Love health field but

Love health field but [2008-04-20]
Can anyone give me feedback on Health Information Technology? I am a MT but never been able to get hired so I will change to something in health field. May be what is listed above. Any idea Need to know what will stick as far as employment. Nursing is out of the question can not stand nasty junk. Something I can do on the computer. Thanks for your help!! Barb

HEALTH CARE CAREER [2008-04-15]
If a profession directly concerned with human service magnetizes you, it will be perfect for you to switch on your career in Health Care. Here you not only cultivate your knowledge on medical services but you can also share the same platform with the doctors other medicalexperts. The utility of Health Care in modern world is so urgent that your exertion for Health Care training will never go in vain. To know about Health Care you should run your glance on this article. Healthcare jobs are become the craze for many people. But they had an experience with a doctor, dentist or nurse that went beyond the call of duty and was inspiring in their personal lives. It is not necessary that they should excel in the sciences in school and project themselves to find a career which will allow them to focus on that branch ofknowledge. People in the healthcare field have a common trait: they are passionate to work with and help people. If it suits you, you might be absolutely perfect for health care training and education that pursues your dream of working in a health care profession. One convenient way is to take online classes. By attending the Internet classes, you can receive a quality education at your pace. From a wide variety of healthcare careers, you can choose according to your choice. For example, if you are biassed for a Patient Care Technician. This is a diploma program offered through accredited colleges, and after the training you can perform tasks related to hematology, phlebotomy and urinalysis. Your skills are very necessary to work in a hospital, extended care facility, a nursing home, or to participate in a home health care team.Patients, affected with diseases or injuries can benefit from physical therapy. You may choose to begin a career as a Physical Therapist Assistant. You can assist those sufferings to improve mobility, relieve pain, and restore function to patients under the supervision of a licensed Physical Therapist. You can complete this program in two years and will result in an Associate's degree. If your choice goes for working with people and computers, you have to look into a degree in Health Information Technology. You need your computer skills to work in compiling and managing health information databases. People in this career can engage into the work in a wide variety of venues, including hospitals, insurance and managed careorganizations, and more.A related health care career can be fit if you are animal-lover. Youmay opt a career path as a Veterinary Technician. You will work under a Veterinarian's supervision to perform medical tests, treat and diagnose medical conditions in animals. You need an extensive training on anatomy and physiology of domestic animals, animal nutrition, animal nursing and large animal care, diagnostic imaging, and training in common labprocedures.There are a wide number of choices in health care for which training is available. Utilizing the ease and convenience of online courses from accredited colleges and universities has never been easier. With best regards Linda

unionize [2008-11-15]
I agree. I have never heard of an job where you get hired and make the same wage forever. Every other job gets merit increases, cost of living. Here you get 9 cent a line if you are lucky and the only way to make more is to type more. Itmedical language speciliasts and making is sound like you could work either production OR hourly, but it's untrue. Hourly jobs are fewer and fewer in between. I know of no major hospitals or medical centers in my area that don't outsource. Very very few retain in-house staff now days. The Nationals are terrible. They are interchangeable. The promise you the moon and the stars but in the end it's low work or now work - which means no pay, no reimbursement for down time, crappy ESL after crappy ESL, terrible platforms which slow down production and yet wanting high production standards and high QA scores. I am ready to get off the crazy train. A profession this is not. Its barely a job. You can flip a burger or be bank teller and make almost as much money and have probably even more respect than in MT these days.

Do you know if there's a time limit?..sm [2008-11-11]
My ADL 3 semesters were a good 20 years ago, although I've worked in the health care field since then. Re. Excelsior College, when it was known by another name (namely, University of the State of New York) I was enrolled in their external degree program and finished all of the written exams and only had the 2-day clinical to finish, but somehow didn (This was in the late 80s). I had called Excelsior a while back, didn

Am actually considering nursing school after nearly 9 years as an MT - sm [2008-10-17]
As far as I can tell, the ONLY advantage to being an MT over a nurse is the working from home part. After attending MTEC nearly 9 years ago and really loving my career choice for the first 5 years, I now find myself making less than I did when first starting out, being required to produce more lines each year(and always faster, faster, faster!), and listening to about 90% ESLs who barely speak the language day in and day out. I am also very discouraged when I see reports I send to QA forunintelligible utterances go through 3 other MTs besides myself and them having to leave the same blank.Sometimes there are multiple blanks that cannot be filled in by anyone! I want to produce quality documentation, but I cannot do that when the dictator gives as much care to dictating as he does to picking up doggie doo. I am also on the fence about MT versus RN and would love to hear what others think before I jump this ship. Best wishes to you all!

