Ortho department has testing, the others do not at this time. nm
Posted By: KSMT on 2007-12-31
In Reply to: I never had to test - KSMT
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Who is hiring part-time for ER, ortho, clinic dictation? sm
I have over 14 years experience. I love doing orthopedics, ER notes, and clinic dictation. Does anyone know of a company who is currently hiring for PT work right now? I am looking for a company that you don't have to spend weeks and weeks filling out paperwork, calling back and forth, waiting, waiting and waiting to begin work. I am very dependable, hard-working. Looking for someone that can respect that in this day and time. Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Keystrokes has great ortho accounts and a wonderful manager over the ortho work. sm
I have worked with them for 4 years and will never leave unless something drastically changes. I do not post here normally as it seems that there are so many negative people, but this is one I felt I could answer without being attacked.
Avg response time to app/testing??
I have applied (and tested where asked) to 4 companies, 2 of them acknowledged receiving my applications 7-10 days ago. I realize I may not connect with The Job overnight, but am wondering what is a reasonable amount of time to allow a national company to accept or reject? I know I can call them directly, and obviously will need to at some point!...on the other hand, if I need to just give them more time, I guess I can do that too. I appreciate anyone sharing who is in the know with this stuff, thanks in advance!
If an MT takes time to go through the testing process...
MTSOs should take the time to respond, even if it's an auto-response, letting the MT know that either they did not cut the mustard or that the position was filled already. It's the decent thing to do. That's the benefit of computers. It's not the personal touch most would prefer, but it sure beats sitting around waiting for an answer.
Be thankful. I wasted a lot of time testing only
to be told I did great & they'd keep it on file for whenever they are hiring. WHY on earth do they test people when they aren't even hiring?! Several other MTs I know went through the same thing, wasting hours testing for nothing. I think they need an HR person who knows what she's doing.
Yikes... and I wasted my time testing.
You've got to be kidding. They sounded really strict on the accuracy rate etc and sounded picky, yet they want to offer some that. Ridiculous. For that rate, they may want to stick with newbies. I'm insulted, I think....
Do not waste your time testing until u know the pay rates.
I have been applying and testing for companies and am just appalled at the incredibly low rates that are being offered. Please don't waste your time like I did until you know the pay range.
Do not waste your time testing until u know the pay rates.
I have been applying and testing for companies and am just appalled at the incredibly low rates that are being offered. Please don't waste your time like I did until you know the pay range.
When you ask for the pay range, some of them will simply ignore the request for info. Pathetic.
What should be the turn around time to hear response after testing?
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I'd have to agree with the testing of 6 voice files. Turned me off. Who has time to spend doing a
of those tests... I need a job not a day of testing.
Sheesh, that's awful. Glad I didn't waste my time testing, had a feeling....
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Futurenet require extensive, time consuming testing? I hate those you can't use foot pedal for.
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sorry, I mean not the HR director, not department. A recruiter is usually under sm
the HR department, but is not the director unless it is a company that is so small there is only one person doing everything. If you did a chart, there would be the HR department headed by an HR director who is responsible for the administrative things in HR, not recruiting. Most directors really are not good recruiters. Most directors are also lacking in the people skills, but they are knowledgeable in all aspects of human resource law.
Sorry to say department above. I was thinking one way, typing another.
go to the department of labor web site
and check out their TAA and ATAA page --Trade Adjustment Asisstance Program and Worker Adjustment and retraining and notification act. Congress was talking about extending benefits for people who have lost their jobs due to offshoring. My heart goes out to your all.
I have forwarded all responses to HR Department. sm
Hopefully they are doing THEIR part and contactnig people. If you dont mind, e-mail me and let me know who you are and I'll try to light a fire under them!
Department B transcription services
Has anyone ever heard of a company called Department B or older name PM&R?? I have an interview scheduled for Tuesday but I was just wondering if anyone knew anything on this company.
Renee
My son applied for a department store once, sm
and they asked him all kinds of psychologic questions - it was just weird.
send this to your insurance department for their
policy book. Why would you put this on this board?
