Focus hires newbies and she can probably pick her hours
Posted By: Keri on 2008-10-15
In Reply to: Help for a new MT looking - Mandy
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who hires newbies?
I am a recent graduate from our community college and I have been looking for at-home work for a few months now. I am determined to make this work for me, but finances are running low and I am a bit discouraged. What companies hire new graduates?
Alltype hires newbies
If you have graduates from one of the acceptable list of schools and pass the entry test, which is very basic, they do mentor in newbies and won't insult you with 4 cpl starting pay like some of the other companies. They had a recent ad on the job board.
Medquist also hires newbies.
Some companies have you work on their platform. Word is required sometimes, but not 2007. You're best bet is Word 2003, which is compliant with most MT platforms.
As far as convincing your husband, don't expect to make a whole lot in the first probably 2 years at least. This business takes a lot to get up to speed. Nothing lucrative until your probably 5 years in, and that's definitely not working part-time. You'll probably need to work at least one full-time job and a part-time to make any great money in this business unless you get your own accounts. If you get your own accounts through local physicians, then you're looking at being a contractor, which means no insurance help.
Good luck with whatever you decide! 
as a newbie, you need to research who hires newbies
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Meditech hires newbies for real
Meditech is a company that does hire newbies for their internship. I finished my internship in October and am now a full-time employee. I am posting this message to let everyone know who hasn't found that perfect company that hires newbies, that this is a legitamate company who does. Everyone wants you to have experience, this is how you get that experience. 
You can take a test at Focus online for newbies
thanks for the pick me up :) LOL!
what is really funny is that she has posted using several monikers and gave contradictory information about how long she has been working. She repeatedly states she started her job in October...now it is January...isn't that less than 6 months as she was leading others to believe her OTJ experience is? Maybe I just don't know how to count, though!
She also expressed her appreciation on an initial post when I gave her sound advice to stay where she was until she got her skill set stabilized and productivity up before changing jobsm but you see how that sunk in. I think it would be more helpful if she had taken the four-year course instead getting that "associate degree" in two! No, it wouldn't have helped. 
Just trying to pick a school
I have been researching different schools and home courses and was getting confused which one to join, I was leading toward the AHP courses,now I am scared after reading all your reply's. I glad you asked about AHP or I would have never known.
THANKS, I don't want to waist my time or money.
Need some pick me uppers!!
I am a newbie that just started working last week. I am having a hard time. To the point where I just started crying today! I love looking this stuff up, typing, medical language but ughhhhh I am struggling with hearing drugs. Please tell me this will get better. My boss is giving me more work because she thinks I am doing pretty good. If she only knew how long it takes me to get these reports done. Please someone give me advice or some pick me uppers.
Thank you for pick me uppers!
Wow! I cannot believe how many people responded to my frustration. Thank you, Thank you. I feel so much better. The warmth and positive feedback that is given on these boards is unbelievable. MTs are one of a kind!!! I chose the right profession. Thank you again.
pick up the pace
There is a great book called "Saving Keystokes." I bought it on Amazon. I have been transcribing for almost 30 years and just found this book last year. I figured I had hit my max quite a while ago and was satisfied with my line counts, thought I was using Expanders extensively and appropriately, but this book has really helped me increase my line count even more.
what if you offered to pick up your check from them?
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and yes, my children go with me to pick up tapes on their off days from MMO...nm
Who hires new MTs?
Hi, I'm a new MT and also cannot find a company to hire me. I am finding that, without schooling and no job, I'm losing some of the skills I have previously learned because there is no repetition. I also cannot get hired when I do pass a test, and the college I attended did not inform anyone that we would not be able to land a job once we graduated unless we had 1-2 years of experience. I did do an externship at a hospital an hour away from where I live and I was given great reviews of the work I did there. Their budget wouldn't allow them to hire another MT, and I don't care to travel dangerous snow-covered roads in the dead of winter in rural Maine if I could have gotten a job there. I did walk away with a fantastic reference source which also doesn't seem to matter. I am also a member of a national honor society. I loved doing MT work and it is something I can see myself doing until I'm older and grayer. I am wondering if new MTs will have to wait until all the old time MTs retire before we can land a job!! I think transcription companies are losing out by not hiring new energetic ready-to-go educated MTs who take pride in this line of work! I know we all will need a little mentoring, but it will pay off in leaps and bounds for the companies who are looking for help!
Who hires new...
Yeah, but there are companies who have mentoring programs for MT Grads in which you do work from home.
Sten-Tel hires NEW MTs!!
