Getting lucky w/a great account figures in greatly. You'll be
Posted By: figuring in time for your child, too. nm No $40 on 2007-12-26
In Reply to: Low MT pay v. those who make $40k+ - SoonToBeMT
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Let us know when you find a job. Maybe you'll be one of the lucky ones. nm
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Probably make in the low teens at first, unless you get lucky with great dictators. nm
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You'll do great, as it sounds like
you've already done your "homework". Best of luck to you!
You got lucky. See the tons of posts here of others who weren't so lucky. nm
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LOL! That figures!
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My colleagues and I do a lot better than those figures indicate
They must be talking about MTs who work in doctors' offices and don't make any money or at least the averages are brought down by those jobs.
Thank you Kelli! it is greatly
I am happy for the 'in your face' reply and glad you did. I rather it be up front than not.
I do have Instant Text and not sure where to start with that. I use autocorrect in word.
I have a question for you though . . . how do you go about making Expanders for sentences? Do you do it for the whole thing or for each word?
i.e. He/She is motor and sensory intact, distaly, in the right/left lower/upper extremity.
or another:
Thank you for referring this patient to me and allowing me to participate in his/her care.
Thanks for the help, it is so helpful, you have no idea.
my accountant figures the percentage by the
square footage of my place. I have moved quite a few times in the last few years, so it varies from year to year.
Suggestions or comments greatly appreciated.....
 I have recently completed a Medical Transcription Certificate Course at a local community college (made A's in every single class including Anatomy and Physiology prior to) and even have a letter of recommendation from the Head of Centralized Transcription, which was my instructor, also. Anyway, I was really hoping to secure an at home/online job and, even with over 1 year of legal transcription/dictation and the 5 months of transcription classes, I'm wondering if I just wasted all that time, effort, energy, money, and memory for nothing. Does anybody have any suggestions? I'm tired of looking at ads, only to find out afterwards, that most at home work offers are scams and most employers on here require many years of experience and won't even give a "newbie" the time of day.
I'm getting really discouraged. I understand the importance of experience, but there are some people who actually can catch on pretty quick without a ton of experience.
It varies greatly. Some companies pay per line. I've seen as low as
2.5 cpl and as high as 7 cpl. Some companies pay by the hour, most in the $10 to $15 range. You'll find exceptions in each case, but this is a ballpark amount.
If you'll check the company board you'll find
they have been talked about several times recently. They are an Indian company and no one has had anything good to say about them.
You'll just come to trust yourself as you go. You'll stop replaying the
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It depends on your account
Sometimes MTs, new and otherwise, get accounts like that. On the plus side, it is experience that you can use. Learning some of these difficult ESLs now can be benificial to you when you move on to another job. As far as line count goes, that would be tough. Just do the best you can, at least it is a paying job.
Good luck and God Bless.
They just lost their account
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psych account follow up
What's your plan?
Not really, but I was offered one account that needs a Cphone....
Would that make it worthwhile? Are they widely used?
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It all depends on the account. Are you wanting to
do it on your own - meaning get your own account, or work for a company. If working for a company there are various ways to get work, a C-phone or Lanier, tape, or through the internet - what you need depends on what they use. If you want your own accounts it all depends on how they do their dictation. It may be done on tapes or handhelds, in which case they probably have the ability to upload files.
IThey might have hired you for a new account. Call! sm
You didn't mention the name of the company. It could be they have a new account and it's not off the ground yet. It was a month after I was hired before I actually started working. That was two years ago and I'm seldom out of work. I'm still on that same account.
No ESLs on my account, but they're not hiring.
You're right that account specifics will dictate how you
do this, but generally you don't abbreviate diagnoses, but using cm and mL are okay, just don't use CHF instead of congestive heart failure. In the body of a report it is acceptable to abbreviate, but you should really transcribe as dictated. If the doctor dictates CHF then type CHF, if they dictate congestive heart failure than type congestive heart failure.
i work for one national, one smaller, and have one private account.
i am always busy, but never without some type of work :). I make a great line count with MQ. I was statutory but effective January 1st, I am an employee. Not sure how that will work out. My secondary account is with a smaller company I have been with for over ten years, and I have a small private account that pays very well but low volume.
Disagree. We have a gravy account that we, as IC's, provide our own equipment and pay for
a token to get into the software. Big deal. You pay $150 for a C-phone and $150 for the token but then you make scads of money! So would weigh the ROI (return on investment). Not a hard and fast rule to never buy equipment you can't use on another account.
I got lucky, too
I started 3 months out of community college training. I worked at home part time for a large, local medical group. My supervisor and most of my coworkers were always willing to listen, over the phone via the pc speakers, to a difficult place in a dictation. I have been there just over 3 years now and am very happy with them.
I actually have applied to a large nat'l for part time and/or prn work hoping to gain even more experience.
