I am thinking about applying for a unit secretary position at a local hospital. Hours are 7-3:30, full time, Monday through Friday. Not sure about the pay scale yet.
Has anyone here worked in that capacity? I think my medical terminology knowledge would be useful. I am concerned about future employment in the MT field, especially the declining wage structure.
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Step Down Unit, Stepdown Unit, Step-Down Unit and is it even capitalized???
This is confusing. I searched this, and it is written multiple different ways at hospitals and other sites. Sometimes written in upper case, other times in lower case. I found a "step-down therapy" in Stedman's, but nothing about a unit.
Is there a correct choice, or just type what appears to be the best option?
Any input would be appreciated. Thanks so very much. ...
I know some folks have gotten out of MT and gone into different positions in hospitals. I see a few local jobs online for unit secretaries and scheduling clerks that require no other specialized training other than terminology, and i am wondering if anyone has gone that route, is it a big learning curve? did you feel in over your head?
It would be so far out of my range of comfort (haven't worked outside for almost 10 years) and not to mention having to get a wardrobe (although scrub ...
dictated, "The incision was taken through the skin and subcutaneous tissues with the s/l PEEK unit down tot he fascial layer.
This is a knee revision arthroplasty. ...
Okay, AFAIK, a unit secretary is someone who works in a particular unit at a hospital, usually, and handles all sorts of duties. That much I know. But lately, some of the ads for this job seem to be adding on other duties that I didn't think a unit sec. had to know: CNA; monitor technician.
So now you have to be trained as a CNA or take courses in telemetry to work as a unit secretary?
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Activation shows *s/l arched* motor unit potentials, especially in the gastrocnemius muscles bilaterally.
Hope someone else is awake at this ungodly hour to help me out.
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Here's the sentence: "The chest tube was connected to the ______(s/l "Myella") suction, and it went down to zero on -23 _______ (s/l "meters"... could it be "mm"?)of suction.
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide! ...
I do transcription for radiologists, and this comes up quite often. Is it osteomeatal complexes with an "e" or ostiomeatal complexes with an "i"? Sometimes they say ostiomeatal "units" instead of complexes. These rads use Dragon, so I'm only proofreading and editing their reports, and it comes to me spelled in both ways, even from the same rad. Any help here fellow MTs? ...