Go for it.. almost every position in an office I've ever had
Posted By: mamawtypes on 2007-10-23
In Reply to: I would definitely accept - Z
I started at part-time, and alot of time just wanted to stay part-time and actually had to fight to work only part-time hours. If you are a good employee they should realize that and almost certainly will try to get you to be a full-time employee in the future. Just make sure that you don't end up working "just short of full-time hours" and getting no benefits. If you're there 32 hours..(PT) you might as well be there 36-40 and get full-time benefits.
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did they offer you the position? Which office? sm
If you don't mind my askin'! 
thinking about applying for dr's office position...
and gosh, it's been so long since I've been to an interview...I'm looking for some tips on questions to ask the interviewer. I don't like going to an interview and NOT asking any questions.
Also, I do have the experience they are looking for, although it has been about 8-9 years since I've actually done hands-on back office work...tips on explaining this would be appreciated too! 
Is $15 an hour a good hourly rate for an in-house office position?
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I can't say that I've ever been in that position or that
I even know what you're talking about. All I know is that money issues can tear a family apart. I'm sorry you're feeling down. {{{{hugs}}}}
I too have been offered every position I've
tested for and I'm not a CMT. I think the years of experience and doing well on tests is what gets you the job.
I'm not happy with my current position, but I've interviewed
tested and me offered positions with at least 12 other companies and none of them have anything better to offer, all less money, all set schedules, etc. Read the job boards and see what is out there and if you want to test the waters take on a PT IC position - of you can test and interview with multiple companies without making a committment.
No, I've worked in doctor's business office.
That is what the insurance company allows, not what they dictate. Who is to tell the doctor how long he can sit and talk with his patient. It is up to him. True insurance companies get together to decide what is the appropriate amount for the doctor to "charge" for a service but I've literally seen where the doctor sees the patient all of 2 minutes after patient is worked up by techs, but they still get paid for that visit.
I've tried to go back to the office a number of times and
I never can make the transition. One consideration is your wardrobe. You have to start dressing in office attire which is something I don't miss and found irritating when I went back into the office. I also found that after working at home for as long as I have done it, it's kind of stressful to get out there and try to be social and friendly. Office politics is another negative. Offices are very much like high school, very cliquey and filled with gossip. There is more to working in an office than just doing your job. At home, it's just me and my PC. I do the work and I get paid. In the office, there's you, your PC, the person who shares the desk with you, the person who sits across from you, the person who sits next to you, your supervisor right across the hall, the doctors knowing you by name and seeking you out to complain about their dictation, the constant ringing of phones, chattering of voices. The people you share office space with, one will always be hot, one will always be cold, one thinks it's too bright and there's a glare on her screen, and one thinks it's too dark. You can't wear perfume because the girl next to you is allergic...
I could go on...
I've been in MT for 20 years. Started out in the office at a hospital.
Switched to working for services from home for a while and now I work for the same hospital I started out at, but I work from home now. So I guess you can say I've come full circle and now I'm back where I started. I much prefer being an employee of a hospital versus an IC or employee of an MTSO.
It may be that your user profile in EXText is not set up to allow you to add normals. I've found with services they don't give their MTs a whole lot of freedom with their software. 
Have most people had good luck with their MQ office closing and moving to the regional office. Have
things gotten better or worse for you.
Yes, I lost mine. I upgraded the Office 2000 package to Office 2003. sm
I have over 2000 autocorrect entries and lost them all as well as my supplemental dictionary for my Stedman's spellcheck. Lots of grief!
Maybe you will be lucky and not lose anything. Good luck to you.
Might be able to rent one from an office supply or office machine repair shop
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I gave a tin of toffee for each office and a Lia Sophia necklace to each office manager. ~nm~
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I gave a tin of toffee for each office and a Lia Sophia necklace to each office manager. ~nm~
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Office politics. That is why I enjoy working at home. In the office,
people are in other people business. Just mind your own business.
Can anyone suggest an office in MQ that is not run like this Amherst office. They are absolutely
pathetic. I wonder how many other MTs are in that office in the same situation.
Just DQS from my office was transferred and the rest are getting on DQS before the office closes.
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Pay kids work around office, renovate office.
