A community of 30,000 US Transcriptionist serving Medical Transcription Industry

companies that hire for acute care positions - curious

Posted: Aug 17, 2010

Are there any companys that hire for acute care positions without acutal acute care experience. I have extensive experience with multispecialty clinics but everytime I try to apply for acute care they want you to have acute care experience.

Big difference - dmz

[ In Reply To ..]
There is a big difference between clinic experience and acute care IMO....keep looking, maybe you will find someone willing to mentor.

acute care - curious

[ In Reply To ..]
I'm sure there is a big difference in the two but how are you supposed to get the experience if everyone already wants you to have the experience in it before they will even look at your resume. It's just frustrating I guess. I was hoping someone knew of a company that was willing to train for acute care.

most on-line MTSOs - sm

[ In Reply To ..]
do not have the time to train or mentor. So your best bet is to get in-house practice at a local hospital first.

acute care - curious

[ In Reply To ..]
I have tried that but there isn't a local hospital around where I live that has in-house transcriptionists. They all contract out to MTSOs in another state. I found out the company that a couple of them use and contacted them but they of course want you to have experience in acute care already even though I have done clinic work for most of the physicians at that particular hospital. I guess it's just a dead-end everywhere I turn trying to find an acute care position.

that's tough. - sm

[ In Reply To ..]
I don't have any ready answers. If it were me, I might try to have a sit down visit with an HR person at one of the local hospitals, or a phone interview with an MTSO, to "ask their input". Explain very briefly your catch-22 with breaking into acute care. Emphasize your training (?), experience, knowledge, willingness to work harder than most, be flexible to the company needs, be dependable, etc and maybe even your willingness to start at a low rate for the first 6-12 months and/or until you are up to par with production and accuracy, before they give you a raise. Other than that, I might look to an MT that subcontracts some work that can also mentor you. Try to network with other MTs. Also would not hurt to speak to your own or local physicians. Find out who does their work, whether they might work with you or put in a good word for you. Don't forget to check ads in newspapers too, which aren't frequent anymore, but do happen. Good luck to you.

Acute care - dmz

[ In Reply To ..]
Every once in a while there are jobs on this board with low pay that will state they will accept newbies - maybe you need to scroll down through some of the past job postings and check, I have seen them, but can't remember what period of July or early August it might have been...pays to do some research. Good luck.

thanks - curious

[ In Reply To ..]
Thanks for all the advice. I was hoping that there was a big company that liked to hire for acute care and train. I guess I am finding out how hard it is to get jobs these days. Luckily right now I don't really need a job but am just trying to get the experience for when or if I do need to find one. I will definitely try out some of the advise that ya'll gave on finding places. I really appreciate it.

How About School? - Acute Care MT

[ In Reply To ..]
Can you afford a good school? A good one will prepare you. Careful on who you choose if you do go that route.

The other suggestions are also good, but it's really tough to have someone train you in acute care without some serious time spent. In the course I took, I had instructors readily available to help asses my work, lots of hands-on acute care transcription.

Acute care is way more complicated than clinic, BUT, you do have some basic medical terminology and common meds under your belt as well as basic clinic labs.

Good luck!

acute care - curious

[ In Reply To ..]
Are there schools just for acute care training? I haven't thought about that. Any information on that would be helpful. Thanks for all the advice. It has been really helpful.

One suggestion - Good Luck

[ In Reply To ..]

My suggestion is to find a small or medium-sized company that has both clinic and acute care work, and apply for a clinic position. Avoid the large (MedQuist, Webmedx, Transcend-type) companies because they have too many chiefs. You need to find a company where the person who assigns the work handles both clinic and acute care accounts.

As often as you can, find acute care dictations (from other companies at MTTEST or other sites that have sample reports or if you have tapes from school that are acute care) and practice, practice, practice, so you get used to operative note, H&P, and discharge summary formats and terminology.

