Medical Scribe Cover Letter Example

I document in real time for an emergency physician seeing 2 to 3 patients an hour, building the history, exam and medical decision-making note directly in Epic while the physician stays focused on the patient instead of the keyboard. I am applying for the Medical Scribe opening at [Hospital or clinic name] because the posting mentions a physician group looking to cut documentation time significantly, and that is the exact problem scribing solves when it is done well.

Chart closure time and accuracy are what the physicians I work with actually notice. Since I started, the physician I scribe for most often closes charts within 2 hours of patient discharge instead of the department's average of 6, and I catch missing elements needed for correct E/M leveling before the chart is signed, which our billing team credited with reducing under-coded visits on my shifts by roughly a third. I have documented more than 3,000 patient encounters without a physician needing to substantially rewrite a note.

I am comfortable with medical terminology across emergency medicine's most common presentations, I know the department's macro and template library well enough to build a note quickly during a busy shift, and I flag any order I am unsure about rather than guessing at what the physician meant. I trained two new scribes on the department's charting shortcuts, cutting their ramp-up time to full shift independence from four weeks to two.

I would welcome the chance to bring that documentation speed to [Hospital or clinic name]. I am available for an interview at your convenience. Thank you for considering my application.