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I use EXText with my current job and I've used at a couple of other jobs I've had. I've ne
used DocQscribe, but I have used Meditech, Cerner, Vianeta, the Precyse platform (I can't remember the name), Dolbey, and Lanier platform I think was called Cequence (?).
Out of all the different platforms I have typed on, I have liked EXText the best. In my opinion, it's very user friendly, easy to learn, and I really like ESP which is the built in abbreviation expander. Plus it is very easy to create your own normals which I love. My fingers literally never leave the keyboard because there are macro keys for everything. You can use your mouse if you prefer or learn the function macros. I love it. I think I'm more productive on EXText than with any other platform.
Office 2003 so far, but going to Office 2007 as soon as I can. nm
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They won't get you any better $$ or position than you can get on your
own. They recruit for companies that already post here. I didn't accept the position because I had heard too many bad things about the company, had interviewed with the company myself previously and been offered the same thing as what TM was able to get for me and it was no better than what I am making now. The testing is very easy with TM, though you may have to also test with the company, so it wouldn't hurt to try, but don't get expectations too high.
HTH.
I too am in this position but am not quite sure what to do.
Others such as myself (from the non-paying company we worked for) have done a lot of investigating and this is what they told me--The Department of Labor doesn't care because I wasn't an "employee"--only an IC (basically an "Accounts Payable" with no real rights). I personally haven't tried the Better Business Bureau. I did think about contacting the accounts I was working for, but, after reviewing my contract with my ex-MT company, decided I would be in violation of the contract if I contacted the client.....it's a Catch 22.....I would be in violation of the contract, but they are in violation of the contract by not paying me.....I decided not to work a two-week notice (which I did feel badly about at the time), but, if I had, I would now be owed six weeks of pay, not four!
Please post if you get any satisfaction through any of these actions. I would dearly love to get my $1000+. I've never been in a situation where I had to deal with some psycho who won't pay me what is due.
position
Would be interested in finding out which hospitals in NY are hiring. I have been seeking a position in any hospital in Nassau County on Long Island for a while now. Any leads would be appreciated.
position
Thank you for that info. In fact, I work at home with a company that uses the Sten-Tel platform. I also just moved back to LI from New Jersey so I am familiar with the hospital in Manahawkin you are referring to. I think I will definitely give it a shot. You never know. Thanks again!
TRX IC Position
Depending on which accounts you are assigned, and how adaptable you are to ESL doctors in an Acute Care setting (80%), this might be a great fit for you. I have found the flexibility to be incredible as I have a 2nd grader who is my main priority. Yes, there is a fair amount of work to go around now, but between the middle of November and last Wednesday, the well was beyond dry . . . The platform is very user friendly. I started as a newbie in April, and am still at 6 cents/65 character line, so just your starting rate is a plus! Their bonuses are quite generous and attainable when there's too much work to go around. They are a small MTSO, so at times their resources (QA questions, etc...) are stretched a little thin, but they have always answered my questions. I've had some bumps along the road, but I'll chalk that up to newbie ignorance as opposed to TRX negligence. Hope this helps.
Same here. Lap is definitely the best position
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I need some help. I am looking for IC position (have been
transcribing for 15 years), but I'm confused about something. I purchased an Infinity IN-USB-1foot pedal. My question is this. Some ads say a wav-player is required. Is this the same thing? I didn't get software with my foot pedal. Also, some ads say it needs to be version 5. This is the same foot pedal I used when I worked for a company recently with an internet-based platform. I have DSL, Windows XP and Word 2002. Can anyone help me understand the nomenclature here? - USB foot pedal - wav-player, etc. I'm well over 50 and am not 100% "with the program" on the technical end of things, but I'm hanging in there.
Thanks so much! 
If it is that particular one, the position has
I interviewed yesterday and she emailed me this morning.
Yes, I have been in same position
If you can prove a hardship and your new income, you should be able to do a repay plan with some money down. They will just divide the amount you are overdue and add it to your regular monthly payments, sometimes up to a year.