After you have been there for a couple of months and have proven that you can do 99% QA, let your lead or supervisor (whoever does the assignments) know that you are willing to help out if there is a backlog in acute care. Usually at the smaller companies, if TAT is in jeopardy, all they want is a body doing the transcription. If you have a good rapport with that person and have proven that you know how to research so that QA does not have to take a lot of time with you, they may throw you a few acute care reports.

Eventually, if you do well, they will probably give you more and more, until you can honestly put on your resume that you have acute care experience.

That is basically how I did it, but it was many, many years ago and companies were more willing to mentor Medical Transcriptionists then. But, it still could work today. Just be sure to ask during the interview if they have both clinic and acute care accounts and see what type of reaction you get from the recruiter.

Good luck to you.

thanks a bunch - curious

[ In Reply To ..]
That is really helpful advice. I will definitely look into the MTtesting for practice. I also didn't think about finding a place that has clinic and acute care to get my foot in the door. I will look into that as well.

Similar Messages:

Apr 08, 2010

I know this is a really stupid question but, what does acute care consist of? What types of reports are acute care? I understand that it is basically emergency type of care or short-term care, but exactly what types of reports would you be transcribing? TIA ...

Dec 29, 2009

Alot of the job listings ask for 5+ years in this area, so how do you get into it in the first place? I don't mind starting at the bottom and moving up... But where is the bottom? I had a job with a company but they would not pay me. So now I am trying to look for a job again and not many people wantt o hire someone that does not have alot of experience. So.. How do you get into a specialty?? ...

Oct 04, 2010

That's it! I've had it with transcription companies that only offer acute care transcription and don't pay you anything for it anyway! That if you don't have acute care experience or been lucky enough to obtain it. SOL. I'm changing my profession. ...

Dec 29, 2010

I truly hope that no one applies for this job. That is even beyond ridiculous for clinic work! ...

Nov 10, 2012

I transcribe both clinic and some acute care, and the acute care that I transcribe has a higher percentage of ESL dictators. It seems like that is typical for acute care. Why is that? Are the ESL doctors drawn more to being hospitalists? ...

Sep 26, 2013

What is the difference between ped and regular adult acute care transription? I am being asked if I have ped experience but wouldn't they be the same? ...

Sep 23, 2014

As a relative newbie MT, I'm not certain what "acute care" means. Does it mean basically all reports that are from doctors in the hospital setting? That is, would any hospital operative note, hospital progress note, and all discharge summaries be considered "acute care"? I know a clinic note is basically a note by an outpatient doctor, right? And it's basically about more minor medical problems albeit could be chronic rather than "acute." ...

Nov 02, 2009

What is acute care experience? Do you work for the hospital? I am sooo green to MT! Appreciate advice about this. Still waiting to start the AIM MT internship. Anyone done it? Diane in Vermont ...

Dec 26, 2009

Happy Christmas everyone! I am looking after 2 accounts over Christmas, one Radiology and one Acute Care, neither of which I have any experience of! Can anybody out there point me in the direction of some good websites that would give me vocabulary lists or a "crash course" on these topics?! ...

Feb 22, 2010

I completed my education with Everett Community College in their Career Step program for MT training in Dec. 2006. I have been working ever since in a rehab/therapy clinic. I am the only one who does the transcription for 7 therapists and it is a rather busy office. I have wanted to find work doing hospital transcription and certainly not from lack of trying to locate work on my part. What frustrates me is that I was told by my instructors that I should be able to find su ...

Apr 13, 2010

How long does it take for a clinical MT to become an acute care MT, or I am losing my mind even trying? I have an interview with WalMart today and am actually considering it.... my confidence is down the toilet. Any thoughts? Thanks. ...

May 26, 2010

I have been an MT for 11 years and am wanting to expand my knowledge base beyond the realm of radiology. I have been applying for acute care positions but I am not even given the opportunity to test most of the time because I don't have any acute care experience. I would like to know what I would have to do in order to get some acute care experience behind me so that I can become eligible to apply for and test for acute care positions. Any information anyone has on this would be most a ...

Jun 06, 2010

Can anybody tell me if you can make more money doing Radiology or Acute Care? ...

