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WORKING MAJOR HOLIDAYS - fastfingers50

Posted: Nov 07, 2014

Now that the holiday season is upon us many MLSs and MTs are required to work Thanksgiving and/or Christmas Day, I am wondering if coders are doing the same? Thinking of making a career change.

Not required for me - sm

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I get all the major holidays off with a couple "non-major" holidays that I can work if I want to. It sure is nice being paid a full day for all holidays/PTO, unlike when I was an MT where they somehow figured out how to pay me the least amount of money possible, if at all, for any time off.

No holidays or weekends required ... EDITED - Happy Coder

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No need to work holidays, major or minor, and they are paid. We get all 11 of them, anD if they fall on a weekend or day we would not normally work, we get a weekday off to compensate. If we did have to work them, we get double or triple pay or something.

No need to work weekends, either. There is a lot of overtime available, though.

We also get between 13 and 26 paid days off per year, plus 13 days sick leave.

And time-off awards.

Thank you for asking.

A post further down reminded me ... we often get to leave early after working a half day on Christmas and New Year's Eves, and we get bonuses.

We also get paid well, have great benefits, and have a tuition reimbursement program and free CEUs.

Work no holidays - off and paid nm

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nm

WORKING MAJOR HOLIDAYS - fastfingers50

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Thank you for your responses. What about coders working from home? Are they working on holidays? Just have a feeling reports we have had to produce just sit there until the next work day.

Is that why you asked??? - SM

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Did you ask about holidays to see if we worked to code the reports you had to do?

If so, you have the wrong idea about our work, and about the purpose of yours.

We are not sitting around waiting for you to type a report so we can code it. Your work goes on the chart first for patient care. That is why you work holidays and weekends around the clock ... for patient care. Not for us.

If you are typing acute care, we don't code, or complete the coding, until after discharge.

So, no, the reports you produce on holidays do not just sit there waiting for us ... they go on the chart.

There are time limits for getting reports on the chart. Varies by type of report. That has nothing to do with coding.

WORKING MAJOR HOLIDAYS - fastfingesr50

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That was part of the reason. Just felt upset. In order to get the Christmas Holiday off, the request had to be made over 2 months in advance, plus have enough PTO built up! We do not get any paid time off for holidays.
I lost sight of the bigger picture - patient care. Thanks for reminding me. Working in acute care medical transcription has been very interesting, but I don't believe it's worth missing so many holidays with my family.

I agree, but we do not cause that. - Plz don't blame us!!!

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Being forced to work every holiday is no fun, and I agree that you have grounds for complaint, especially when you sit there with NJA. That was one of the things that convinced me to get out of MT.

Please don't blame coders for your need to work weekends and holidays. Please don't blame us for anything ... having been on both sides of the fence, I can say that it isn't us!

new coder w/all holidays off with pay - anon

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I recently quit Nuisance after passing my certification tests. I feel like I suffered PTSD from this place!! Worked ALL holidays, asked but always denied getting them off, only to sit with NJA while the rest of my family was at the family gathering about an hour away. Very lonely and I always ran out of work and would not make hardly any extra money. Fast forward to now, work 8 to 4:30 Mon-Fri, every weekend off, they treat us great and when we meet goals we get bonuses (since May we have met goals every month). They cater meals for us to thank us, and they just told us we can work 1/2 day Christmas eve and New Years Eve and they will pay us for the entire day. I feel like I am dreaming!! I do have to say that some people have trouble getting the first job, I got lucky. With ICD-10 coming though, it may level the playing field. There is already off shoring with this job as well, just hoping it will last the next 8 years or so until I retire. Good luck, I feel for you and have many friends still working for N.

coding - CINDY

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How long did you go to school for this. Do you work at home? Sounds like you work in an office. Sounds like a good choice you made.

coding school - anon

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I spent 18 months while working full time as an MT through Andrews, although it can be done in 12 months, I just had a lot of other issues going on. Best decision for me ever...some do get remote jobs right out of school but it is harder. I got an office job and I love it! Of course, your satisfaction would depend on how well managed your office is, but mine is awesome, very little office politics or garbage.

MModal does not allow their coders or coding students to work holidays - hope that helps

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why not? - ?

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why would they not be "allowed" to work holidays?

Coders are corporate employees and corporate employees - do not work holidays.

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HTH

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