I guess I'm the odd person out here. I left the nursing [2008-10-15]
field (LPN) to do MT work. I loved nursing school and everything about it, but when I got to the real world of nursing, nobody cared if you did your job well, everybody just wanted it done in a hurry. Going back to nursing would be a last resort for me.

Torn between 2 professions [2008-10-08]
Right out of high school I went into nursing school but never finished b/c of personal reasons. I then went into medical transcription and have been doing it for the past 5 years. I have always regretted not finishing up my nursing degree and am thinking about going back but am very torn. On the one hand as an MT I work from home which is nice because I have a 2-year-old and a 1-year-old. But, with the way things are going in the MT field, it is hard to find a good company, and if you do it seems everyone is running out of work. As a nurse, I am worried about not having as much flexibility with hours, as I would miss the time away from my 2 children but know that I could provide for them better finanically. I have been accepted into a nursing program and in 2 years would be an RN. Any suggestions, tips, just overall feedback. I could really use anyone's advice as I am really really torn!

OH MY GOD are you KIDDING me? [2008-10-08]
get out of the MT field, get out NOW while you can! this business gets worse every day and the MTSO's keep bidding on jobs at lower and lower rates. pretty soon we'll be making what they make in india with the cost of living in the good ole usa! if I had anything else to do I'd be gone now!

RN vote, now !!!! [2008-10-08]
Youof this field NOW. My sister is an RN and works in a nursing pool. She only works 3 days a week, 12-hour shifts with some flexibility in the days she wants to work, like off on all Sundays....and makes over triple+ what I make and I have been doing transcription for over 20 years ! I wish I could deal with ill people and blood; I would have been an RN. Good luck.

Working From Home? [2008-09-13]
I'm a RN who's owned my business from home for years now, and I'd like to connect with others in the medical field who own their own business from home... My background was: cardiac charge nurse certified medical auditor legal nurse consultant MT/MB public health education full time home based business You can email me or call anytime! Be Blessed! Linda/FCLS, CMAS, BS, RN

and there is no bullying in MT? [2008-07-07]
OMG where do you work? I am leaving transcription, for the exact reason. BULLYING. I love the job, the BULLYING is driving me out out out.

Home Jobs For Money [2008-06-16]
Throughout the worldwide online home based jobs are becoming very lucrative for people to earn the extra money apart from their scheduled work. And the demands are also increasing very rapidly. If you are interested to shine your career there this article will help you alot. If typing on a computer makes you comfortable then this may be for you. Here is a work which can serve your satisfaction an easy work at a home job if you feel comfortable on the computer. If you are efficient to type at a good speed with accuracy, this can be an easy dependable source of income. Today�s technology with the tools available like spell check, grammar check etc., makes it a lot easier. Even it's possible to earn over $40 per hour with these types of jobs. The potentiality in the data entry / Medical Transcription arena is in an enormous demand. Many companies worldwide that outsourced data entry. Many people are happy with the earning of $1000 - $3000 a month additional income. This level of income surely demands that you should have a detail understanding skills for data entry programs. You need to research the Top programs and first time throws youself in a chance.Some people may think that after joining an online program the money will start flowing in. In reality, at the first time it never happens. For them data entry/medical transcription is absolutely hopeless. You should look for the legitimate data entry / transcription programs available in the market. One simply needs to opt the field by choosing from the best programs available with a money back guarantee. In this field you have the protection if it does not work out for you. It is not very expensive to get started in one of the programs so the risk / reward is very good in my opinion. Here are the steps to guide to getting started: 1. Review the detail on Home Based Medical Transcription Programs2. You should sign up for an online Transcription training program ormake it sure that the program you help you to progress.3. Stop the choices to 1-3 programs4. searching for a program with a money back guarantee 5. Use your charge card if possible for protectionWorking from home it is important for you to remember that you will have to do some work for which you won't get paid. Many people transform from a day job to a home job, but they should have the self-discipline to work from home. Only you know if this is right the opportunities for you are available to make your career higher from your expectation. With Best Regards Kathy http://www.mtbillingpoint.com

A few things (sm) [2008-06-13]
First I It was either that or Health Management and I'm not interested in taking business classes. Second, how about setting up your word autocorrects as mini-expanders?