MAC - about the position
Thanks for asking. I seem to have narrowed it down to 3 or 4 people tops. Problem is that it requires a C-phone and some wanted to hear samples, so I had to record my own telephone dictations as wave files. The quality is not great, however some of the applicants did extremely well considering. This dictator and I am sure they will attest if they read this, is off the chart in difficulty. His speaking skills are very poor. He is sloppy and fast and gravelly! I received a fantastic response. It was overwhelming. I think there will be 2 or 3 people I will be able to work with. Some of the resumes were extremely outstanding. Thank you for this board!
Karen
NEVER take a QA position for CPL
QA is a very time consuming job. I have been doing it for 10 years now and I would NEVER take a position where I was paid by the line. Especially if you have to do 100% on them all. That takes forever and you won't make many lines in a day. Some of the work I get is so bad it somes takes me an hour (or more) to clean up one single report(correct errors, research to make sure they ARE errors, fill in the blanks and provide feedback, etc.) Now, if I was getting paid by the line, and this was a 200 line report, that's only $10 for over an hour's worth of work. I would not take any QA job unless they pay you hourly. With 10 years of experience, you should have no trouble finding a decent QA position, but stay away from the cpl offerings. Good luck to you whatever you decide to do. We can always use good help in QA. :-)
You have let your QA position
go to your head. You need to deflate before you explode and can't fit through the door. 
It's a P/T position and was just...
wondering how long it might take to do?
If I were in your position... SM
I would follow your account to the new MTSO who snatched up the contract... :-))
in same position
I'm being used as an employee but am an IC. If I confront them they will "terminate contract" I guess I should say because technically they can't "fire me." I'm getting fed up with the IC @#$# and you end up being an employee without benefits. So any advice please on how to avoid this???? I know I should find another job but from what I read on this board it seems like this is a common problem and at least I have work here -- for the moment.
IC position--sm
I would be glad to send you a copy of the contract I use. I also recommend calling the IRS and requesting some pamphlets for small business owner's. Let me know what you need.
We have a football game tonight and have a child on color guard so it may be tomorrow before I get back to you.
In the meantime, go to the IRS website and see if there is anything useful there.
QA Position
Can you possible tell me what company pays this kind of money?
QA Position -
Thank you to all .......I decided to take the position. To finally not have to worry about being paid solely on production was the convincing factor.
I do appreciate everyone's opinions and feedback. Thank you so much!!
I will let you know how it goes.
QA Position
Good move. Hope it works out for you. Like the others, I'm curious about the company. I do QA for a couple and while my hourly is good, it's not great like yours. Always wondering who the big spenders are. Good luck!
30 day TAT in this office ... office politics at its best
I have kept in touch with an MT I worked with at the last in-house job (radiology). This was inpatient radiology and also an outpatient radiology clinic the hospital operated.
One of the girls, a person who at one time folded towels but who was hired as a clerk, was just discovered to ahve not mailed out reports for 30 days. These include both in house reports and outpatient reports. They have been sitting on her desk because she "has not had time to do them."
What do you make of this? The lead MT is close to this girl (hence her being moved from housekeeper to clerk) and is trying to minimize the impact that not having the reports mailed to referring physicians' offices, as if it is a minor problem (how they found out about it is a doc's office called the MT's supervisor and asked why 30 days worth of reports were mailed to their office yesterday.
They were keeping it from the director of radiology. I think this is BIG and that heads should roll for negligence.
What do you think?
at home vs office - i am in office
well, I really was referring to the MONSTER MANAGER that I have, who has her favorites here, and she assigns them the easy doctors who say the same thing over and over, you know. I have to do something. I am losing my SELF at this point, with no church and no family. The stuff on here about running out of work, my lack of computer savvy, all has me just frozen. MOre about in-office. Do you have little habits like talking out loud to the dr? Someone will complain about you. Do you ever say a cussword? Someone will complain. Do you ever sigh? Complaints. About age - I was offered 2 trans. positoins in San Diego before I came here. I had gone to a seminar about how to look for work over age 55, had revamped my resume and my "presenting" self, and it made all the difference. Things are way different than they were evern 10 years ago, you will be judged by someone younger than you, but in this line of work they do appreciate experience and reliability. And the computer doesn't care if you're pretty. It's not your age unless you are sickly. Don't give up!! if that's what you want.
I did go through that with my last inhouse position ...
and after I quit and went home to work for my present employers, I realized what the most significant factor was for my burnout: Working with the absolutely rancid attitude of unhappy coworkers. True, I should not have allowed them to get to me but they were unhappy over ANYTHING. Nothing could make them happy and all they did was gripe and b****.
