wondering transcriptionist sm
Posted By: sede on 2006-06-09
In Reply to: To experience MT's and Compaines - Wondering
I would suggest that you steer yourself more towards the companies that accept "newbies" or transcriptionists who have less than 3 years experience. You must start somewhere to gain some experience and learn to decipher the doctors.. Not all docs are awful, usually just a handful. The more you do the work, and the more terminology you become familiar with, the easier it will be for your mind and ears to HEAR everything the doctors dictate. To begin with you may make less than what you're expecting, but the experience will be priceless in the end.
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I think that is low for a transcriptionist...
But I see no reason fwhy an MT (just out of school, even) should work for $8 an hour. My sister started working for a lawyer (no experience whatsoever, only worked prior as a secretary at a church) for a starting salary of $13 hr. They hire girls to answer the phone in the office I work for $12 hr. Maybe the reason companies offer $8 is because we as MTs aren't presenting ourselves as professionals and too many of us are willing to work for $8 because we are "desperate" for a job. This is too hard of a profession with highly trained skills to be working for $8 an hour! Heck, Wal-Mart starts out more than that and I live in MS. Just my opinion, don't sell yourself short!
it is for the transcriptionist.
nm
transcriptionist
Hello. My names is Amber.  I am a medical Transcriptionist looking for a transcription job. I graduated in 06 with a certificate in Medical Transcription and can not find a job as one!  Everywhere requires you to have experience!!! How can you get experience if no one will hire you without any? If anyone needs a Medical transcriptionist please reply to this post! Thanks a lot!!!
Amber
Wondering
I would be glad to talk with you. You may e-mail me at mtizfun@yahoo.com.
Just wondering...
...what exactly is going on with all this bickering here -- yours and few others comments are totally out of this "polite" world (so I thought). You are all stuck on yourselves and totally without any care about hurting other people's feeling!! Did you all hear about being nice to other people? Would you mind checking and double checking the purpose of this board?
I saw that, but I'm wondering if she SM
was saying it is 2 hours of dictation (120 minutes a day). That's a lot for a newbie (even for this "oldbie" at times). It does sound interesting, though.
JM
Wondering about ELL TX, Inc.
Has anyone worked for or heard of ELL TX, Inc.?
Just Wondering --
What about old MT's who have not worked in years, but still have a good basic knowledge of the MT field? Do we count as newbies?
Even though we have tried to stay abreast of the terminology and have done some transcription (approx. 9-1/2 years doing general, legal and some medical), do we need to take a full-fledge course such as Career Step, Andrews or M-Tec?
Is there a MTSO out there that would be interested in mentoring someone in this situation if after completion of the mentorship would be interested in signing a contract to work for a stated period of time for that MTSO?
Thanks for any response.
Wondering
Thanks for your response. I will check M-Tec. I just do not feel that I need a full program considering I have done this type work before.
Wondering
Thanks for your response. I will e-mail you this evening.
Wondering
Hello,
Have anyone heard of Proficient Transcription? There is a $99.00 fee. The fee is because of shared programs.
Wondering..
I had a discharge summary that I did yesterday and had to send it to QA because I had several blanks. I checked my feedback and saw that none of the blanks were filled on my end, so I pulled the report up and saw what corrections were made. There were still a few blanks and it looked like QA didn't go through it that well because there were things that were repeated where I had left blanks..like they filled the blank and had the same thing type right beside one another. My question is, since this was a report that I did that I had to let QA go over, should I say something about the report not being done correctly by QA or let it be?
Just wondering...
I just started working from home about a month ago. I am just wondering how you MTs that work at home usually go about your day? I have been getting up about 9 am (the account I am on is one hour behind me) and we have to request our reports (maybe that is how everyone does it?) Usually I get somewhere from 10-15 reports in the morning. They are all office notes, usually not lasting over 5 minutes in length. I try to sit and do them all and then maybe get up and have some breakfast, take about a 10 minutes break, and come back and request more. It usually takes me about two hours, sometimes longer, to do 15 reports, depending on the docs. The problem is, by 3pm, I feel like my brain is fried, and the worst part is I am maybe at 600 lines. Is this normal just starting off? It is midnight and I have been working since 9 am. Granted I stopped for about three hours this evening, but this is the first day I have made 900 lines. My boss keeps telling me to worry about quality and quantity will come, but I know that full time MTs are required to do a minimum of 1200 lines per day at our company, and I want to pull my own weight.
