Horrible experience?
Posted By: Siren on 2007-06-09
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How so?
The reason I am asking is we are terribly understaffed where I work. I have worked at a mental health/behaviorall health facility for the past 14 years, where I have been the senior transcriptionist/coordinator/supervisor. I have been very under-staffed for the past five years, with no one understanding my position and why we are unable to keep up with our workload. There are four transcriptionists including myself, with one calling off all the time, and who is protected under FMLA. We transcribe for 42 physicians/'therapists..
A few months ago we again inherited our inpatient unit, and we (transcriptionists) refused to work weekends as it was not in our job description and we work our butts off now. So, administration hired Transcription Connection to handle the inpatient unit reports, which I totally understand with Medicaid requirements, etc..
I have since been out on surgical leave (major right foot surgery) since 04/10/07 and am not expected back to work until 07/16/07. We are terribly behind with me being gone and this one Transcriptionist calling off all the time. We basically have two transcriptionists at the current time working their butts off. Rumor is that administration is going to turn everything over to Transcription Connection because we cannot keep up. Now, I asked to hire another transcriptionist way before I went out on major surgical leave to get her trained, etc. to help with the workflow, but you know how that goes.
Anyway, I was thinking if our reports are going to be turned over to this transcription service, we will be out of work. I was wondering about them, as I am (was???) going to apply.
Any feedback is helpful. Sorry if there are any typos, as I am basically blind and do not have my glasses on - - LOL!
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