So Much More

Posted By: MTMomma on 2009-01-07
In Reply to: Job pride - MT

I see this career as so much more than data entry/typing. If it were just data entry/typing, it would not take so much education and experience to become proficient at medical transcription.

I do take pride in what I do. I give the best I can every day I transcribe and on every medical record/document I transcribe.

That said, I do think that we should be paid MUCH more for our skill than we currently are paid on average. I have no idea how to change the perception and raise the pay on a grand scale by myself, so I try to look at what I say about it in my everyday language when communicating with other people.

I never say I "type a report." That is not what I do. I transcribe medical records, medicolegal documents, or health information documents. I never say I "type" an account. I transcribe for a physician/facility, etc. I never just type, and that is truth. . ;) I don't just type, I transcribe.

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Job pride - MT
- What distinguishes a career from a job, to me, SM - MissIndigo
- I take pride in what I do, but.... - goincrazyquick
- Now I do...sm - nn
- Pride? - Just me
- I see it as a career BUT so far it hasn't ...sm - curious girl
- certainly not data entry or typing, - sm
- It's not rewarding anymore, but I still strive to do my best at it. sm - Confetti
- I take a lot of pride in my work... - my2cents
- difficult to see it as a rewarding career anymore - ddt
- I have had many different types of jobs s/m - penny
- So Much More - MTMomma

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