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ShurCan says they are "very picky," yet they offer a whopping 5-7 cpl. nm - no thanks

Posted: May 05, 2013

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7 cpl for easy family practice clinic work is - actually pretty good. (sm)

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Some of these nationals want you to perform miracles on their ESL dictators on a bulky platform with many corrections for 3 cpl, and they want you to transcribe demographics that are nonpaid, look up physicians that is nonpaid, so actually a 7 cpl straight typing family practice account from one area of the country would be rather nice if you ask me.

depends, I'm doing clinic work and have all kinds of unpaid crap to do - for that, sm

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and the clinic work isn't always easy peasy either. It is for IC also. I have over 20 years in as an MT and would much rather do acute care, but this was the only gig I could find with work, but the amount of extras that have to be done in this clinic work that is not paid for is ridiculous, so at 7 cpl for clinic work, I wouldn't be saying that is actually pretty good and there are ESLs doing their own thing in the clinics too you know.

They're picky...but have a typo in their ad! LOL!!! - MTSearching

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Gotta love it!

my thoughts - on this one

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The ad mentions testing 4 or 5 times, testing to be done immediately on an FTP site. The email address is generic. I smell a fish, as in send a bunch of applicants to a "test" site and get your work done for free. Just my 2c.

I agree, just because it is clinic work doesn't mean it is easy - pay too low IMO, sm

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That's some statement from the other person about easy clinic work, 1 region of the country. That's an acute care MT with a massive ego if you ask me. Guess what, it takes as much work to do clinic work as it does acute care. I have over 80 physicians, PAs, residents, etc and some are ESLs in the clinic I type for, so to just assume all clinic work is only worth 5-7 cpl is outrageous. MT work is MT work, I don't care what it is you're putting on the paper or how you are putting it on the paper. It all needs to be compensated at a rate that people can actually pay their bills. There is a lot to do in clinic work that goes unpaid also, especially the cc that are involved with these clinics and letters that have to be sent out and some of that stuff, you never see a penny for.

I personally think acute care is an easier way to make money than clinic - all the hoops and rings you gotta, sm

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jump through to make a report happen in clinic work is sometimes amazing to me. Whereas acute care, I would select my patient, my work type and get cracking, usually the same ole same ole and lots and lots of shortcuts for those. Clinic work not so much on the shortcuts (although I have gotten clever and created a ton of shortcuts I never used for acute care). Lots of times these clinic notes are typed verbatim, so no expansion of a lot of abbreviations you would be benefitting the character counts from.

Actually you are very wrong. - I am the poster the poster (sm)

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you are referring to, and I do not have a large ego, nor am I an acute care MT. I've been doing clinic work and radiology and some OP notes for over 25 years, and I'm here to tell you that 7 cpl for straight typing for a family practice physician can be very fruitful in your labor. Have you looked at what these nationals are offering for acute care? I guess not, since you think you know it all and even know me, my ego, my experience, and all that but it's all your guesswork.

Guess what? I know what it takes to do clinic work, and I also know what the offers are for acute care with tons of dictators and account specs. So, I base my opinion on that, and I'm not assuming anything about anyone, unlike your post.

Have a great day!

The ad says 5-7 ... no guarantee you get 7 cpl, though. sm - no thanks

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I'm not trashing you, clinic MTs, acute care MTs, or anyone else. I just thought it was funny that they say they are picky, so I assume they want someone great, and yet offer that kind of salary.

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