Part-timers or IC with Spheris?
Posted By: Part-timer on 2005-09-09
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I wondered if Spheris hires part-timers and how many hours they can work. Or if anyone works IC for Spheris? What is the difference between IC and part time? I would like to work between 20 to 30 hours a week, maybe a few more but couldn't guarantee 40.
Thanks.
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there are reasons for part timers
I have a medical condition and cannot always do a full two weeks, due to exhaustion and pain from my blood dyscrasia. That is why I am not a full time employee. I was but had to cut back and when I did MQ canceled my insurance. I would gladly go back to a hospital and work in-house but the two hospitals out here have outsourced all transcription. When I did work in-house, I was able to work part time and the hospital offered insurance coverage to part timers. I only had to pay $70/pay period for insurance. Im astonished that most trans services will not cover part timers..I cant figure that out. If the part timer is willing to pay the extra amount, why not? I also have lost faith in American private insurance, as how can you trust private companies making decisions about whether you can get chemo, MRI's, etc? Back a few years ago, whatever the doctor said you needed, you got. Not anymore. Now American HMOs and insurance companies pay people to check over your medical history and decide whether you can get this or that done. How can you trust companies when their only concern is profit and making as much for the stockholders as possible. Give me a universal health plan throughout the country any day.
Not at this company. The part timers seem to get the best
and choice of work, the best schedules, and the best of all worlds. Full time are treated like you are the lowest stepping stone in the pond.
MedQuist pays PTO and offers 401K to part-timers.
You have to work 16 hours a week minimum.
Spheris gives PTO to part-time employees.
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I work part time for Spheris...(sm)
They will hire you part time for the hours you're looking for; however, they don't hire IC status, which is what I wanted.
Spheris is not working out for me at all, but maybe it'll be what you're looking for.
Good luck!
I've known some old timers did the same
Wanted their reports to be lengthy "so they were getting their money's worth". Nothing was bilateral, everything was "on the right and on the left".
It was like a car mechanic describing your car "The car is red. The red car has two doors, one on the left and one on the right, both having reddish hues consistent with the general paint scheme. The red car with left and right doors has door handles, one on the right and another on the left, The left and right door handles on the left and right doors, respectively, of this red car seem to be working properly: the one on the right opens smoothly, the one on the left opens smoothly as well on this red car. This is consistent with normal door handles on this red car." Good grief!
free timers - here's a bunch
http://www.softpedia.com/downloadTag/desktop+timer
http://www.bestfreewaredownload.com/freeware/t-free-simpletimer-freeware-htdfswiu.html
You know how use old timers fixate on our bowel function. nt
Any "long-timers" with Focus Infomatic?
I am thinking about applying to FI and I was wondering if there is anybody out there who has worked for them at least a little while. I checked some of the archives about Focus but is there anyone who likes working for them?
Little snow globe from Spheris with "All around the world, Spheris
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The easy part is making the decision to leave, the hard part is
actually doing it. Been in your shoes and it took me a year and a half to leave after I had made the decision to do so. It was the best thing I have ever done for myself and my girls. I had family and friends and a counselor telling me what needed to be done and I knew what needed to be done but until I had the courage on my own to do it I stayed. One day, we had an argument and he spit in my face and that was the last straw for me. Even though it is something that I will NEVER forget, that day is also a day I will never forget because it is the day that I took my kids and left. I am a single mom of 2 and have been single and supporting us for 5 years now. I have been healing ever since and still am to this day. You can do this. I know that if I hadn't have left and I would have stayed one of us would be dead by now or both.
What's up with the CMT part A and part B exams?
I thought it was all one test. How can a half a test last 6-1/2 hours? If anyone knows, please share your info! Thanks!
Does anyone know if you are a part time employee for 1 company and part time IC for another can you
still claim deductions for IC on your income tax even though you are one of each.
Depends on how part time the part time jobs are.
You can do it. You just have to work out a schedule you can live with.