If any new MTs are looking for employment. Sten-Tel, Inc. has an externship program that hires new graduates. Go to their website and type in the word "careers" in the search engine and it well tell you about the externship program.
I graduated in June of 2005 and got hired on with Sten-Tel October of 2005.
Send me a post if you would like more info.
Otherwise you may have a decline in new hires.
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MediVoxx hires new MTs
Go to their website and take the online test. Good luck!
Who hires new graduates?
Can anyone give me some ideas on who hires new graduates? I'm having no luck.....
When your doctor hires you . . .
When your doctor hires you, come back and tell us. Historically, pretty much nobody prefers AHP graduates. Few doctors have ever heard of AHP and other employers shudder at the name.
You should brush up on spelling, grammar, and punctuation. It's "prefer," not "perfer" and there should be a comma before "too."
This whole series of posts looks like advertising spam from AHP. The "I love" and short, choppy, "rah-rah" sentences give it away.
In any event, a good course would have supplied everything, so you wouldn't have had to buy extra dictation. Would have had teachers, too.
Your school should be able to tell you who hires their grads. -sm
You will have to do your own research otherwise, but here are some that have been mentioned before:
Accentus
Accuscribe
Accustat Carolinas
Advanced Transcription, Inc.
Advanced Transcription Network
Aero Transcription Service, Inc.
All Type Inc.
A Stat Transcriptions
Amphion
Ascend
Cambridge Transcriptions
Cbay Systems
C & M Transcription
CMT Corporation
CNC Transcription
Cobb Medical Transcription, Inc.
C&C Transcription
DataKey MT
Employment Opportunities with PTS
Encompass
eMTS
ETransPlus Careers
Focus Infomatics
Freedom Type
Huntington Group Services
InterMountain Transcription Soultions
Kathy Yip & Associates
LTS
Lake Valley Transcription
MAG Mutual Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
Medical Linguistics
Medical Transcription Corporation
Medical Transcription Professionals
Medifax, Inc
MediScribe
Med-Tech Resource MedQuist
Medscribe Inc.
MTA - Virginia
Med-Ware
MedWrite
Midelfort Clinic
Melody MT Service
MXSecure
NEO Transcription
New England Medical Transcription
Northeast Transcription Incorporated
Outsourcing Solutions Inc.
P.J. Transcription
Peacehealth Clinic
Preferred Physician's Transcription, Inc.
Presynct
Princeton
Range Medical Transcription
Rapid Transcript Incorporated
RI Unlimited Transcription Solutions
RX Text
Scribes Canada Inc.
Scribes Voice and Data Services
Scribes Online
Scriptech
Silent Type, Inc
SoftScript
SpectraMedi
Spheris
SPi
TransHealth
Transolutions Inc.
USA Medical Transcription Inc.
Zylomed
who hires new grads with vista?
I am a new grad looking for an at home position. I was accepted with a company, but they are not compatible with Vista. Does anyone know of another ? Thanks!
Spheris hires their grads
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Spheris hires new graduates
Good luck!
spheris hires Career Step
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Have a friend who is a recent graduate for MT, does anyone know of a company who hires with less
than one year's experience or has a mentoring program? TIA!
Spheris hires entry level graduates from
at 5.5 cpl, they pay direct deposit on time, insurance not that great (large deductible) and all the usual FT benefits. Only PT benefit is 401K. My supervisor, QA people, and accounts have all been decent, 4-1/2 years into it.
Spheris hires from MTEC, Career Step, Andrews, SETT
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Spheris hires graduates only from MTEC, Career Step, Andrews
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Hours for MTs
Working from home is really no different than working in an office or hospital as far as the hours are concerned. The only difference is that you are on your own and must be able to perform the same duties. Would you apply to a company or hospital and ask them if you can pick you own hours? Probably not. As a home MT, you can choose what shift you prefer, if available, but it is still a work environment, and you are expected to be there, in the chair, doing the work the same as if you were in a hospital or office setting. That is why you see shifts/hours advertised. Companies need to know that the work will be completed and returned to the client in a timely fashion to the client's satisfaction. It's still a JOB, even if you are at home.
Hours
Michelle, if you are an independent contractor, you can generally set your own hours/days/shift; however, if you are an employee, you must work the hours/days/shifts your employer wants you to work. Of course, as an employee you get benefits, too.
Also, IMHO, VLC is a better program than AHP.
