Pros
Increase in pay to $13/hr. Increased skill building in leadership, management, etc. Closer relationship with providers and other staff. I will always recommend scribing (in an ER especially) because the knowledge I am walking away with is invaluable. I feel as though I am entering medical school with an advantage because I have already been tuned on how to talk to patients, how to think like a physician, and common medical decision making (MDM) for certain symptoms. Not to mention the drug knowledge, medical terminology, and other immediate benefits. Not great pay, but worth it for the experience.
Cons
Even when you're not at work, you're at work. Ultimately responsible for staffing shifts, so that means you get stuck with shifts when someone doesn't show, calls out, or you can't find other coverage. Many times this means working overtime or holidays. Holidays pays time and half, as does overtime. Holiday pay doesn't count towards "regular hours" so if you work a holiday and later in the week exceed 40 hours, you don't get paid overtime because the holiday pay is grouped separately. Lots of seemingly useless work (lots of Excel spreadsheets with information that is arbitrary).