I worked in QA Department for the Q about 12 years ago. sm
The last straw for me was an MT who consistently typed preformed instead of performed. She refused to change or just didn't care to go over her feedback. Manager would do nothing about it because she too worked 3rd shift. I will never go back to doing QA again. I make more money as a Transcriptionist anyway.
Contact the labor department.
They will investigate and fine them for not paying in employment taxes, etc., as by having to ask for time off, vacation, etc., that means you are an employee and not an IC.
That's a bit misleading. It is NOT just the IT department. The techs sm
who allocate the dictation files to you nothing to do with IT. If you have a computer issue, they will get someone from IT for you, but Marie and the rest are not part of that department. The ENTIRE COMPANY is based in India. Yes, they hire American MTs, but the company is in India, and they at one point even lied to the MTs and said work was slow due to Christmas (this was in the middle/latter part of January), then one of the techs admitted they had outsourced to an Indian MT company.
They are not the worst company to work for -- the pay is decent and on time -- although I never cared for the way the work was allocated and I absolutely DESPISE the fact that they are now lying and misrepresenting themselves in their ads saying they are based in Kentucky. There is a residential HOUSE in Kentucky owned by the Indian owner. Why not just be upfront about it in their ads?
Letter from Department of Labor
Has anyone received a letter from the Department of Labor from the state where your employer is located, indicating they are investigating the company regarding various contract laws? I work for a wonderful company and can't imagine why they would be investigated, unless this is another way to squeeze out medical transcription companies and send everything to India to reduce healthcare costs. 
Go to the Department of Labor website
It is fully explanatory there. It does not apply to at-home MTs unless they have 50 employees working within a 75-mile radius of them.
I have called the police department already..sm
I am not playing. They faxed me the paperwork and I am giving her until Friday for a cashier's check OR money order is in my hands, she is in trouble! LIES LIES LIES that is all she has done.
What people seem to misunderstand is that a recruiter is not the HR department. They are the sm
recruiter. HR director or department head deals with the rules of human resources, benefits, numbers, etc. Recruiter is the KEY person, the one people-oriented individual, the one who talks and gets to know the prospective employee, the one who tests and usually the one who checks the references. That person hires the people. It is the job of the recruiter in any company to hire the individual and THEN to forward paperwork to the department that needs the MT. Now, as a recruiter, I follow through within three (3) days' time to see that all the necessary contact with that individual and department has been made and if it has not been made, I put the crunch to that department head to step on it. We are dealing with people who need a job and have quit their job supposedly to work for us. No one can afford a lapse in employment unless they want a week off in between, which sometimes they do.
Too many people seem to think HR is the recruiter, but in a company with a true chain of command, that usually is not the case.
I don't know how this company operates in that area, but most of the companies I know that are in growth put an HR dept in place, have a director, and 1 or 2 recruiters. The recruiters hire. The individual departments are responsible for getting those people up and running BUT because I know how important it is to get people started and started on time and because sometimes I feel that no one can do the job as well as me (sadly), I have to follow up to make sure those people are not forgotten.
This is worrisome to me that I feel this way, but unfortunately I have come across companies that have let this happen and I do put a fire underneath the departments and it is successful.
Interview with in-hospital transcription department
and wondering what the rate is for in-house. Ten years ago when I was an in-house transcriptionist, I was paid 13.00 an hour and 5 cpl for everything over 500 lines per day. Just wondering how the setup is now or if that has changed. I live in Alabama and the hospital I have an interview with, will eventually transition their MTs to working from home.
HR Department at Keystrokes is a director, a clerk/secretary sm
and a recruiter. The director is new but only does the legal stuff and is working on the benefits package, etc. The clerk is doing the paperwork. The recruiter is doing the recruiting, interviewing, checking references, passing hire info on. The pieces are in place now and you just validated what has just been put in place. I know there is talk of a second recruiter, one for radiology and one for medical records, but I think this is still in the baby stages. The HR Director heads the department but will not recruit.