I agree [2008-05-27]
You're right when you say there is no greener grass in healthcare. I was burned out 5.5 years ago with transcription so I went to school to become a respiratory therapist. Guess what, now I'm burned out doing that, too. The politics in the hospital setting is unbearable. Patient care takes a back seat to all of the politics. I'm willing to at least work casual doing RT work just to keep my credentials and so that my hard earned education doesn't go to waste. Just be aware that most healthcare fields nowadays are not cracked up to what they say. I don't want to discourage you, because patient care does have its rewards. I just wish you luck in whatever other field you choose.

Love health field but [2008-04-20]
Can anyone give me feedback on Health Information Technology? I am a MT but never been able to get hired so I will change to something in health field. May be what is listed above. Any idea Need to know what will stick as far as employment. Nursing is out of the question can not stand nasty junk. Something I can do on the computer. Thanks for your help!! Barb

HEALTH CARE CAREER [2008-04-15]
If a profession directly concerned with human service magnetizes you, it will be perfect for you to switch on your career in Health Care. Here you not only cultivate your knowledge on medical services but you can also share the same platform with the doctors other medicalexperts. The utility of Health Care in modern world is so urgent that your exertion for Health Care training will never go in vain. To know about Health Care you should run your glance on this article. Healthcare jobs are become the craze for many people. But they had an experience with a doctor, dentist or nurse that went beyond the call of duty and was inspiring in their personal lives. It is not necessary that they should excel in the sciences in school and project themselves to find a career which will allow them to focus on that branch ofknowledge. People in the healthcare field have a common trait: they are passionate to work with and help people. If it suits you, you might be absolutely perfect for health care training and education that pursues your dream of working in a health care profession. One convenient way is to take online classes. By attending the Internet classes, you can receive a quality education at your pace. From a wide variety of healthcare careers, you can choose according to your choice. For example, if you are biassed for a Patient Care Technician. This is a diploma program offered through accredited colleges, and after the training you can perform tasks related to hematology, phlebotomy and urinalysis. Your skills are very necessary to work in a hospital, extended care facility, a nursing home, or to participate in a home health care team.Patients, affected with diseases or injuries can benefit from physical therapy. You may choose to begin a career as a Physical Therapist Assistant. You can assist those sufferings to improve mobility, relieve pain, and restore function to patients under the supervision of a licensed Physical Therapist. You can complete this program in two years and will result in an Associate's degree. If your choice goes for working with people and computers, you have to look into a degree in Health Information Technology. You need your computer skills to work in compiling and managing health information databases. People in this career can engage into the work in a wide variety of venues, including hospitals, insurance and managed careorganizations, and more.A related health care career can be fit if you are animal-lover. Youmay opt a career path as a Veterinary Technician. You will work under a Veterinarian's supervision to perform medical tests, treat and diagnose medical conditions in animals. You need an extensive training on anatomy and physiology of domestic animals, animal nutrition, animal nursing and large animal care, diagnostic imaging, and training in common labprocedures.There are a wide number of choices in health care for which training is available. Utilizing the ease and convenience of online courses from accredited colleges and universities has never been easier. With best regards Linda

Rn not MT [2008-03-11]
I would go with RN. That said I was pursing RN at 40 but decided to go into business related field. The reason is you do have to have a lot of strong famliy support. Pursuing RN as a more mature adult can be done but it is VERY difficult for a single parent like myself who not only has to work full-time to pay the mortage, but also there is no other adult to help pull the weight. Ultimately that is why I decided against RN even though Iknow the job opportunities and pay are better. You have to look at your own lifestyle situation. Saying go for RN across the board without considerations to other aspects of your life -- how will you live while you pursue full-time school? Do you have a spouse to help pay bills and watch children? Is nursing your passion or do you prefer more solitary work? Looking at just the job security and pay RN beats MT However, I went into MT because it gave me the ability to work from home. As a young single Mother this was vitally important. I had paid sitters for daycare when I worked outside the home and I didn So for me the lower pay etc was a tradeoff for perks of working athome. Now my kids are getting older I would like to get out of MT. Working on production pay can be great or it can be difficult. There is no security of making the same paycheck, which I am looking for as I get older. So truly assess your own particular lifestyle, personality and what would suit you best. I have seen some really negative changes in MT. I loved it 10 years ago when I started out. The money wasn't bad and you readily could find in-house or at-home work with great benefits. It's much more difficult these days.