Spheris. nm
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SPHERIS
I applied with Spheris last week, had my interview on the phone and she never got back with me. I called her and left a message, she called back and said she did not have any work for me. It was posted in the Sunday Paper here, lots of work.
MQ vs Spheris
I was with Medquist before it became Medquist- It used to be Lanier. Then they were sold to Medquist. Then again they were sold to Spheris. I had nothing but problems with the two prior operations, but as Spheris- when I called and asked for a copy of my W2 because I had never received it... I was faxed a copy within 10 mins. /shrug Hope that helps.
Do you mean Spheris?
Or is there some other monster national that is being touted as the next Great Satan?
spheris
Yes, meant Spheris.....
Spheris
If no one has access to our E-mail address and this is the only place that they could have gotten it, how did they as I just got an E-mail from them about applying for a job? So somehow our E-mail addresse are not protected as they say that they are on this board? Did anyone else receive it? I have never posted my resume, or applied for a job throught his board as I own my own MTSO. Makes me wonder about how safe our E-mail addresses are.
Spheris
Hi, I am just about burned out on the Big "S". I have nearly 20 years experience MT'ing. Have worked for edix/spheris for several. I am finding that although I am leveled high I am consistly stuck with a lower level client. This, by manipulation of the Big "S" reduces my income.
Are there any companies at all who are decent to work for, who pay a flat - good - line rate? I AM SICK OF THE MANIPULATIONS.
Line count runs at 1100/day (it is probably a lot more,not sure because Spheris has a way of making it all their way)
I can go to work immediately. Cable, WinXP.
Spheris
I have a gut feeling it is Spheris.
Spheris
I think Spheris can afford MQ and really do not believe MQ is in the position to buyout Spheris but I guess time will tell!
Spheris
Where did you get this information from? Seems rather outrageous to me.
Spheris and MQ
They have made it plain that they want to buy out MQ and say they are going after them. I applied to them but turned them down.
Healthscribe was heavy on outsourcing to India and they bought them out.
Spheris
NO, not a newbie and quite an assumption on your behalf! Would just like to know where this original statement came from or was it a personal statement without any backing. Yes, know Spheris outsources but the assumption that they will go with all Indian MTs is far fetched and would really love to see your source on this. Think you are generalizing here.
Spheris
Can someone tell me anything about how Spheris counts lines?
I've been working for them for a few months now, and I just cannot get my lines up. I've been told it's a 65-char line, including spaces, but I'm not so sure. I've been an MT for nearly 8 years and the least I do is 200/lph. Now, I'm fortunate to make 75/lph.
I also do IC work for someone at 8.5/cpl and never do less than 280/lph with them (and most of the time 300+). I wanted to work with Spheris as a back-up account (part-time), but it doesn't look like it's going to be worth my time, as I can get extra work most of the time from the other company.
I was sure I'd be doing better than this by now! Has anyone else had this experience with Spheris?
How is Spheris?
How is Spheris to work for? Flexibility? Pay? Benefits? Good workflow/steady accounts? Currently with MQ and it's been getting scary. Please give me any info! I'm really interested in health insurance benefits and cost for a family per month. Thanks MTs!
Well, Spheris does some of
Cleveland Clinic (OH) and Cleveland Clinic (FL) accounts. I, for one, have worked on both.
They do a percentage of each, what percentage I'm not sure of.
Does that help?
Spheris is better than that.
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Spheris
Hi Margaret, I worked for them for one month and couldn't stand it.
Spheris
I worked for Spheris when it was Edix and it was awful. Their QA reports make you feel like a 5-year-old, and what consider mark as a "patient care" errors are ridiculous. Here's an example: The report repeatedly stated the patient had problems with RIGHT eye -- must've mentioned right eye 15 times. At the end of the report the patient was sent home with eye drops and because I typed something like "2 drops to the eye twice a day" and did not put RIGHT eye, I was cited for PATIENT CARE error. This happened all the time, I got fed up and quit!
