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FACILITY RULES: A TIP FOR THE NEW MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTIONIST

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See how creating a simple poster board can ist you in remembering the facility rules that you’ll need to know in order to type with minimal errors.

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A TIP FOR THE NEW MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTIONIST

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How diffucult is it to find an entry-level medical transcription job after completeing a certificate program?

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I am thinking about taking the medical transcription program at the local college, but I’ve read that most hospitals/Dr’s Offices will not hire without experience. Is this true? I understand that you need experience in order to work from home, through getting started in a hospital.

That’s true, being a good medical transcriptionist takes years of experience and of course places would rather hire someone with experience if they can. It just depends on where you live and what the job market is like there. I was able to get hired for medical transcription before I was even finished with college in a p.r.n. (as needed) position, which developed to part-time, which developed into a full-time job at a different place. You just have to get your foot in the door wherever you can. If that means filing in the medical records department for awhile, then go file and work your way up. If you have no experience in healthcare whatsoever, that will make it even harder to get a job. Try to get into it in some way!

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Seven Characteristics of a Great Medical Transcriptionist

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The position of a medical transcriptionist requires a certain type of person. A passion for medicine is certainly an advantage, although as knowledge increases this can develop.

The attributes below are all characteristics that really are essential for you to make a great medical transcriptionist.

• A good listener

It is essential to be a good listener when working as a medical transcriptionist. Your job is to listen to recordings of the dictation of health care professionals and interpret this and transpose into text documentation.

You listening skills need to be advanced to avoid errors from: Misunderstanding accents or foreign doctors; being distracted by background noise; losing your focus and incorrectly transcribing the information.

• Detail oriented

You must have an eye for detail. It is extremely important for a medical transcriptionist (medical language specialist) to pick up any errors. The result of mistakes in this field can be death, so it is important to be accurate in your work.

• Self disciplined

This is particularly relevant for anyone choosing to take up a career in medical transcription from home. Without the self discipline to actually be there and keep working, you can so easily get caught up in distractions of other things at home.

The self discipline keeps you doing the work and meeting work deadlines.

• Great with words

You need to have strength in the English language, particularly in spelling and grammar. Once again the detail becomes important. Poor grammar can change the interpretation of a recording. There is very little room for errors in medicine.

• Able to maintain deadlines

You need to be able to work to deadlines. There will be a need to have the flexibility if you are behind on your work to shift your other commitments and complete the work.

• Able to work on your own

Some people struggle with working alone and crave for the social interaction of co-workers. If you are working medical transcription from home, then you must be able to work by yourself without missing other people.

• Self motivated

In medical transcription there is often no one to motivate you, so you will need to be a self motivated person. There is not a boss calling over your shoulder for you to get on with your work.

If you are not self motivated in your work and you do not perform – you will have no income! That can be pretty good motivation in itself.

You fit the mould - great!

More comprehensive information is available from the medical transcription specialist. If you are interested in the type of medical transcription rate you can expect to be paid keep watching for articles from Robina Dobbie.

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Welcome to Medical Transcription Specialist

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Medical Transcription is a job or career option that you really MUST consider!

Here we are facing an economic downturn and yet this industry is only likely to flouish.  Never before has the world faced such a huge number of people reaching their retirement age. 

Along with this comes the need for more healthcare and demand on all aspects of the health industry.  What all this means is that the medical transcription field is expecting growth in a field that is already in demand!

The future for transcriptionists looks great…

So, what does a medical transcriptionist do? 

Another term for a medical transcriptionist is a medical language specialist.  Their work involves the act of converting voice recordings (dictation) from a healthcare professional into text documentation.

The work is suited to people with particular characteristics although anyone can be trained in medical transcription as long as they fit these basic requirements.  A passion for medicine certainly helps.

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