I've also tested at a hospital. I only had to type one report and

• Anyone else to lazy to take tests..LOL. I applied for a job - LazyMT
  • lazy - Cindy M
  • Maybe it's a new, CHEAP way to lower their - overhead costs: Have applicants do the work!
  • No, I don't think you are lazy sm - Lyndia
  • I used to work for a neurosurgeons' office (SM) - bjpnc
  • and what about the long app/quest I got from... - suzyqz
    • I totally agree.. Hey, I think I've applied to that company ..LOL - LazyMT
  • The testing at the hospital I work for takes 2 hours. How else would they sm - IHMT
    • A good HR person would know in 30 minutes - or so, if you would be good MT. nm
    • I've also tested at a hospital. I only had to type one report and - LazyMT
  • I COMPLETELY agree. - rm
    • Two of the best companies I've worked for didn't make me test. Makes you wonder if...sm - KyMT
      • A way to get work done for free - Jan
      • Had the same experience. - rm

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the tests were not dictations that I do on an everyday basis.  I know they pick and choose carefully what they will test you on because there are always kinks in there where the doc either stumbles, mumbles, or you know you would have to be a genius to figure out what they are saying.

dictator said delete it.  I still typed the report and per my company we get paid for it.   There are occasionally times when the dictator states during the report to go back and change and they may almost completely redictate the report so there will be lines typed and deleted that you will not get paid for. 

Hospital websites usually have a pretty good physician directory you can search through by name or by speciality, which is nice.

I also use the AMA website which has a sound alike search feature which is helpful.  Here is URL for the AMA doctor finder.

http://webapps.ama-assn.org/doctorfinder/home.html

Also, some states have websites for the medical board licensing or professional licensing where you can look up doctors with licenses in that state.  You might do a Google search for whatever state your facility is in.

Another good one that I use is the WebMD physician finder.  Here's the URL for that one:

http://doctor.webmd.com/physician_finder/home.aspx?sponsor=core

Hope this helps you.

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.   

Also, is it a large teaching hospital? If so you have to consider there will be A LOT of different residents dictating, usually a lot of ESLs at teaching hospitals, and the residents rotate out and new ones rotate in every summer. So you can't expect to get the same dictators and build up your macros because the dictators change all the time.

I would say 9 cpl would be a pretty good offer for a small to medium community hospital where you will be doing the same dictators on a daily basis.  But for bigger, urban or teaching hospitals I would want at least 12 to 15 cpl. 

Just wondering because I believe that my skills and equipment meet their requirements, but never heard back after sending my resume.

I know that the MTSOs are often bombarded with resumes, but it would've been nice to be able to test for them.

the machine from 3 different phones and didn't have a problem. Once I punched the ID# in, the beeping stopped for me. I'm very confused as to why my doc had problems.

I had the older model with the tapes and it worked great until the transfer box died. I couldn't find just the box, since this machine is no longer made.

I think my doc is a thing of the past. I haven't heard from him since the test. What kills me is that I was with him for 14 years. I don't know this for sure but he has not called me or dropped off any tapes. He passes my house on his way home so he used to drop the tapes off when there was a problem.. His dictation is due today and I don't have any to do.

had better get that sucker typed before it gets out of ONE MINUTE TAT.

another.  Got burned on one of them and it was my first national.  I then got into another you did not mention JLG.  I wouldn't go there either.

Been with my company now for five years and outside of no benefits and being an IC it was okay till recently when things started to change.  Not happy at this time and hoping things get back to normal for me.  I am hurting because I had a huge problem with Comcast cable internet and I lost a lot of work time.  Poor paycheck this time too.  Had them out three times and they finally fixed it so far. 

Good luck to everyone looking.  I feel badly for the MQ transcriptionists.  It will be hard to find any place with all the competition.

pedal not stopping the voice.  Am I doing something wrong.  I am using the foot pedal that I used for DQS and the voice just keeps going and going and I have to keep going back over the stuff and over it by mousing back and forth.