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Patient First Transcription - finished the application process - maremac

Posted: Aug 29, 2013

Does anyone know how long it might take to hear back from Patient First regarding my application and typing test? I tested last week, haven't heard back and there is no way to follow up with anyone directly. When I log on to the career site, it just says that I have nothing further to do as I have already finished the application process.

GOOD LUCK-is all I can say! - CMTMT

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Not even getting into this conversation again! They run ads, receive hundreds of resumes, pick and choose, maybe call back, maybe not, and then run another ad. The question is, what happened to all those resumes you got-don't seem interested in those anymore. I applied a few months ago with over 25 years and CMT-nothin! Now another ad and no call still-

Final word on the subject- just weird!

Right, we've all been through then...see previous posts. :( - anon2

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They are a terrible company. You will, if even called, invest as I did a year of your life into learning all of their ridiculous shortcuts for every other word..while decreasing your lines (paid production)...be constantly told you are still doing something wrong...and end up quitting out of frustration, with horrible English/grammar/transcription habits. Wish anyone the best of luck who attempts this, I would not bother though. Wish I could take it all back. :(

PF - No longer looking

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I was on their web site this morning and saw 2 job listings; one for an MT that has been there since June and a new one for a lead MT. I've read good and not so good about them. Three months is a long time to let a position go unfilled, though, especially with the number of people looking for work right now. I hope you hear something soon, and I hope you get the job if it is what you want.

I have over 30 years of experience and applied and tested with sm - comt

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them maybe 6 months ago and never heard a word, but then again I had to leave a ton of blanks in one of the reports, so maybe I'm just not good enough. My thought was that if that any indication of the dictation I'd have to do daily, maybe God was looking out for me when they didn't contact me. However, I had heard good things about pay and benefits, so who knows? Good luck.

PF test was ridiculous and not a fair play. They - nothanks

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obviously, or at least hopefully, picked their worst dictators and put them on that test. I too have 25+ years and had to leave several blanks, especially in 1 of the reports, but no human could have heard that garble. I think they did it on purpose to see if people would guess or leave a blank. It certainly wasn't to judge knowledge. THAT tells me a lot about them!

By the way, they have 4 ads on Monster-Hmmmm...

Yep, I guess I found out the hard way. - maremac

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I took the test too, and had to leave blanks. I never guess on those things.. I have applied to 4 different jobs in the last 2 weeks and have heard nothing regarding my applications and/or testing. What a waste of time. The favor of a simple reply would be nice. I'm documenting all these companies who are too rude to acknowledge my response to their ads.

PF - SM

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So, do you know how we create our shortcuts so that WE can make extra money? This company has MANY, MANY, MANY shortcuts that they have you create and they only pay you for the key strikes it takes for the short cuts, make sense? You will spend a majority of the first 6 months there learning these shortcuts while they are really just causing your pay to be cut. Not very good.

PF - anon

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Do you work there or are you another speculator who thinks they know the particular ways of PF? Why do you think they don't pay you for the entire expanded phrase? I work there, and my pay and line count equals the Word line count on my document, which includes the entire expanded phrase.

Current employee? - anon

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Are you a current employee? If so, how long did it take after you took the test before you heard anything?

Heard back...still lol - maremac

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I heard from a recruiter and they said that I did not pass the test and they recommended that I get 6 MORE months experience in FAMILY MEDICINE and I could re-try in 6 months. REALLY???? I have over 25 years experience combined in clinic and acute care and I need 6 more months in FAMILY MEDICINE???? HAHAHAHA, what a joke.

Frustrated Patient First Tester - MT19

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I would really like to know what their criteria is for an MT. The practicum portion of the test is awful. There are maybe one or two decent dictators; the rest are difficult to near impossible to understand. Seriously - are they looking for perfection or what?

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