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Commute time - mtneedajob

Posted: Sep 23, 2014

Any MTs commute to work for 1 hour? I'm in desperate need of work and this is the only thing I have found closest to me in the transcription world. It would be an in-house position, competetive salary, and excellent benefits.

Wondering if it would be worth the drive. As I said, desperate for work.

Any thoughts?

It may beat the hour it takes me to get - to get motivated to go downstairs!

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But, really, if it pays well, you think it is a good group of people, some security (if even MT disappears which is what everybody will talk about with the outsourcing issue), at least you will be in the hospital setting and maybe find something else, if you had to?

My thoughts: - in-house, competitive pay,

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and excellent benefits = I would go for it! Like the other poster said, you would have your foot in the door for another position if the MT job went south. Plus you may be able to find someone close to you & share a ride. Good luck to you!

Is it in a hospital? - see msg

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I guess you'd have to do the math with gas and clothing (unless you get to wear scrubs!).

Also, if it's in a hospital, that is a plus, because if they are shutting down a department, they often offer other positions to people who are already employees, before they go outside to look for help.

I would also consider that a lot of hospitals are outsourcing to transcription companies and you may be right back where you started. Another consideration? Well, not sure what competitive means. In the transcription world, 4 cpl for ASR is competitive, but it doesn't amount to a hill of beans.

I think you answered your own question when you said - you are desperate for work

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Yes, even for an hour commute I think it would be worth it, especially when you talk about competitive salary and excellent benefits.

As others have mentioned, even if the MT department goes south, you at least have an in with the organization to hopefully be placed elsewhere.

Go for it and good luck and I hope it works out really well for you.

job - mtneedajob

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The job description stated for a busy surgical center. It has many doctors. The local hospital has already outsourced some work. They let go about 20 people in the HIM department. They are now hiring scribes for the ER department for $8.00-$12.00/hr. I find it so sad that most of my former coworkers are now gone and moved on to greener pastures.

Back to the job...It would cost me $100.00 a week in gas and make the time 10 hours a day, 8 for working and 2 hours of driving.

I've applied and interviewed for so many healthcare jobs and yet no luck saying, I landed one yet. I'm just ready to work again. Being jobless has caused so many problems in my marriage and stress on my family. I've tried temp agencies and everything to find work.

I was commuting about 1 to 1.5 hrs. to work - each way last year. (S/M)

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I was able to do it because the pay was very good - $24/hr - so it covered my gas and auto maintenance.

The size of the paycheck alone kept me very motivated! It was just so much easier to have enough money to pay the bills each month.

I dealt with the time spent in the car by leaving as early as possible. Sometimes there was a 5 min. difference, when getting on the freeway, whether the traffic would be moving or not. It also allowed me to not get upset whenever traffic was at a standstill because I knew I had plenty of time. Also, where I worked they were flexible; if I got to work 15 min. early I could leave 15 min. early.

Luckily the corridor I drove had a really good local small radio station that I looked forward to tuning into each morning and evening. Instead of eating breakfast at home, I ate in the car. Whenever traffic slowed or stopped, that was when I could take a croissant or fruit out of my cooler, or safely take another sip of my coffee.

The other thing that helps is to take notice of places you might want to stop or go shopping on the way home. There were better stores in the town I work in than I had at home. Sometimes I would bring my bike in the back of my car, and during the longer days of summer I would stop at a favorite park along the route home that adjoined a scenic, shady bike path. Stress-reduction, exercise, and traffic-avoidance, all rolled into one!

Unfortunately that job came to an end when there were layoffs at that hospital. However, if I can find another job that pays as well, and will cover the commute costs, then yes - I'll do it again without hesitation.

It just depends - sm

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I live in a rural area & used to drive 45-50 minutes to the nearest city to work at a hospital. Then I was fortunate to work from home for that hospital for many years. After getting laid off, I decided my priorities were a M-F job, close by, no holidays, no evenings. I was fortunate & got a job in the nearest little town. It takes me 11-13 minutes to get work, & I live close enough to come home for lunch everyday. The pay is okay, but the benefits are almost nonexistent. This works for me because I hate being stuck in traffic.

I commute - in house working

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40 min for my part time in house job. I'd say it's worth it. I'm paid hourly a decent wage in a nice working environment with nice people and get yearly raises. What's not to like? With a car that is good on gas I don't mind. Of course I'd rather work at home, who wouldn't, but this is what I have and I'm glad to have it. They even offer me more hours when they have a lot of work or are short staffed.

commute time - Samantha

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I would in a New York minute! You get face time with the docs which I think makes them more responsible for their dictation, yearly raise, appreciation be in the form of parties, etc.

commute time - Samantha

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Let me add also, during the time you are working there rub shoulders with other departments and maybe take training courses in other parts of the medical field that you could transfer to, because I truly believe in the not so far off feature, there will be little to no transcription jobs left, or at least not ones anyone will want.

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