It all depends on the company you are working for. sm
Posted By: Recruiter on 2005-11-11
In Reply to: Has anybody here ever been a recruiter? - Kat
If you are the only recruiter for a company, you are not competing with anyone in the same company, but you are competing with the other companies out there. You have to know the way to sell your company hopefully that your company has something to sell, you have to have strong people skills, be able to administer whatever kind of test is appropriate, and I think it is imperative that you have experience as a medical Transcriptionist as well as a QA specialist. I think both of those positions go along with making a strong recruiter.
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I would say it depends on who you are working for. If they sm
expect you to put in 8 full hours, and not just stop working when your primary runs out, then you need to train on another account, and go to that when there is no work on your primary. Of course, there is always the day when, lo and behold, there is no work at all for you on your primary.
If they let you get away with this, then it isn't a problem. Personally, I would train on the backup account.
It depends on whether you are working for someone as an IC or you have your own clients. I live in
Hampton Roads and was told that I would need a one if I was going to solicit my own business. I was told by the local office where I got my license that I could not send out brochures or advertise in any way until I got it. I do know of a local company here that requires their ICs to have one as well. I think it is because he had a problem with an IC who did not report her income to the IRS and he was audited because of this. I am not sure how this protects him, but he requires all of his ICs to have their own business licenses.
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It depends on what the company needs. nm
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It really depends on the company.
I signed on with a company with a $1500 sign-on bonus. The first $500 is given in after you are off 100% QA, the rest is given quarterly and you must produce xxx number of lines a pay consistently.
Other companies have different stipulations, but it is never easy or just for signing on. They dangle carrots in front of you on purpose.
To me, it depends on the company.
If they're honest and fair, I'd give them two weeks' notice because you never know when you might want to go back in the future and because, as a human being, it's just the nice, professional, thoughtful thing to do.
If they've treated you like crap, if you can't trust them and if their general devious practices make them a company you'd never go back to under any circumstances, I wouldn't give them any notice at all.
Depends on company....
I've done many different positions and I did not find them to pay well at all. Plus, most are salaried and hours can end up being much more than 40 per week and/or include evenings and weekends. For qualifications, depends on company. Some companies hire people with NO MT experience for these positions : ( You can probably make more in less hours with QA if you find the right company.
Depends on company, but you will have to SM
use expander. Whatever kind company has or your own, if you can use it. You cannot make, I mean NO ONE can make good line count typing words out with using abbreviations. Once you get used to that, with your experience, you should do well.
Depends on your company
It would depend on the company you go to work for so I would think you would need to ask them or give the name of the possible company. What have you been paying as an IC or were you covered by your husband and if so what did you pay there. Every companyis different with their plans and if you chose your own very easy to check on a Google search.
Depends on the company and you
And how they count the lines. For accounts that include spaces and normals, expanders, etc. it can be pretty good. Your reports are good sized and I would say if you shoot for 1500 you would be doing really well. This can be done in a productive 7 hours. Can't say the number of reports, because some docs are a lot of dead air if you do discharges especially. At first you can expect to build up to 1K in 7 hours and then get to 1500 and even 2000 if you type with total concentration.
On the other hand, really short reports of just a couple of minutes which are not normals are difficult to add up. You can type 40 in a day and be tired after 3 hours or 4, and it will only be about 700 lines. And, if you work for a company which does not count spaces, etc., you have worked probably for 4 hours for only 350 lines, and you may not make it to 700 from sheer tiredness. This has been my experience. I have gotten the most lines after I have worked for a hospital for a while (or a service on the same account), have developed expanders, normals, and their line count is fair being used to the doctors and I had no problem with 2K at about 45 reports a day. But that takes a while, and it could be tiring if you don't get normals, so it is better to pace yourself and be content with doing the best you can in a fair line counting environment. Sorry so long, but this is an important issue for me after all the years I have worked as an MT. Good luck!
I think it depends on the company (sm)
but don't quote me on that.
The company I work for uses ChartScript and generally work is pooled by priority/FIFO. Work can also be assigned, but it's done through iPlayer (in my case), not by ChartScript.
I like ChartScipt okay. I think it varies, but for my company, it's Word-based and I have access to a report search which can be done by dictator, patient, etc., so I can look at other transcribed reports for information. This is an EXTREMELY handy feature.
It's easy to learn and, from my experience, pretty user/production-friendly.
Good luck!
Depends on your company.
I work for two different companies using my C-phone. They both have different settings. They should send that information, and if not, I would ask.
That depends on your company. You will need to ask your TL about that one, I guess. nm
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Depends on the company. Usually not a problem
as long as you meet your production. Usually nationals are bothersome about your hours when you DON'T meet the production requirement nor the hours! Good luck to you! That was not a stupid question, by the way!!
Depends on the company's definition.
At MQ, a medical Editor is a Transcriptionist who uses ASR (automated speech recognition) to get her job done; she literally edits the speech recognition product.