Spheris
My friend worked for them and they cheated her on her pay many times.
spheris
have you heard anything back Terry? I was looking into them as well
Spheris...
is not a company I would ever recommend, especially for a new MT. They have a lot of acute care work and some clinic notes, BUT (and isn't there always a "BUT?") in my experience, as well as that of many other MTs I know, you most likely will have a primary account that has hundreds of dictators on it. You just don't have a chance to ever build your macros/word expansions or normals when you don't hear the same dictator twice in the same month.
Also, you have set hours (with a time clock), as well as minimum line requirements early on. You are not allowed to take longer to get your lines, so you will have a very difficult time reaching what is required of you. New MTs need TIME to get up to speed.
However, that isn't what really turns me off with Spheris. They offshore and are not very open about that; in fact they are rather secretive about that fact. So guess where the best and easiest accounts go?
I do know M-Tec has groups of grads going to Spheris. Personally, I don't think that is doing them a favor. In fact, I know it has caused many a new MT to rethink their new-found profession.
Also, Spheris has tremendous turnover. That says something in itself.
Spheris - are they as bad as MQ?
I hear a lot of bad things about MQ and Spheris, but why is Spheris that bad?
MQ and Spheris
Have worked for both. Will never go back. There are other options so keep looking.
Spheris
I couldn'the agree more. Snakes in the grass. They lie and cheat and keep you hanging on with excuse after excuse. Supervisors are not transcriptionists and do not understand our special needs. Never, ever would I go back there.
Spheris
Always work available if you are a little flexible? Do you call working on 4 different accounts in one day a little flexible? However about switching accounts every other day? That's going way beyond being a little flexible. You cannot make any money doing that.
Spheris
Does anyone work for Spheris - What platform do they use ?
Spheris
I work for Spheris and I am on the Meditech platform. They do have others like TWS and a couple I have never used. I do radiology so that is what I am using right now. I do think each account is different.
Spheris
Does anyone have any experience with Spheris.
spheris
It took the second day of training to tell me this wasn't for me. This was a few years ago. There is so much involved, so much one has to do before one can get down to typing. There are things called "defys" which refer to blanks, if you have to use them, there are several different ones that you have to specify, etc., such as ESL, garbled, etc. Also, one has to punch out and in, even if you take a potty break...too much clerical, no time to type, and I thought the whole thing was terribly complicated. I would advise you to try another service.
SPHERIS
I worked for Spheris and they are VERY strict on their scheduling even when you get your lines out before your hours are up and they docked for QA also.
Spheris
Does Spheris provide you with their own transcription equipment including a PC? I just signed on with a company that does provide all this, but in case it doesn't work out, I am looking ahead .... sort of creating a backup company to go to as you never know how good or bad the doctors' dictation is going to be until you actually do it, and there may be something about the company that I might not like. I could have went to work for one company but they had no openings except for ones starting at 5:00 p.m. ... NOT. I can't ever get the lighting right to be able to type night shifts. Guess I would HAVE to if I couldn't find another company but have always been a day person.
Spheris
I work for them. I have been with them for 6 months now, and I love it. I have plenty of work and I get paid well and I love being at home watching the snow fall while I am snug as a bug transcribing. I think it's a great company to work for!!
Spheris.
:P
Spheris
What a load of crap ! I've been with Spheris almost 5 years and what you are saying evidently was pulled from your butt cause there's not a bit of truth in it at all. If you have not worked at a place, don't bad-mouth them. If you have, you must not have been good enough and either quit or got fired and now you're upset and hope to "get even." There are 5,000 MTs there and the business is growing by leaps and bounds with 1500 more to be hired this year because of many new accounts being acquired - yeah, real bad place to work I guess.
Spheris
Question. I have a friend (who I cannot seem to reach) that mentioned this company. Do they supply the computer, etc? Do they hire part time and/or full time and offer decent health insurance? What about the other beni's. Any info is helpful. Oh, also, can their system work without high speed internet? Cannot get where I live, only a satellite - but no wireless or DSL.
spheris
What information does anyone have on Spheris, good or bad?
Spheris
They dont pay worth a squat and work your fingers to the bone
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