Yes, turn them in to the Department of Labor and Industry for nonpayment.
Try the BBB or FTC for unfair labor practices. Send them a certified letter demanding payment or you'll sue in small claims court.
if I remember correctly, isn't that Spheris' India department?
Supposedly over 4000 employees, JUST for that India account, according to Advance Health Magazine...
I thought exactly the same thing! Tech department must be lacking
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I wrote to their HR department, which is the only contact I could find for them, last week, but no r
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The formal QA department is new only started last August. Before that, it was up to the lead MT'
to do QA. That obviously did not work for them and they started a QA department.
Ortho has only done formal QA reviews.
Radiology does QA reviews but internally and only comes to the MT's if there is a problem, otherwise tells them they are doing well.
No complaints at all. Platform is super MT friendly. Great QA department.
Very happy at Medware.
Ask them to put you on the ortho
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ortho....
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Ortho job
I got an E-mail the following morning after I sent my resume and then a phone call yesterday afternoon to setup a formal interview.
is it ortho? nm
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I do Ortho...
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Ortho with KS
What's the ortho like with KS? I've heard that the supervisor is very strict and makes it a difficult situation. Just wanted to check before applying. I am not looking for a job that will just be a lot of grief and torment.
Ortho help
 Although I have been doing transcription for quite some time, I am relatively new ot ortho. I must admit I do enjoy it; however, my productivity leaves a lot to be desired.
Each report is different. No Lungs are clear. Heart is regular, you get the drift.
Any ortho MTs out there with any suggesions?
Thank you (as always)!
Janie
Ortho
As with any new specialty, your line count is going to be down at first but with a little time and patience and good use of your expander, you'll see it go back up and will know most of the terms he's going to say before he actually says them.
Ortho
Thank you to everyone!
I am relativley new to this board.
I have posted several times in the past and am always astounded people take the time to help with their advice.
(Message n ot even on correct board..........oops)
Thanks again!
Janie
ortho
In ortho, there are a lot of two and three word combinations like tenderness to palpation and thoracic spine. I would abbreviate these things in my shorthand. Sentences that were repeated often, I would put the first letter of each word and put that sentence in my shorhand. I used ShortHand just as much in ortho as in HPs and consults.
were you in ortho?
I am and often do OT but I need/want the money so I volunteer.
One of their ortho accounts (sm)
I spent more time going in and out of documents than I did transcribing on one of their ortho accounts. Nice people tho.
ortho or podiatry
Does any know of any company that is hiring for orthopedic or podiatry accounts?
I would like to do ortho work too
nm
I have almost 9 years of ortho and I
when they called. When I returned the call, I was told that We did have 3 openings when I called you but it's first come, first served and you missed out.
I was told that at 1 pm today and now I see they have a job posting for 12 ortho MTs.
On the ortho accounts, about how many SM
minutes per day do you get from your doctor(s)? After you get used to account specs, is it pretty easy to get the work done in 8 hours? Also, are there a lot of ESLs, because I'm terrible with ESLs. (Are they clinic notes, op notes, consults, or all of the above?)
About what time do you get your work and when is it due back?
Are the benefits okay? How much for medical and dental for employee only? When do they start?
Thanks for your help! :o)
KS wannabe
Ortho Pay Per Page
These were orthopedic doctors that I was charging $3.00 per page. Two types of notes. One was a progress note and the other new patient was in letter form. I typed them in Word, so I made templates. They usually put an entire day of patients on one tape. It was only a matter of choosing the appropriate template. My experience with ortho clinic is they are fairly short dictations. I'll put it to you this way if I had to choose it would be per page because the dictations are usually very short. Ortho docs see a lot of patients in one day and even if they are a new patient most will not go into a lot of detail regarding past medical history, etc. They mainly focus on symptoms, the exam, and then the diagnosis and treatment. Glad I could help. 
Considering Keystrokes...ortho
Any current information would be great! I am wondering about the work load, dictators and how steady the work is? TIA
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