

Timing

Severity

Medical scribes are responsible for the ROS & PE. For the ROS or review of systems the medical scribe will document conditions the patient may or may not have. For the PE or physical exam the medical scribe will describe what the physician finds through examination.

Medical scribes are responsible for the patient assessment and plan. The assessment will include the patient’s diagnosis and prognosis of the condition. The plan will outline the steps or medications used to treat the condition or disease. The plan will end with a follow up to the clinic.

Medical scribes need to have a typing rate of +65 words per minute and may only have 3–5 minutes to prepare each chart. Working remotely as a medical scribe may provide insurance health coverage and needed experience for entering the medical field.

There are many companies hiring medical scribes such as Scribe Kick and Scribe America. These are some of the more competitive scribe companies. Other companies include proscribe and chartjoy.

Medical scribes should have a background in medical terminology but will learn many medical words through their career as a medical scribe. Most medical scribe opportunities offer move up in the company with more competitive salaries. By far medical scribes have the best careers!