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fair chance or not? - not a seasoned MT

Posted: Mar 03, 2012

Was just wondering if you seasoned MT's think 5 weeks on a new job is a fair chance for a fairly new MT? New platform to be learned, and the dictations were from a big pool with a lot of different doctors, though not many ESL's, and QA was pretty picky. Any opinions on this?

I would think it would be a fair chance - do you not like it?

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I would think 4-6 weeks and you would have it down pat...

I could be wrong, I have only had 3 transcription jobs in my life.

In an ideal world, no, but...SM - Old Anon

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in the real world, MTSOs (I am not a SUIT) don't have the luxury of doing extensive handholding, correcting, mentoring, and all that goes into developing a good MT.

In an ideal world, I would give someone at least 90 days as long as the MT is taking criticism constructively, trying to implement ideas and suggestions, honing her research skills, and building her expanders AND most importantly showing consistent improvement in quality scores and production.

I'm a veteran and have been under the same microscope you have probably been under. They would drop either one of us in a nanosecond if they thought they would lose an account because our quantity and quality of work was not up to the client's standards and they were in danger of losing an account.

I don't know what else to say except to see this as a learning experience.

Yes or no...depends - djr

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I've been an MT for about 4 years with 3 companies and about 20 different hospitals, and I say it all depends. It should be plenty of time if you're working full time. However, if you're only part time a few days a week, it could take longer since you aren't working as much and getting the exposure. Otherwise, hang in there...it'll get easier :)

When I first started out - I worked in a hospital

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Not sure how it works with the companies, but I am an acute care MT and type everything.

My first job was in a hospital and I started out doing ERs and discharge summaries and every couple of weeks the supervisors would introduce two new work types.

For about the first week or two she would assign me previously typed dictations, I would type them and a day later have print outs on my desk of those reports with feedback.

I progressed to live work on about the 3rd week, but keep in mind it was my first transcription job, in a hospital setting with other MTs around who could listen and answer questions when needed.

I worked there 9 years until recently when the dept was outsourced. It was the best experience for me because it was a big hospital and now I can type anything.

I know it's not always possible, but for newer MTs I would highly recommend working for a hospital or clinic first before just jumping in with a company.

I couldn't have imagined starting out as a brand new MT working remotely for a company, but I do it now without a problem and the last 5yrs of my hospital job our whole dept was working from home before the outsource.

The only problem with...SM - Old Anon

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trying to get an in-hospital job is that there are very few of those left. The hospitals who still have in-house MT departments are not rehiring as people leave and outsource part of the work. Once the staff is down to almost nothing, they lay off and outsource it all with very little notice to the MTs.

There may be more of the clinic-type jobs left, but those are going bye-bye also due to the implementation of EMRs in that setting.

It's not like it used to be where a newbie could get on-the-job training and that is why the quality of the school/education you choose is very important in this day and age.

This situation is a dilemma for anyone wanting to work remotely, as there isn't as much support as there used to be.

SM - Old Anon - you are absolutely right.

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It's unfortunate for the new MTs, but what you say is true.

You really have to have a strong medical background and have been through a good training program, and know your anatomy and physiology to start out with a company working remotely as a new MT.

You hit the nail on the head.

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