I had an interview with the Medscribe in Florida about a year ago.

• Any Current MedScribe employees? - gershwin-girl
  • I had an interview with the Medscribe in Florida about a year ago. - TTworkerbee
    • It seems that recruiter is still listed on Medware's website as well as - Curious
    • Okay, I have read enough. - pk
      • The supervisor may be great -- not disputing that BUT - TTworkerbee
        • I agree wholeheartedly - pk
  • The only positive thing that is ever posted about MedScribe is that - Curious
  • MedScribe IC - Bee
  • MedScribe in Jax FL for 3 years - Linda
    • very bad experience - former jax
      • Ditto - AB
        • I agree, horrid sound and crooked line counts - Peter
  • Hope they changed - I am QA
    • There is more than 1 MedScribe. Need - to clarify which one. (NM)

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Stay away, cheat with line counts, treat you like dirt.  The worst account I ever had.  No joke.  Everything and anything is an improvement after that place.  The trainer has an accent that will drive you insane.  The recruiter is a total jerk who thinks up stupid contests and demeans you and she is lazy lazy lazy.  If you ever call with a question she is like so annoyed.  She hasn't had her sandwich or her coffee or she just woke up.  Worst of all you make almost no money.

I found this old post from last year about medscribe.  It sounds as if there may be other medscribes but if I am following it right which I think I am this is the one about Medscribe out of Florida.

Hello, I am very sorry I cannot tell you about Medscribe. You won't find any negative info on this board about them because they are related to the company and the recruiters who hire exclusively for Medscribe....if you follow the link on the side column to affiliates you will see the recruiter who hires for Medscribe. The monitor deletes all the info if negative about the company. I've seen a lot of negatives in the past and when I go back to find it,, it's completely gone.

Is the work steady?  Do you have to work a strict Su-Th or Tu-Sa schedule?  Are the benefits and pay good?  TIA.

I sent my resume several times to Medscribe in Florida, with no response.  I finally contacted them by phone and received a very rude response from the male recruiter.  He said that he ignores resumes that do not provide detailed information about prior companies for which the applicant has previously worked.  Well, my resume is one page, and does not include these details.  It seems to me that the fair thing for him to do would be to state his expectations or ask for more details, but he prefers to just ignore and keep posting openings to find those who meet his every requirement.  I was sort of grateful to him, actually, because I was certain after that conversation that we would never get along.

I am looking for information from employees who have worked for or currently work for Medscribe in Florida.  Good, bad?  Do they monitor your work or leave you pretty much alone to do what you have to?  Also, are they flexible with their schedules?  I've read some of the archived info, but would like something a little more current.  Any information would be greatly appreciated!

Thanx.....

the work that you are being given to do is not what you were told when talking to the recruiter?  I am in this position, but I am hoping it is still due to the holiday lull.  I really don't want to start over again somewhere else.

So far these are the two companies that have offered me a job and I have been reading not so nice feedbacks.  Since I have no choice right now and I need a job immediately, I would like to ask anyone if I have to choose between the two? Which one do you think I should choose?  Your inputs will be greatly appreciated

two local accounts I earned 23,000.00 and a national I earned 35,400... 58,400 this year.  Don't ask me how many hours, though, I really have no idea.  I'm pretty motivated.  (When people ask me how many hours I work a week I reply as many as it takes  I'd say 40-50/week.  I am also a fitness instructer and personal trainer, about 5 hours a week or so.  Decent money (sometimes under the table!) but mostly I just do it for fun and to be social and wear cute work-out clothes. 

that first year was a rough one... but I consider it part of my education. 

I'm pretty motivated. 

It depends on so many things.  Will you be working as an employee (with benefits) or IC?  Your post makes it sound like you'll be an independent contractor, as employees are usually not given the option to determine their own pay scale.

It also depends on what kind of work you'll be doing.  If it's just x-rays, i.e., short reports, you're better off charging by the report.  Try to keep in in the $1.25 per report range and make sure you get paid for links; two separate reports on the same job, like shoulder and clavicle would be two reports, CT of the abdomen and pelvis would be two reports.  On the other hand, if you'll be doing long reports like MRIs, Special Procedures, etc.,  then you'll do better charging by the line.  65 character line with all spaces included.  I would ask for 9 cpl at the least.  Maybe 10.  They'll probably try to chew you down anyway.  And most importantly, walk in there with confidence and professionalism.  Don't be intimidated by them.  You are a professional.  Don't ask them what they are offering.  Tell them, in a polite but firm manner what you expect to be paid, and see how they react.

Well, that's my advice.  Good luck.  Let us know how it turned out.

Sounds like it went well.  Give it a try.  If you're not happy with them in a month or two, start looking for other opportunities.  Good luck!

My interview just consisted of general employment info.  Not a lot of questions to me, mainly just telling me about the benefits, pay, etc. and discussing what kind of schedule you want, etc.   

I've had interviews in the past that were more like a test, but this was not one of them.

I work for Diskriter on a SmartSource account where I am actually an employee of the hospital itself.  They also have accounts where you are employed by Diskriter.  I have no complaints at all.  My lines counts are much higher  than when I worked at MQ.  Although the pay is pretty average, if you are a high producer the incentive really makes a big difference.   There have been postings on this board in the past about hospitals/QA being extremely picky, but I have not had that problem.

Good Luck in your interview!       

Insist that they tell you much your line rate will REALLY be.  Some companies that use Dictaphone EXText take a flat percentage off the top to allow for headers and footers, no matter that not all headers and footers are the same, they are different for different hospitals but they are greedy and take anywhere from 10 to 17% (that I have proof of) off the top so if you are told you will get 8 cpl you will have to deduct the percentage from that.  I'm sure that other companies that use different software do the same thing.  Ask them to tell you what their flat percentage is.  If they refuse to tell you stop the interview!!!!!!!!!!!   

I know for a fact that one company takes 17% off and their president went in one day and changed all the headers to have hardly any lines in them at all but they still take that 17%.  I worked very closely in the home office and saw that with my own eyes and that greed made me find another job.  I did not want to be a part of any company like that which would cheat the employees that way. 

Remember, if they refuse to tell you the flat percentage that they skim off the top of EXText or other software (the magic number) STOP THE INTERVIEW!

Good luck!  They expect 1200 lines/day for full-time, 8 cpl, employee status with 90 days' probation.  I actually just heard from them again and have another interview Monday...Sounds good/legit; I've been doing this for 8 years and have worked for a lot of people.  They said there's never a lack of work, either!