Hours
I work at home and I decide what hours I work as long as my work is back within 24 hours. That doesn't mean I can goof off all day and not do my work, I have to discipline myself and have scheduled times to work. You do have freedom, and thats why I love it, but you do have to work also.
I don't look at the hours
I look at the line count because productivity in this kind of job is based on the line count. Also, as you gain experience your hours spent on an account will decrease, that is if you retain the same volume over time.
Based on other experienced MTs, they usually do not keep just one account, so if you have time in your hands, try to get another account to make up for the slow periods.
Also looking for PT 20 hours. Please sm
If you take that job and they still have open positions, could you please share with me the company? I have been looking for PT IC work like you mentioned. Thank you!
hours?
So how many hours of work do approximately get in per day? And how many hours of sleep do you get at night?
Do you really set your own hours?
I have heard that MT's (working from home) set their own hours to work... and then I have also heard that you have specific set hours that you work. Which one is right? Or do you have a deadline that you must get your work in by?
Thanks for clearing up the confusion!
Hours / MT training
Has anyone here done at home professions MT course? Is it legit?
Also why do the job posting have set days and hours MT's have to work. I thought if you worked at home you could pick your own hours? Can someone clarify this for me
Thanks
MT schools & job hours
Does anyone know anything about an online school called Future MTs? Also, when working at home is it possible to get jobs that allow you to work whatever hours you want or is it mainly shift work?
350 lines in 8 hours?
That really isn't much. You should be spending time when you aren't working studying *grammar* and such. I am a newbie, have been at this since January, and can get at least 150 lph. So far I am able to get about 9,000 lines per pay period...that's 10 days. Not trying to bash you or anything, but it sounds like you really need some practice. Websites like www.rxlist.com are great for drug names as well.
My work hours...
I have a 3 y/o and an 8 m/o, both girls. They go to a 5 hour, 4 day a week program. This allows me a 4 1/2 hour block to go to the clinic, pick up tapes, and go back home and type uninterrupted for awhile. I pick them up and I don't work again until they go to bed at approximately 8:00 pm, then I work until I'm done, usually around 11:00 or 11:30. I sleep until 5:00 am, when I get up and do it all again. My oldest gets up on her own about 6-6:30 am and the youngest gets up whenever her tummy wakes her.
I have only had this job for just over a month now, and I love it. My old job was a full on work in the office 8 hours a day, 5 days a week job. So I almost feel like I'm on vacation now with the flexibility that I so desired all along.
I hope you can work something out for you and your kids where you can all be rested and happy.
Take care.
What hours/days are you available. sm
Please email me with your the above info and where you received your education.
You need to break more often than every 2 hours
straight. That won't be good for your body and you'll burn out easy.
Again, most places will allow you the time to get comfortable with your dictators. Don't try to be too fast and make mistakes because that won't be worth it at all to either you or your new employer. That shows sloppiness. JMO.
Hours you worked
Starting as an IC, did that mean you were able to determine the hours you worked in a day? For example, I would like to work early morning part-time and finish in later evening and night. Is that something that was common to do as an IC, or do you have to give them a detail of the hours you are working?
anywhere from 3-4 hours for me (6 if it is horrible)- nm
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Make your own hours?
absolutely not.. that's a myth..
I work off hours and have no daycare
I start my shift at 8 p.m. after I tuck my kids into bed to avoid feeling guilty having to work and watch them. I have a job where I have to have a set schedule though, but I have found that this works well for my family. We don't have any daycare and I get all day with my kids. I work 38 hours a week with my working 9 hours on Sunday to make up for shorter shifts during the week and Saturdays off. I have a friend with 2 little ones at home as well and she does great and is a high performer! I hope everything works out for you, keep the positive attitude!
Shouldn't take more than 2 hours, depending on
such factors as sound quality, if ESL, or how many words you have to look up. If it is a new account starting with 30 minutes is good until you get a hang of the account, but you'll never make a living off of that and most companies require more than that.
did it in 9 months of about 35 or so hours a week
Worked HARD those hours too! :-)
Forgot to say I work about 5 hours a day.
I have many years of experience. If you are a newbie, and it sounds like you are, then you are going to turn out fewer reports and it will take you longer to proof than it will someone else with more experience. Most companies require you to be able to produce 150 lph, though often radiology is paid per report and I don't know what requirements are for that.
Night Hours for New Grads?
Hi,
Are new graduates from MT programs like M-Tec or CS offered night hours, any evening p/t or f/t jobs?
Thanks
You will get rusty on MT with those hours. No MT company will take you seriously sm
if you work those few hours a week and have that on a resume.
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