Jun 04, 2010

And get hired? Opportunites are limited with clinic work, which is all I have experience with, but nobody will give me a chance. Should I apply for acute care positions anyway? Anyone MTs who only did clinic work have any stories about breaking into it? ...

Jul 25, 2010

I have been doing clinics for 10 years. Now I am learning acute care and it is very tough. Lots of doctors and no time to learn each one of them. Very tough. Does it usually take a long time to learn this. They say I am doing great, but lots of blanks! ...

Dec 28, 2010

What categorizes acute care? I mean i have typed clinic notes for family practices and have done endocrinology ( i have not been an MT long and am still learning the lingo). when they say looking for acute care experience, what does that consist of? thanks guys!! ...

Aug 11, 2011

I see that TransTech just placed an ad for acute care MTs. I was hoping that someone who currently works there or has worked for them in the past could share how your experience was. Do you run out of work a lot? Are they an overall good company to work for and treat their MTs well? I remember reading in the distant past that a lot of people there were running out of work a lot. Is this still an issue or a thing of the past? Any feedback on this company w ...

Dec 06, 2011

. ...

Dec 21, 2011

Are things like EEG, EMG, EGD, inpatient H&P, discharge summary, inpatient consults, neonatology, and ED reports considered acute care? ...

Mar 28, 2012

Can anyone tell me the cpl range for a Tier 2 acute care MT at M*Modal? I was given an offer and just wanted to see if it is typical. Thanks. ...

Jul 28, 2012

...nobody is willing to hire you so you can GET that experience!!! So, short of lying on your resume, how exactly does one go about this?? And what is so special about AC experience anyways??? ...

Aug 01, 2012

Can someone please tell me how to get acute care experience? ...

Aug 06, 2012

I would love to know how you get acute care experience when no one will give you the opportunity without it. I am good at what I do and work hard. I am very frustrated because my current job went to voice recognition (which I am sure everyone is on that boat with me). My pay has been cut in half and I am looking for extra work but no one will look at me without acute care experience. Does anyone have any suggestion? ...

Oct 03, 2012

I want to work in acute care and have transcribed for almost 30 years. I know I can do it. Why can't I find someone who will hire me and give me a chance since there are so many acute care transcription jobs out there? I have good experience in orthopedics and a good work ethic. Just wondering. ...

Nov 09, 2012

I feel dumb asking this, but I have done many types of transcription and I'm wondering if any of them apply as "acute care." ...

Nov 12, 2012

I have been looking for full or part-time work for quite some time now. Most of the ads require acute care experience. Is it worth taking a course for acute care or should I work on getting my CMT certification? With all of the changes to health care recently, I didn't know if it was worth pursuing. ...

Mar 23, 2013

Does anyone know why Accentus Acute Care seems to always have the same job ad hiring for acute care MTs that pays a sign-on bonus? It seems as though either they never fill these positions or they are so difficult nobody stays. I would be interested in applying, but the last time I tried to apply with them on the ambulatory side, I could not get the voice file to work. Is this even worth applying for? What is their cpl rate and do they pay for spaces? Thanks for any ...

Apr 29, 2013

I've been in transcription since 1998, doing clinic work for about 13 of those, then moving to acute care consisting of H&P, consults, and discharge summaries....but not op notes. I see so many jobs for acute care work, but they only want people who've done all four. My question is, how do you go about learning to do op notes in order to obtain one of those jobs? I've been tempted to fib and say I have experience just to get the job and then figured maybe I could learn on the job ...

May 10, 2013

I have been a transcriptionist for the past 22 years. I have worked in hospitals and clinics as well as an IC. Early in my career, I transcribed acute care, autopsy, pathology and radiology reports. For the past 15 years I have concentrated on transcribing radiology reports which has been profitable for me since I did not mind typing difficult dictators and ESL physicians. Currently, am fortunate to be working as a full-time employee and have my hourly rate.&n ...

Aug 01, 2013

Considering Accentus Acute Care/ER, but looking for feedback on anything you can tell me about the company people, QA, work, pay scale with incentives, etc. Also, how has the Nuance purchase affected anything or will it? Thank you. ...