The QA Specialist handles the QA blanks the MTs or MEs send.
That depends on the company's policy.
Each company defines it's own policy. Most all do pay it out but since offering paid time off is not mandatory by any federal or state government, there is no mandate that a company HAS to pay out any accrued but unused paid time off.
Your Human Resources or Benefits Department will be able to direct you to the policies that govern this for your employer.
Ex-HR'r
Depends on what company you work for though.
I had the same experience about 10 years ago. I did a comparison on 1 page and found out they were not paying me for any normals, Expanders or macros. I talked to the President personally and he admitted they do not pay for these things. So, I got paid for tp instead of the patient; etc. I told him I was shocked. He said, "that's business." I quit on the spot. That company is no longer around.
Depends on your company. One I work--sm
wants ***00;23**, which is the number of seconds in the report where the word is, another wants ***the word that I think it is***.
What does you company want?
It depends on how the company handles it
Those companies that say IC status and then define a shift and/or days are clearly asking for employees but not wanting to pay the benefits, taxes, etc., and they are pretty clearly breaking the law - at least the way I interpret the law.
I work for a company and am an IC - a true IC. The only thing they ask is for me to tell them how many lines I think I am going to type on any given day. They ask for that a month ahead of time, but it's completely up to me as to how many lines I want to or can type and then I can do them in my own time frame.
A lot of it falls on the shoulders of the MTs, unfortunately. If a company is hiring someone IC status, but then defines days and shifts to be worked and the MT accepts that, we are propagating that method of hiring and telling the MTSOs that we are willing to do that.
It totally depends on the VR platform your company uses...sm
Some are very good and the reports require little editing, others are awful the reports can be typed almost as fast as editing them, not good when there is such a difference in pay.
Depends on each company, but usually incentive pay is only on the additional lines. Ask to be sure.
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I guess it depends on what company or client you work for. nm
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Depends on how company counts unofficicially, as well as your speed. SM
I did excellently at one company, better than transcription because I'm relatively speaking a crummy typist, continued to do excellently after rates were adjusted as more people became proficient, the same again, but then my production mysteriously dropped, dropped some more, dropped, dropped, until I was making less than straight transcription--all without those official rate adjustment notices. I'm now with another company. It may be you, or your company may be underpaying. You need to figure that one out and act on it, one way or the other. Best wishes, Fellow MT
It depends entirely on the company you work for. If their tech support stinks, then
the program will not do well, but if they have good tech support, they can tweak it to work just fine.
Hey, she's the one working for that company
not me.
Birdie, dear, no company (even well organized ones) can put all expectations up front. Feedback is how that is conveyed.
Obviously, the changes they want are not "petty" or they wouldn't want them.
Did you ever think about that?
I'm new to working for a company (m)
as opposed to for myself where I set my own schedule and TAT. When a company tells you that you work from 9-5, etc. what exactly do they mean? Do you literally have to be at your desk transcribing for those hours? Or once you meet any line count requirements are you done for the day whether you worked 2 hours or 8 hours? I'm just trying to decide what avenue to go. I have a certain amount of freedom that I enjoy right now as in I can work until noon, go on a field trip with one of my kids, and come back and work at 5 and complete my work, etc. Or I can work at 10 at night if I want/need to. I just wonder what to expect from working for a company and would appreciate any insight!
Working for more than one company...
I've always worked for more than one company. I encourage people to not put all their eggs in one basket.
Working for company, not my own
accounts. I appreciate the information. Guess for a trip in July, now is not too early to tell them what days I will be gone. Thanks!
For those of you working for more than one company...
I am looking to move some of my eggs into another basket, if you know what I'm saying... I'm wondering how those of you who work for more than one company juggle the work load. I am talking part-time, IC work here.
The company I work with now is great, but like I said, I would just like to have a little something in my back pocket. They do call me and email me all the time asking if I can pick up this job or that job. What if I'm bogged down with other work?
Do companies look down on IC's that have other companies they work for, or do they kind of expect that?
Thanks for any advice.
Working for a company or IC
For those of you who are ICs, have you regreted taking that giant leap of working for a national company versus working as an IC? I know there would days of feast or famine, but at this point I need the flexibility. I am in my late 50s and do not yet qualify for Medicare.
The other problem is too that I will have to buy my own health insurance. Would anyone recommend a good national insurance company for getting medical/surgical benefits for myself and spouce that do not charge a fortunate?
I still get to type hospital dictation since I am an acute-care MT with 29 years exp.
So undecided.
What company are you working for?...sm
I have also found it hard to make any money on VR and asked to be taken off of it.
what company are you working
Your company may give you instructions on the basic use of it.
You probably are working for a company that
has oodles of employees working on ASR, right? I work on Escription and probably not as many on my account but it is almost perfect. You cannot teach the computer IF you have lots of people who type in things differently, just will not LEARN. What system do you use and how many working on same acct?