You are so right. [2008-02-20]
I know this is kind of late to be entering this conversation. But I just had to chime in - as another nurse. Sure, nursing offers opportunities (particularly if RN as opposed to LPN). Either way, it is a field that can suck the life right out of you. I nuch prefer MT even though I earn less. Good luck to all in their chosen professions.

Depends [2008-01-24]
on whether you are going to get an AA degree or a BSN. Depends on your area. Just go out to the college and request a catalog. There should be a place in the catalog that will list prerequisites. There you will find what you need. Some programs do ask that you have completed all your sciences before you are accepted or declined. I doubt you will be declined because of the great need. Why do you want to be a nurse? Think about it and talk to some nurses and they might share with you things you should consider before doing this. I am one and choose not to work as one anymore and would rather transcribe and know five others like me. Have you considered checking into Allied Health careers? Radiology technicians, Sonography (they have a pretty good day, spend quality time with their patients, and make good money). Explore all areas of health care before you make your decision. If I were going to start over I would probably go to medical school (I did not want to move out of my area back when) or see about requirements for PA-C. Being a nurse is a real drainer and requires total commitment and endurance beyond anything I have ever done. All nurses who work in acute care and extended care are going to heaven. Don

LPN after 3 semesters..what state do you live in?...SM [2008-01-05]
I did finish my 3 semesters in the early 80s but stayed in the health field since then (obviously, I I checked out Connecticut, which is my nearest to NY, but they specifically stated 1,500 clinic hours to sit for the LPN from an A.S. program...which just cuts my 3 semesters by about 200 hours, since the first semester was only 4 credits/4 hours. Thanks for the info.

In a quandry; RN vs MT [2007-12-18]
I am 47 years old (I see from below that I am an old hag :)) and looking to change careers. I if it comes to taking care of my family (4 children 13-6), we will do whatever it takes. In order to maintain our lifestyle, recognizing that I appreciate and recognize good grammar, enjoy a challenging job, and require a job that allows me to work at home, I've been looking very seriously into the MT field. If I pursued this option, it would be with a certificate from either Andrews or M-Tec. Reading the various MT boards, however, I am quite concerned about the future of MT, both in pay and job opportunity. And then, at the same time, I am heartened by the enthusiasm expressed by IC the detractors seem to be just as common as the enthusiasts. Further adding to my quandary is the trickle of nurses moving from RN positions to MT. I would enjoy the solitude of being an MT and am highly self-motivated. I believe I would enjoy oncology, L not necessarily the blood but the pus. I am also concerned about bringing disease and sickness home to my family. So, my current plan is to train with M-Tec or Andrews for a year, obtain my certificate, work as an IC and keep an eye on the nursing field. If possible, I might be able to continue to MT while in nursing school should it prove possible. I am also considering the fields of Radiation Technician and Surgical Tech. The reason I would prefer nursing to RadTec or Surg Tec is due to the travel available for traveling nurses (although I understand MedSurg would require at least 2 years of experience before I would be able to travel nurse). Any thoughts?

nursing vs MT [2007-09-30]
I would say that fiancial reasons are a good one to consider a career change. I hate when people get high and mighty and say people should not consider RN for the salary. Look when you make cents per line for years and make less and less each year a decent RN salary looks pretty darn good. However, I do understand you have to have an appitude and ability to handle patient care. But with the MT job market such as it is is it no wonder people are looking for other fields. Itfields, particularly ones that cannot be outsourced overseas - such as RN or any other hands on type of career. I think that salary is a motivating factor - an enticer, but people should research and go into the field of nursing with eyes openand know that you will be doing more than just collecting a paycheck. If you think you can handle what is entailed in nursing, nursing school, etc go for it. I am taking my prerequistes right now. As a single Mom the salary is a big factor but I also am quite aware of what I am facing and have a true desire to help people and not just in it for the money. I also am in it for the job security. With over 10 years as an MT I have had too many jobs go overseas or watched the line rate get less and less with each passing year. There is no security in this field. I too enjoy transcribing. I like my job - but the field doesn't like MTs back and the hospitals all outsource and most services are just interested in their bottom line. It's just time to get out.