Guess I got lucky!
I worked with a great group of people who were more than happy to answer a quick question if they could, and after a while it went both ways. I really didn't understand the competitiveness until I worked for a national inhouse when they had an office here in town. What a rude awakening.
You are very lucky, with 4+ years exp, I get .09 cpl - nm
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You got lucky, but it's RARE to be
able to get a job with a "cheap school" education. Many places upon hearing what type of education you have will not even let you take their employment test - and you probably would not be able to pass it even if you did. So you would end up starting all over again, spending more money for a GOOD, reputable school. Just ask the many, many people who have posted here and other places, moaning that they got excellent scores at the "cheap" school, but now cannot find a job.
I guess I was lucky
I graduated in June from At-Home Professions. I had a job a few weeks before I was finished. Now four months later I am done training and making 10-cents a line! I had a mentor until last week and now I am completely on my own working for a hospital in California in Neurology. I guess I was just lucky...keep on trying. I could not afford the "top three" schools. I feel that my school was adequate, it gave me a start and I've had to work really hard, but it has been well worth it-I am making awesome money, work about 4 hours a day and get to stay home with my 2 boys. Find someone to mentor you-the best thing I ever did.
So you got lucky. Doesn't mean everyone will. nm
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You are very rare and lucky indeed. NM
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If you are lucky you can expect 6 cpl. nm
....No $40s here, but I'm lucky to only work PT. nm
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call me lucky then, nm
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I'd thank my lucky stars...
... that I found out before signing on to work that they are not professional. This did not happen to me, but if it did, I'd take it as a signal to run as fast as I could in the opposite direction.
Unless, of course, they notify you that the phones are out, or the power is out, or something... there's always a way, even if it's calling from their own personal cell phone; unless, of course, their computer is down and they don't have your phone number anywhere else.... I suppose it's possible, but any other excuse short of medical emergency on their part is very, very doubtful....
Actually... on my start date with TRS, the very first thing was supposed to be a phone call from the tech guy, to get the computer set up. When he did not call at the designated time, I e-mailed the recruiter (who was my only contact person up to that point), and in about 10 minutes, the tech guy DID call, apologizing abjectly--but he had an MT whose computer system was COMPLETELY down and he was trying to get her back up and running, and was it okay with me if he called me back in half an hour or so, because she really needed to get her work done, and again he was really really sorry, but it was an unavoidable delay. Of course it was okay, and we went on from there; everybody else called me EXACTLY when they were supposed to--trainer, supervisor, HR person.
I suppose I'd wait and see if they bother to contact you at all, and then see what kind of a lame (or maybe not so lame) excuse they offer; and take all that into consideration if they offer you a job. And listen to your gut; because if you can't trust your own instincts, who CAN you trust??
PMS-ing --- you're one lucky newbie!!!
May I know what company are you working with? Thanks.
Took me 10 years to get to 9 cpl. You're the lucky one! :) nm
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better thank YOUR lucky stars. You won't see that pay scale ever again.
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I was lucky if I made $1 an hour my first week! sm
It was horrible! After a month, I am now up to $8 an hour.(I know that is still not much!) I would look up every single drug and doublecheck the dosages. Now, I am familar with many of them and it feels good not to have to look them all up. It is great that your company thinks you are doing good work!
Take it. You're lucky. Make sure you don't get stuck doing other secretarial stuff, tho'
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Most people lucky enough to be paid hourly worked on-site first.
Otherwise those jobs are very rare.
aren't we lucky this site has you to correct our spelling/grammar usage.
maybe you should consider editing.
I think I'll be done in about ....
2 months, give or take. I'm in good ol' Texas :)
You'll get there!!
I just wanted to let you know that it is possible for a new MT to get a job with a national company. I did it, and I just graduated in December. Just keep putting out those resumes and testing. It will happen!! God bless!
Julia 
Thank you! I'll let her know that!:-)...nm
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I'll say hello!
Hello!
I'm actually quite new here too. Still trying to get used to the software. :-)
And i'll bet a lot of them have CMT behind their name. nm
You get what you pay for. Don't waste $442. You'll need it. SM
You can't learn MT for that.
I'll play!!
Aside from waiting for lessons to be graded and relentless job searching, I have nothing else to do that involves using my brain. Please post the word jumble. I will do my best!
Just hang in there....you'll get use to them
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With Andrews and M-Tec you'll get a job.
With Andrews and M-Tec, you'll get a job, and it will be a good job. Simple as that.
They teach more and they teach it better.
Yes, sadly, everyone has heard of AHP, as well as the miseries their graduates go through trying to find a job. No major employer, to our knowledge, will waive the experience requirements for them. They don't even get an opportunity to take employment tests.
There are more, but I'm busy. You'll notice
they refused to resolve it until after the BBB contacted them.
they'll fire you for not enough QUANTITY too, though!
lol
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