mt specialties
Posted By: Peggy on 2008-05-08
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Do you think there are MT specialties that are more in demand, such as acute care? If so what might they be?
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Specialties
My specialties are Oncology, Oncology research, and emergency room (I have been an EMT for 15 years--old habits are hard to break!!).
My two favorite specialties...
...radiology and op reports. In speaking with MTs, people who like one tend to like the other. I think it's because they both are fairly technical and have "flow." You're moving through a procedure or a test, and when you're done, your done.
I got into radiology without knowing anything about it and was the team leader within months. Just make sure you have a good reference or two, know your bones, muscles, and physiology, be willing to look up names of isotopes, machines, etc., and you'll do great!
Per Line for Other Specialties?
Hi! I'm new to the forum and was wondering if any of you experts are familiar with the rates for specialties other than medical? I've been approached to do some court work and general transcription, but they need a 65-character line rate and I have no clue what the going rate - or a fair rate - is for subs. Any suggestions? Thanks bunches!
Have a blessed Sunday,
Faith
RE: so many docs/specialties
The national I contract with has me on one account in one specialty. I was doing another specialty as a second, but there wasn't enough work. Is there any way you can request doing just one practice or specialty, or am I misunderstanding how other companies do things? This is the first MT job I've had, so I'm not familiar with the norms of the field. I can imagine if each doctor has different formatting how it would further complicate things, too.
accounts/specialties
I've been an MT for 2 years. My experience is mainly in orthopaedics. I'm looking to get on with a new company, but I'm worried about the difficulty factor of making that leap. Obviously I don't have the unrealistic expectation that the new company would assign me just an orthopaedics account, and I wouldn't want that because I want to learn something new. I would say give me cardiology, GI, GU, but don't give me cardiology, GI, GU, obstetrics, psychiatry, ophthalmology, neurology, oncology, and on and on. So I'd like to take on more than just orthopaedics but not too much either. Question for you all, how many accounts are you typically assigned to and how many specialties are you expected to know? Thanks.
A possibility. You might want to try some of the SUM tapes on various specialties, you to sm
bone up/refresh on them. I have them, if you are interested.
Speed, experience, specialties, programs. Go with
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Lots of other factors too. They might need MTs with specific specialties or high-speed only or FT o
It seems to go in waves. Lots of radiology jobs, then none. Lots of operative note jobs, then none. Lots of oncology jobs, then none. Then lots of openings again.
I just got high-speed in my subdivision; I think this will open a lot of doors for me that were not open previously. Dial-up only hurt me pretty bad in terms of who would hire me. Could not get flat fee long distance either, so I was a recruiter's nightmare. I was ready to move. Now I can get both through Comcast. Doing the happy dance in MN!!!
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