I've already completed my shift, how about you?
Posted By: TTMT on 2007-09-24
In Reply to: Don't you TT'ers have any work to do? - Or am I the only one working today?
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I've been totally swamped throughout the season, worked yesterday, doing double shift,,,,sm
tomorrow, working weekend, no slowdown here, I actually wish there was, I worked lots over OT to make $$ for the holidays and now can hardly find the time to enjoy with my family....oh well, THANKFUL FOR A GOOD STEADY JOB!
I was just told that all the schedule changes have been completed or at least being discussed. You
contact Lee directly. They must not have received your email. Don't wait because new people are being hired and if they didn't get your email, you will be overlooked.
Yes and I would be curious if anyone has actually completed the testing and if the job is worth it!
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Only require 400 lines completed within 24 hours....good company...
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This is true. Shift does matter. I work 2nd shift and really have not had any issues with not havi
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3rd shift radiology can be like that. Feast or famine. Same with 3rd shift sm
ER work. Sometimes the doctors are too busy to dictate, so they do it at the end. Why don't you talk to them and ask about a different shift?
Ya know, even if I spend time during my shift or after that shift
it is still MY time, expected by the company, and I am not getting paid for it regardless. I don't answer my phone while I am working, never did, never will. What other profession, while probably punching a clock, do folks work for free? If I worked in an office doing this, that time would be paid - say 15 minutes a day x 5 days a week at even $10/hour = $50 a month - and it is more time spent than that to deal with the email thing and the reminders and the changes in specifics and logging in and out of 3 different accounts when primary is out of work. GRRR.
I don't change jobs easily either, glad you are happy where you are - but producing 1400 lines of ACCURATE text will end my career soon (and probably yours also) and then what are we all to do? My goal is not to work more, work harder and longer hours to produce a salary I can live on.
They pay well 10 cpl days, 11 cpl 2nd shift, 12 for 3rd shift
1300 lines a day required, 65 character line. They have benefits. Don't know much else.
I have worked both 3rd shift and day shift (SM)
including what you call banker's hours (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.). I ran out of work more often on 3rd than I do now on the day shift.
What good does it do? They've lied, they've betrayed us.
They've taken all they are going to take from me. I am not going to waste any more time being angry. I hate the way things ended, but I refuse to accept the blame for any part of it because I know that was a lie too, even though they did try to blame the MTs. I know part of the problem was quality issues, but QA wasn't to blame for that either, although they have been.
It is time to pick up and move on. I think mgmt will reap what they sow. For those who worked on the main account Webmedx is still hiring, though the best time slots have already been taken.
What the heck? I've never heard that in the 8 yrs I've worked here. sm
Go back to your STM or over his or her head.
Since you've brought it up, I've stopped SM
giving the negative info because every time I have in the past I am called a disgruntled ex-employee or told that my experience has no relation to what the company is like today.
I won't repeat the information I've given in the past, anyone can find it on searches. I've decided to just let the people have their experience with the company and that experience will validate everything I've ever said about those people.
The same people own and run that company--they may have new names doing the management, but it still runs the same way.
You've got it ~ you've hit the nail on the head....
I can Google until dawn and still not find John Smith in NY - you know the neurologist... Cut me a break! I've now learned to ask my online company for a list of referring physicians (since none of the accounts are in my state) and also ask for websites for the hospitals, but I still don't take more than 5 min of my own time to find referring physicians. I send it right through with a verify cc:...
As far as making an educated guess, I would only do that if it was my own account and I know the dictator well. For the online company, it is their responsibility to make that educated guess as it is their client, not mine. I leave that up to the company to make assumptions; this way it is on their back, not mine when it comes to the legality of the report. Ultimately, the physician is responsible when signing that report or there should be clause on those reports that state dictated but not read. If that clause is not there, then it is the physician's responsibility to know the content, not the MT. An MT can only transcribe what they hear and really should not be making educated guesses on anyone since we live in a world of sue-happy patients and their malpractice insurance is so high. If there is a question, it needs to go the dictator to resolve.
JMO - been doing this for over 20 years. 
I've been a QA 15 years and I've never heard
of any company only paying for the actual Keystrokes of the blank. You would literally make less than minimum wage that way. Waaay less.
Low pay, 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. EST shift.
Been doing this a long time, only wanted to give me 7.5 cents a line. Guess so many people are looking, they feel they can offer such low pay.
Only 2nd and 3rd shift, though. :( nm
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shift
Which shift will you be working? First shift has to flex a LOT because of low work/no work first thing in the morning, which of course will change your schedule for the rest of the day. I didn't run out too much on 2nd shift, but if you work Sunday evening, you might not be able to finish out the week because of low work/no work. (They don't have the best grip on when to turn off overtime on Friday/Saturday to keep enough work around for Sunday workers. Sunday is the end of the pay week.) Very, very nice people. My account was very good quality dictation, normal number of ESLs. I left just last week because I wasn't making as much as I felt I should be making with my experience. I liked the platform, but somehow I think it interfered with real productivity. I also didn't like working full-time on 2nd shift, but knew if I asked to move to first shift I would be forever flexing. Just wasn't a good fit for me. Hope you are happy there & good luck!