I eventually quit going to lunch and breaks with them because I just didn't want to hear anymore negative spin on whatever was going on. Of course, then I was Miss Goody-Two-Shoes because I wouldn't fraternize with them. There was already tension enough over production. I got to where I would drive around and around the block before parking...then I would be late a lot because I could hardly bring myself to drive to work. I felt sick at my stomach as I got up, knowing I was going to walk in that office where such emotional poison was.
On their own, I liked these women - they could be funny, were intelligent, had a lot on their plates. But as coworkers, they were unhappy about anything that happened and just could not leave any topic alone. At lunch and breaks, they so horribly bad-mouthed the superv, the QA person, the management, the hospital policies, the equipment, the software, the incentive plan, anyone who wasn't sitting there's production, other people's dress and how they handled their family life, etc. I mean it was HORRIBLE. When I started back to college, they were mad as h*** because I got "special treatment" in their eyes. They worked whatever schedules THEY set, but apparently I wasn't allowed to do the same. I see now that they were angry because I was doing something different and progressive in my life.
Then, when I announced I was leaving I thought they would cheer because, after all, I was the outsider. Instead, they got angry. They were angry because I was leaving and they were left behind. They emailed and left voice messages a few times after I had left, asking how I was, and talking trash still about that hospital. I never called any of them back.
I'm done with that attitude. I literally cannot take it. The same issues were happening to me but I chose to look at it differently.
Making a radical change of quitting and going home into a completely different setting and controlling my own environment, pay, etc., was the key to recovery for me.
I also know that I won't be doing this much longer...THAT HELPS A LOT...LOL.
I appreciate the advice.
OFF TO WORK...
I just accepted a position
and don't want to leave it up right now. I things don't work out I will repost it.
About in your same position, and I plan on
working until I get out of debt, or until MT goes "under" as you say. As a poster said in this thread, a degree doesn't mean more money or any money, but all the best to you in your endeavors!!
Part IC position
Ok, I've had enough of suboptimal voice files, dumping one account. I know this has been discussed, so please excuse this post, but I haven't had much luck retrieving from archives. I'm looking for a "small" company that hires preferably IC MTs. Looking only for 15 to 20 hours a week to supplement my other account that I'll keep. I don't really want to spend big $$$ to get a piece of equipment and more $$$ on long distance bills. Anyone working for or have worked for a company this description might fit. Or, where I can post my resume and what I'm looking for. Thanks so much ahead!
RE: Part IC position
Give Transcend a try.
I have been offered a position yet...sm
But I have an interview with them this week. Not sure what I'll do either, especially given the time clock. That's a real issue for me. I have a baby at home and can't imaging trying to clock in and out every time he starts to fuss.
I also sent a resume to Medware too, just to cover my bases, but I just sent it this weekend and haven't heard anything yet.
As for you not hearing back from FN last week after sending a resume to them, I seriously doubt they are hiring right now given they recently overhired and the workflow is so low. Thus the reason I've been floating resumes all week. LOL!!!
You are changing your position.
I breed Yorkies and was in the pet care business for over 30 years. Of course, you love your pets and they have a place in your family but you do not let a dog growl at you, as you stated. One of your original posts you said if a dog growled or bit, oh well, dogs have bad days, too. That gives a very different impression than the one you are trying to make now.
i think I'm going to turn the position down
because something just doesn't feel right about it. I can't find current info on them and nobody's is posting anything but making it mandatory for me to be signed in to i.m. and mandatory for me to check my email when I'm not working (nights and weekends) I think is a little bizarre. I've worked as an ic for many years and have never heard of that.
Take the position, prove yourself and
expect an increase within only a few weeks. Good luck!
In my position I have to care
about the client .. my job is to see that everyone is on the same page and our work is correctly done in accordance with account specifics for the client. Additionally, I do not look at AAMT as a union .. an association really is in no position to negotiate wages. The idea is for them to be neutral .. and I know what you are going to say and I wish it were different but the barn door has been open to offshoring for a long time and now we just have to work smarter, not harder, although I can pretty much say I don't see me retiring any time soon .. blah.
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