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good rate? - sniffles

Posted: Dec 31, 2010

Is 0.65 for VR a good rate for 8 years acute care experience? This is with a MTSO. The rate is based on a 65-character line and includes spaces.

yes - mt2

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experience really doesn't usually factor in, but that's a good rate.

I was making 6.5 CPL with MQ doing VR, but (see msg) - me

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they just recently starting axing the shift differential and that was why (my normal pay was 5.5 CPL, 1CPL working nights).

I wouldn't recommend them to anyone, however. It's only going to get worse. I think I was on their chopping block anyway.

To me suggests higher-than-average % of corrections needed. - What you need to know is

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how many people doing the same accounts meet or exceed your desired income. Does this company post earnings for employees to compare? Mine does.

BTW, higher % of corrections needed is not a problem to be avoided--as long as you are properly paid for the time required, and $0.065 sounds as if this job might do that.

Holy cow 65 cents per line...LOL 0.065 sounds good too n/m - 1mt

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touche - sniffles

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You got me - *facepalm*

If only it could be that way...n/m - 1mt

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6.5 cpl is good. My advice inside. - sm

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I have found the best thing to do is to get EVERYTHING in writing. After you speak with a recruiter, send an email to verify that "you" have all the information correct and ask 3 main questions.

1. Will I be on my primary account for at least X amount of months?

2. How many average minutes of dictation does this account have daily?

3. How many other VR editors are on this account, including secondaries?

One thing that I have found is that once the new editors get proficient at VR, the work dwindles quickly. After all, if the company is promising you that you will make 50% or 60% of your straight transcription rate by doubling your lines, that means that sooner or later the work will be done 50% to 60% faster. By their logic anyway...

So be forearmed. I got unemployment insurance when a company I worked for offered me full-time status and after 6 months I was still only producing part-time work because they didn't have enough work to support a full-time employee. The ONLY reason I got it was because I had sent my questions in emails and had all my answers in writing.

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