Until you know which company you are interested in working for, sm
or will be working for, it is useless to worry about equipment. Many companies have specific equipment they require. Either they will provide this, or ask you to buy/rent it. It is impossible to buy equipment for a job you do not have. Some companies use transcribers, but most of them use internet platforms, often provided by the company. This platform will determine which pedal you need. Unless you have a lot of money to throw away, get a job first, then be prepared to buy/rent the equipment. MTs that have been working awhile usually have equipment sitting around, but they don't buy it hoping to get a job; it is usually left over from a former job. My advice is save your money until you get a job. Good luck.
Are you doing this fulltime and you working for more than 1 company?n/m
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I think she is working for a company that provides insurance.
Sounds to me like she can't afford the premium thru her employer -- the place I'm leaving in a few days, for my daughter and myself it cost over $300 a month. I guess to some that's reasonable but I have had a very hard time with it. I'd prefer to eat.
I started out working for a company ...sm
that gave you everyone who worked there's IM and then the company who bought them out isn't that way. They don't encourage contacting other MTs working there. Which has not stopped me. I still have managed to get email addresses and then get their IM. It does help tremendously when you are able to talk to others on the same account as you.
Do you have a specific company you'll be working for?
They should be able to give you specs.
If you are working for a company that totals your daily sm
lines for you then I wouldn't worry about keep track of it on word. The characters must be basing it on something else - like no spaces, spaces, 65 characters, no characters...that kind of thing.
I would just look on your company statistic board and keep track of it that way. That way it is not as confusing.
Sounds like total opposite of the company I am working for...
My pay is quite good, rarely talk to my manager, been very flexible with me. Goodness, sure you are talking about the same Medware?
Should clarify, I was an IC for a company working a split shift. nm
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What about benefits? I make 50k a year working for a company
out of my home full time. No gas money, no traveling, no printing, faxing, and I get full benefits. How is making 50000 as an MTSO good money? I really just don't get it!
Just started working as an IC for a company, found out something I had been transcribing for
years was wrong. When I questioned it, they explained it to me, but for 20+ yearse no one else had seemed to care. You learn something every day in this business.
So, are you working for the same company. I have worked for 2 companies and I have noticed a huge
difference in the lines I got from each company. The accounts were similar. I never ever got what your talking about but I would average 600-700 lph at one company and the other one I was lucky to get 400 lph so then I figured out they didnt pay for spaces, footers, headers etc.. and that does factor into your line counts on that platform.
Your company will dictate whether working off line via recorded work is even
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Depends on the company. Some companies require it; others do not. Some don't require it
if you promise that you will seek your certification at some point in the future. Other companies could care less if you are certified at all at any time.
You get more working the evening or night shifts and working w/o benefits. And producing like a mad
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Ditto....granted I am not working much these days, but am currently trying out a new way of working
when I do work which seems to be helping. I am timing myself and keeping a log of how long it takes to to type however many minutes. I am averaging anywhere from 13-18 minutes of dictation an hour now doing this. Granted the time fluctuates between who I am typing, and if I have to look up names, addresses, etc., just depends on the division I am doing at the time. But work that used to take me 3 hours to do is now taking me under 2 hours, I am also trying to put in more macros as I go along, which slows me down initially but pays off in the long run of course. I was working "all the time" before but took forever to get done since I was not applying myself. This new "attitude" has helped me a lot. My goal, in the Fall, is to do 90 minutes a day consistently at 6 hours, and then maybe get up to 120 minutes a day at 8 hours, still while having at least half of the day free (do 60 minutes at night, and the other 60 by Noon). Thereby doing 1200-1400 lines a day. I have never really buckled down and done more than 8000 lines per pay period, so it will be a nice change. Maybe you can do something like that and have a specific knock off time as was suggested below. 
Working holidays? Out shopping in stores where someone IS working
that holiday you refuse to work? Grocery stores, food joints & seems any store is open on holidays and you expect them to be fully staffed, so why shouldn't we?
Yes, I took off for the first time on Christmas day, in 18 years and it was great, but I worked Christmas eve and this whole past weekend.
Someone has to do it!
working IN A HOSPITAL is different than working at home.
Someone can steal you identity from the internet if they want to. Why would you go to the time and trouble to jeopardize a job that requires some level of skill to steal someone's identity or medical records? You could get a job as a retail clerk and get info easier than going through the testing required to become an MT.
Somehow working at home translates into not really working
My in-laws are the worst. Whenever they plan something last minute and my husband says that I had to work, they say, "but she works at home!". When I one time mentioned I had a "schedule" and basically punch a clock and work full time, I don't think they believed me. They will sometimes call mid-day during the week if they are in the area to see if I want to go for lunch, etc! The best is, my husband doesn't make all that much money, so where is it coming from, the money fairy? I am ready to strangle someone! So I know how you feel and I'm sorry it upset you. You are not alone.
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