I scribe, have been with the company for one year, and will stay in my current town for the next year. Pay is very low during training (near minimum wage), but the hours are very flexible (I took a week off right before the MCAT last November). I was able to study for the MCAT over 3 months and work 30-35/week. The hardest part is learning to schedule time, as scribing is like the ER, some shifts are overnight (11PM to 7am). They are good about not scheduling you day then nights, then days again. Usually a day or so off after an overnight shift. It really helped me understand my capacity of operate at all days/times.
Seems like we get a raise every 3-6 months or at a milestone (when I became a trainer), but it is only $.50 to $1.00 / hour. I think I average about $10.50/hour now in the midwest, which is pretty typical for this area. I've taken numerous 2-3 week vacations, with no problem, just need to be available for a certain number of holidays (not all of them). I'm technically fulltime, but I usually keep my hours to 30-35 hours/week without a lot of difficulty.
Note that different health systems use different computer programs, so it isn't just going from one state to another, or one health system to another.
I've learned a lot in my past year, and really enjoy it (I now do some training for the newbies, which I do get paid extra). You really get a sense of what goes on in an ER. I think it is much better than a desk job, pushing paper. Psych Tech may be interesting, but that is a pretty high stress environment (if you are on the IP side). I did shadowing on an Child IP unit, and it is an interesting environment, but can be totally chaotic at times. Good Luck to you.
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