old hag looking into nursing [2007-08-21]
I think this is a good response. Check into all medical fields. I am pre-nursing, but reconsidering. The waitlists are terrible! Also I am concerned with the shift work and stress in teh field. I am entering my 40s and not at all sure nursing will be right for me. However, I do know I need to get out of being an MT as there simply isn't much viable employment opportunties. I was looking into surgical tech and also another not mentioned was PTA (Physical therapist assistant). I know an acquaintance through church who did a 2-year program about 9 years ago. She loves what she does. The pay isn't as high as nursing but they make about 18-21 per hour to start as far as I can see in my area. Some areas more. I think the averages were around 45,000 a year. But they don't work night shift. You have to work when patients are awake. Further you can work outpatient rehab, which may have some later evening hours but generally not past 7 pm or so. You also get to spend more time with patients than in nursing. I guess It just depends on the type of work you are looking for

old hag looking into nursing [2007-08-12]
I am another. Although donold hag tag. I am 39, soon to be 40. I have 3 more classes of prerequistes and then on to the nursing program. while I have some reservations about transferring to patient care after being in profession with no patient care contact such as MT. However, I feel confident Nursing has a much better future than MT and I am willing and dedicated to making this career change work for me even though there will be obvious adjustments and lots of hard work required. I too worked as an MT as a single mom for the past 9 years. I too am tired of working for pennies. When I started out as MT I could make 14-16 dollars an hour as a newbie. I did start at 10 per hour as a trainee but after trainining I made the above-mentioned, which wasn yet QA nitpicking you to death on dictators the best Transcriptionist would struggle with. You are lucky to make a decent livable wage. While nursing has it's on unique challenges and I am sure problems, at least you are considered a professional and paid accordingly - not peanuts or by the line... I would encourage single to continue into nursing.

Another mid-life single mom looking into nursing. [2007-08-06]
I am soon to be 43 and strongly considering a nursing career. I have another 25 years left of employment and I have a 4-y.o. and a 19-y.o. with a baby on the way and I just can't continue on the pennies I am making in this field anymore. I have about 8 or 9 pre-reqs to take before I can apply to the program. I am hoping to get most if not all of them out of the way beginning this fall. I will continue to work as an MT while going to school. There are federal grants and scholarships available to qualified applicants if you need financial assistance.

Research [2007-07-16]
I have done a lot of research on other careers. I'm in my mid 40s. How much time are you willing to put in? What hourly wage to you need to replace? To become an RN may take you 3 or 4 years, depending on whether you have had prerequisites such as chemistry before. Since you have been out of college for a while, you'll have to take a math prerequisites, and possibly other classes. That's why even an associate RN degree can take so long. What department do you see yourself working in? Are you prepared for the long hours, short staffing and call of hospital work? Or do you want to work in an office where you could have actual weekends and holidays off? If you want to work in the operating room, many hospitals are using surgical techs. You may find a 1- or 2- year course for that with fewer prerequisites. They don't use as many RNs there anymore in some places. Do you want to work in labor and delivery? Some places are using RNs and surgical techs there too. As a surgical tech, you can make $20 and more right out of school if you are certified. If you want a pleasant office job, many offices now use medical assistants. The money isn't like what an RN makes, but it might compare with what you make now, with very pleasant work and weekends and holidays off. If your MD likes you he/she is going to reward you to keep you IMO. There are many other allied health positions to consider. And if you really want the RN pay without the weekends and call, consider becoming a dental hygienist. Great pay. I've looked into vet tech, but the pay is very low for what looks like a very challenging education.

If you're doing this for a better salary.......sm [2007-05-08]
please direct your efforts in another direction. Nursing is not a field to get into just for the money. You have to want to be a caretaker, or you will be miserable inside of 2 months of taking the boards. I transcribed my way through nursing school. I had wanted to be a nurse for my whole life but fell into transcription and it was a good job for many years. When transcription started going bed, I took the opportunity and ran with it. Many in my RN class (including me) took the LPN exam after 3 semesters, then worked as LPNs while we finished the RN courses. This may vary state to state, but where I live you can do this. You can get a Baylor shift job at a nursing home (work 24 hrs per weekend, two 12 hour shifts, and get paid for 36 hrs) and this really helps -- both with expenses and with clinical experience -- as you continue with your schooling.. Good luck -- just make sure you're doing it for the right reasons.