Virtual assistant....sm please
Posted By: Anon on 2007-02-23
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Does anyone know anything about virtual assistants? I met someone and she said that she makes a lot of money doing this. I am looking to supplement my income, because I just can't support myself and my family off 0.08 cpl. I find that I am working way too much just to make ends meet. I have noticed that some virtual assistants are required to do transcription as well as other clerical duties. Can anyone help me with some info on this? Does anyone know how much they make, and if it is worth my time? Thanks.
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How about starting a virtual assistant business? (sm)
You could do all kinds of stuff (do a Google search under virtual assistant, there are some webpages that explain stuff). U-Haul I believe also hires people to do phone customer service from home. If you look on guru . com they have people who advertise for odd jobs and lots of them are virtual assistant kind of stuff.
Just some ideas. You could also do daycare, pampered chef, that kind of stuff. :)
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I did the exact opposite. I went to a community college to become a medical assistant right out of high school. It took 2 years and I got my Associate of Science Degree. However, when I went into the workforce I found out that Medical Assistants don't make much more than minimum wage and you are scheduled to work 40 hours a week for full time but end up working about 50-55 hours a week. I actually got a job in a Family Practice Residency Training Program Clinic but was hired as a medical transcriptionist. I did the transcription but "helped out" as a medical assistant just so that I could have the best of both worlds. Good luck. I think you get paid more for medical billing.
VIRTUAL TRANSCRIPTION
Is or has anyone worked on the platform of virtual transcription? I know it requires a different wavpedal than I currently have, but other than that I know nothing about it and have not been successful in finding out anything before I start. Can anyone give me a heads up?
I use Total Assistant Pro
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(lab assistant for 7 years)
1) white fluid? sounds like a dirty needle to me.
2) a capped needle does not mean it was not used. a needle in a guys jacket does not mean it was not used either.
3) needles go into a sharps container (should have left it in the labcoat for doctor to pick up). i would not have gotten rid of left it in the jacket, in a box/bag, with a note of caution for everyone else until doctor came in.
3) gloves do not prevent a needle stab.
may sound petty to others....but unless you've worked in an area with all kinds of bodily fluids, this is pretty dangerous.
Virtual School
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Virtual vacation, anyone?
DH just took me to my favorite beach for a quick vacation. It is Shell Island in NC (basically Wrightsville Beach, but the end at Mason Inlet)
We arrived at Shell Island resort and discovered our room was on the 9th (top) floor. PERFECT! The dogs were staying with the in-laws in nearby Wilmington, so no worries there.
The temperature on Thursday was 82 degrees. The water was 81 degrees. People were few. We walked down to the inlet, where the surf is all disorganized with no crashing waves. The water stays shallow for a long way out, only knee deep to waist deep. I floated out there, often walking along on my hands, with the swirling water gently pushing me this way and that. Seagulls called to us. Pelicans did their gliding flight just inches above the water.
After our ocean swim we got in the pool. Then we laid out on the chaise lounge chairs to dry. The ocean breeze gently buffeted us in a lazy fashion until we were nearly dry and went in.
We went back to the room and I sorted my shells out on a table on the deck. Seagulls came by to try to entice me to throw food. Now and then, pelicans in V formation would glide right by me, so close I could have reached out and touched the feathers of the nearest member.
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 I had a fabulous time. Vacations are good.
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Okay, what is a virtual line? nm
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Use MS Virtual Machine
You can run XP on your vista machine using Microsoft Virtual PC. You can download it here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/virtualpc/default.mspx
and then follow the instructions very carefully, but it does work as long as you have the original installation CD for whatever other operating system, in your case XP Home, you need. I have not tested some of the proprietary transcription platforms on it yet, but it works well for my needs so far.
Medical Assistant
My sister taught medical assisting. It is a 9-month program and when you are done you only make about $8/hr. One of the modules is on MT and quite a few of her students went on to be MTs because they could make more money.
I use Total Assistant and like it. nm
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Virtual Private Network.
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How does one get into being a veterinary assistant/tech? sm
Are there schools to go to or does the vet train you?
Virtual Line Count
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Oh, please. Tinks hides behind her virtual
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I'm a CMA (certified medical assistant)...
and can give injections with a doctor's order, so I assume a CNA would be allowed to also. Not sure about Florida rules though.
I was told my virtual memory was low ..
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Personally, if that personal assistant was-sm
supposed to be you, I would ask for an exorbitant amount of money to do this. such a waste of time!!! Wonder who he is trying to show off for. lol.
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Has anyone done this? It looks good....but I need to know before I spend the money.
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I love Total Assistant Pro. sm
I have to work with text boxes on office letterhead and I found Total Assistant counts the text inside the text boxes while others didn't.
I am thinking about being a Medical Assistant
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There's a difference between a tech and a veterinary assistant
The main difference is that a tech is certified and has a bachelor's degree or beyond. My son worked as a vet tech while in college because he was a biology major and the vet he worked with found it easy to train him.
A veterinary assistant is more often trained by the vet since it's not so involved. They do vital signs, dispense meds, set up the room for the next patient, etc.
The difference between a vet tech and a veterinary assistant is comparable to the difference between an RN and a nurses' aide.
Either way, it's a very rewarding and gratifying way to make a living.
I do virtual call center work and was having sm
trouble with people knocking and calling me interrupting my work. They were always asking for dumb things! (I'm single and this is our only income.)
The more time for homeschooling was a surprise!
We have been to the park more too. He is getting to bed by 8:30 (before it was Always after 10 no matter what I did) and I'm getting more sleep too.
Thank you for the help and advice. :)
In response to your query, a virtual line is
Virtual Line w/ Personal Ring - $3.00/mo.
Virtual Line With Personal Ring allows you to assign up to 3 directory numbers to the same equipment and telephone line. Each number has a distinctive ring so you know which number is receiving a call. If 1of the numbers is being used, the other number(s) will appear busy to callers. If you subscribe to Call Waiting, each number has a distinctive call waiting tone to identify which number is receiving a call.
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I'm not sure where to post this but here it goes...I have been an MT now for a little over 2 years, I got into it because it was the only legit profession I could do at home with my newborn baby, definitely was not thinking long term career when I went for it, just something to bring in money while I was at home with the baby.
Now my newborn is going into kindergarten and I have been truly unhappy with the company I am with. So now I am looking to work outside the home and really what I would like to do is be a medical assistant (not CNA). Nursing would take so much schooling, time and money that I don't think I could handle going that route but just something in the middle where my transcription skills would come in to play and I would be working with patients, physicians, paper work and working outside of the house (which would be soooooo nice).
My questions is, does anybody know anything about medical assisting that I should know? I understand it is pretty low pay but then again I am not willing to go to school for 4 years so that is to be expected.
Any help would be very appreciated. Thanks!
sounds like a job a regular assistant could do rather than higher wages for a QA to do.
no speciality needed to look up addresses.
Maybe you can create a virtual coin changer, so you just get the 'clink!' as feedback noise, i
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virtual flashcards are fun...I used MemoryLifter to study medical prefixes, suffixes, etc.
You can download it for free.
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