I am using a text expander, and I add to it daily. Am I not taking enough breaks, or am I taking to many? I thought I was doing real good coming out of school typing 90 wpm, but now I feel like I am very, very slow! javascript:editor_insertHTML('text',' ');
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Anyways, any info or tricks of the trade that you know would be greatly appreciated!
I'm wondering too
I am interested in seeing responses to this question as well. I graduated in April and still haven't found a job yet. Still searching...
Becoming a Medical Transcriptionist
I am interested in becoming a MT but i'm not sure how to find out information on it. I'm trying to find out which is the best school, best rates and how it all works. Can I start working from home immediately or do I first have to work in an office? Is it hard to find a job? is the pay good? If anyone has any information for me please let me know - I'm getting desperate!
texas transcriptionist
any one out there in texas?
Texas Transcriptionist
I'm in San Antonio. I'm not working yet, but I hope to soon! I graduated from Everett Community College's online program in April 2006. E-mail me if you'd like to chat!
Dietchie Franks
Transcriptionist researching MT
I have 17 years as a legal Transcriptionist (court reporter) and have taken down several doctors through the years who read straight from their reports. I have a huge dictionary of medical terminology. Now, I know you probably think "who does she think she is", but I have burnt out on ct. reporting and want to transfer my steno machine skills into MT.
I have researched all the schools and, I agree, Andrews and the others given the "golden seal" so to speak by AAMT would probably be the best place to get educated. But I've already had 3 quarters of medical terminology and 17 years of listening to doctors from foreign countries, OB-GYNs, and my specialty is med/mal lawsuits. So I was wondering if taking an at-home course like Stratford has would be sufficient.
Do employers take into consideration my transcription background and medical classes? Are they still going to only take me serious if I go to one of the best schools? What is Stratford's reputation among the MT community?
Thanks, guys, for any info you can give me regarding my situation.
Being a transcriptionist is much different from being a nurse,
even if it's a medical transcriptionist
How much does the average nurse know about surgical procedures? How much time does the average nurse (not surgical nurse0 spend in the OR? Radiology? Neurology? Just because they know medical terms does not mean they are ready to be a Transcriptionist without getting any training.
transcriptionist with 1 year's exp
I think Spheris has a program to do that.
New Medical Transcriptionist
Hi
I am a 2003 graduate of Mountain State College Parkersburg WV, with an Associate Degree Medical Transcription. After graduation I had my fourth child. I have not been able to get a job doing Transcription because I lack the needed experience. I would love to work from my home doing entry-level work. Anyone have any suggestions? I would appreciate some advice.
Thank you
Laura
slcdcp6@yahoo.com
I am wondering the same thing! nm
Worth being a medical transcriptionist
Yes, it sure is worth being a medical transcriptionist.
20 reports and they consider you an employable transcriptionist?!?!?!?!
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Did you see the job listed for a manuscript transcriptionist?
On the Job Seeker's Board. It would be dictation from a doctor writing about her life, so not full of many terms, but it would be about 2 hours a day, so if I were looking for my first job, I'd be applying for that.
Any companies willing to hire transcriptionist
nm
Just wondering why you are bothering with AAMT
They have no power to force a school to change its policies. They're just there to soak hardworking American MTs for huge membership fees so they can turn around and spend that money to support sending all our jobs to India and the Philippines.
In any event, M-Tec does have a tiered program for people with medical background. You might have better luck contacting the schools directly.
an MT should know the differnece between wandering and wondering...
:)
Wondering if anyone has any good references for
as you go along and create your own since you will know what they are. I didn't know if there was a 'general' list that was out there in the web world. LOL.
Thanks for your help.
This is an insane question, but does medical transcriptionist
nm
I'm not wondering at all why you can't pass the test! Sheesh...nm
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Just wondering, since you lied on resume, did you also cheat on test? nm
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Are you a medical transcriptionist? Have you experience or training in medical transciption?
You can't just say you want to be "an" MT and just start doing it. It is not easy.
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