2nd Shift
I will be on 2nd shift 4-12. That is my regular schedule I enjoy, and I am working Tuesday-Saturday, Sun/Mon off. So, that should work GOOD for me. I did read on some posts a while back that it was hard to get production .... I have 10 years experience and I applied for millions of companies. They seemed to have the most to offer ... Do you know how easy it is to move up to QA Editor ? That is what I'm currently doing at Spheris. I hate having to go back to transcription, but I only have 1 year QA experience. . .
Thanks for your info ! ! !
TT 2nd shift
Gee, thanks, for getting back on tonight and sharing in my work! Last I heard, we're supposed to work our assigned hours. Hope everyone soon has enough work.
Shift
They very CLEARLY stated in the interview that we must work the FULL 8-hour shift even if line requirements are met. It doesn't matter, with all the issues of server, their internet, and lack of work, you can't get that in less than 8 hours anyway.
That's 5 cpl for 3rd shift. nm
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3rd shift
i was just offered a 3rd shift position with them as well. this is my first time on acute care, and they were willing to give this clinic MT a shot :) coffee will be my best friend!
If she needs someone for a certain shift,
then she needs to hire an employee, not an IC. I don't know how these companies keep getting away with this. Why are they not reported?
shift differential
i have been asking about a shift differential for over 2 years now as i mainly work in the evenings. it's like everything else with them they are in no hurry when it's something that benefits the MT.
No shift diff??
I've ALWAYS gotten a 2nd shift differential in Ohio...wow, that's not fair to U.
I'm just finishing my shift a second job so I
could get a decent paycheck. MDI has been out of work for months. Of course, if there are 3 reports on the account not typed, they have someone else come onto the account and type it so they are caught up.
JLG shift/production
Not sure what you mean by work by the shift versus production. JLG has several different software platforms and some c-phone accounts as well and pay scale and other account requirements vary. As for the accts I have, we are paid by production, 65-character line NO SPACES. I noticed that recently they posted an ad where they were offering to pay spaces for whatever account they were trying to staff, so even that is not uniform.
They say they pay a shift differential. I can tell you that when I hired I had to negotiate that with them specifically...otherwise they were not voluntarily forthcoming in specifying exactly what the shift differential is. Also, about four months later, they adjusted my pay rate DOWN, claiming that everyone in the company was taking the same hit...no way to know for sure. I still make a decent line rate, but it seems to me that my shift differential dried up when the reduction was made and the reduction has never been restored.
With regard to shift, when I hired, there was no universal requirement to work weekends (I hired as an IC). I was told I could work as much or as little as I wanted to. However, later on they did REQUIRE that we all work at least one weekend day (including ICs). Of course, again, I have no way of knowing if that has been enforced across the board.
Beyond that, at least in my case, they have been very flexible with my hours and days, just as long as I put in eight hours on the weekend. That eight hours does not necessarily have to be on the same day...can be split between Saturday and Sunday if you like. I don't work 5 days straight (Tuesday through Saturday or Sunday through Thursday). I like 2 days on, 1 day off, 3 days on, 1 day off...and that has been no problem. From time to time, I switch my day off and that has also never been a problem.
I am not sure how this works for fulltime employees and keep in mind, this may not apply to other accounts.
Ad from July said ICs for 2nd and 3rd shift only. Don't know anything else. nm
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Is your shift key not working???
What's with the 'all lowercase' posts?
Shift differentials
Do companies have to pay shift differentials?
SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL
Webmedx pays shift differentials :)
If you are a 2nd shift, experienced rad MT, I bet
Keystrokes would go to 0.10 or .105 per line.
Make sure they know that you want another shift. There are
new accounts starting all the time, and if they know you want a different shift, they will move you the first chance there is. I have learned with Keystrokes that if you communicate well with them, they will bend over backwards. Took me a while to understand that they could not get the thought transfers I was trying to send :)
Seriously though, talk to them. You will find them to be more accommodating than a lot of other companies.
Shift lead
MTs were required to transcribe during our shift, and the shift lead part will now be handled by the team leader. I have a good line rate and am happy to be typing, no problems here. They are still a good company to work for.
24-hour shift
What companies let you do your work with no set schedule and give you 24 hours to complete your required lines??
What about shift differential?
My company does require a time sheet, but I think it's partly so they can pay your actual shift differential.
Does Keystrokes pay more for later hours?
No shift differential, but.......
Their pay rate is a little higher than most companies, and it is really easy to get a good line count there. I do anywhere between 2000-3000 lines a shift, so I am very happy and find that I don't even need a shift differential to make great money.
Regarding shift assignments, POV is everything!
From my point of view, day shift is the worst shift, third shift is the best, and second shift is just plain annoying. When I worked in a hospital, I requested third shift; I was NOT working on third because I was new to the game and needed to earn my place on first shift. It was so much quieter, with less commotion, chaos, and crowds. Now, I work at home and still prefer the third shift. I don't want to have to ask someone's permission to take off for a day appointment or attend an occasional event or run an errand that can only be accomplished between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m. Also, my town is much more quiet at night; people aren't out there mowing their lawns or using those noisy weedeater contraptions, or even slamming car doors. I hear very few screams in the night...
My point is that everyone has his/her own preferences. There is no BEST shift or BEST anything; it is all a matter of opinion.
It would really mess up the whole job-seeking/recruitment game if we all proclaimed that we preferred third shift, or treated an offer of first shift as a punitive measure rather than that of a favorable move.
Who was it that decided that day shift is best, or that doctors are Gods? I think it is all part of the major brainwashing scheme. Some accepted opinions in this world are not what we think they are.
As an example, prior to the 1920s, the COLOR for BOYS was PINK? Some one person must have started it, and the whole world accepted it, and now PINK is the color that we think of as being for GIRLS.
Let one person start an MT trend. Then, word of mouth and the follow-me process will cause it to become an acceptable method/thought/science, whatever.
Come to think of it, isn't this the way that AAMT (or whatever the name now) and Stedman's books became the law?
Excuse me for getting off on a tangent;I realize this is not meant to be a blog. Maybe I'll go find out how to start a blog, or maybe I'll just go back to knitting and looping.
BTW, I only can express my own opinions or facts, if I know them. Otherwise, I am no God or Goddess, and do not want to be one. For this reason, you will not hurt my feelings or change my mind, no matter what insults you may send my way. For, I realize that you also must be a human, and you also must have some limitations. So, even though hot debate may be healthy and fun, there aren't too many winners that result from it.
This is in an 8-hour shift
It is an ER account with about 8 or 9 doctors, and every doc has a template, which are counted as lines, and the reports are very short and easy. The platform is ExText.
Maybe because I worked 2nd shift?
Not sure, my supe just blew me off about it. Also I found it never pays to work the holidays there (recognized and unrecognized) because there was rarely enough to type, and then you spent the rest of the week scrambling to get your time in as well as losing the holiday. So double lines is no incentive when you're getting maybe a third of the lines you would on a normal production day, you can't break even line-wise under those circumstances.
TT, what is considered 1st shift? What is 2nd?
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Very few. More often a 2nd or 3rd shift diff will
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What is the avg cpl of 3rd shift differential?...
...seems like when I did third shift before for an MTSO the cpl differential was 0.005 or something like that. Any info is most appreciated.
shift differential
I get 1 cent per line for 3rd shift.
You WILL have TT work on 3rd shift
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No just put your regular shift
Just put your regular schedule unless you work approved OT. That is all that is necessary for the payroll people because they go by line count anyway.
Can you split a shift?
Sorry about all of the questions. Have several full-time offers, just trying to make the right choice and need at least a little flexibility.
second shift/weekend
I work second/third shift and one weekend day but I do not get a shift diff so the pay is the same either way. I am on SR and only make 0.06 a line. The shift diff would have helped out.
Do they have shift differentials?
What if you work nights and weekends, how high does the line rate go? Is 0.075 the base pay before any incentives?
We are in a paradigm shift sm
In my opinion the problem is that we are in a transition - paradigm shift - between the old way of communicating and the new. We all transitioned to the computer and now we can work from home in our PJs if we want to instead of having to get dressed and go to an office and work from tapes.
A similar thing is happening with our phone communication and it is going digital...you will have to get used to it because we ARE going to change. Most of the rest of the world is way ahead of us on this front. The technology is trying hard to catch up but meanwhile as we have to have long distance now to work in many cases (see above!) and if we use VoIP/digital we may have to make a few concessions for a bit. Otherwise, we pay through the nose, have to sneak around and switch phone lines, stuff like that. I predict it will get better, just like our cell phones got better, our computers got better, etc.
Don't blame the companies we work for...maybe they could help us figure out options but it isn't their fault. Keystrokes was very upfront about the need for unlimited long distance when I hired on there.
2nd shift hours
I have worked 2nd shift for many years, both in-house at a hospital and from home. I have found that mostly 2nd shift is defined as anything after 2:00 in the afternoon and then an 8-hour shift (breaks may or may not been included and the shift extended accordingly.) I work for a company now from home where my 2nd shift is flexible. I work anywhere from 3-11 or 4-midnight, depending on what time the hospital uploads the work that needs to be done, which on this account is STAT work. At the hospital in-house in the past, I worked 2:00-10:30 which allowed for a 30-minute dinner break. I can still work 5:00 pm to 1:00 am. Generally 3rd shift is starting the shift at midnight and working 8 hours.
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