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Meditech hires newbies for real

Posted By: Sandi on 2007-04-03
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Meditech is a company that does hire newbies for their internship.  I finished my internship in October and am now a full-time employee.  I am posting this message to let everyone know who hasn't found that perfect company that hires newbies, that this is a legitamate company who does.  Everyone wants you to have experience, this is how you get that experience. 


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who hires newbies?
I am a recent graduate from our community college and I have been looking for at-home work for a few months now. I am determined to make this work for me, but finances are running low and I am a bit discouraged. What companies hire new graduates?
Alltype hires newbies
If you have graduates from one of the acceptable list of schools and pass the entry test, which is very basic, they do mentor in newbies and won't insult you with 4 cpl starting pay like some of the other companies.  They had a recent ad on the job board.
Medquist also hires newbies.

Some companies have you work on their platform.  Word is required sometimes, but not 2007.  You're best bet is Word 2003, which is compliant with most MT platforms.


As far as convincing your husband, don't expect to make a whole lot in the first probably 2 years at least.  This business takes a lot to get up to speed.  Nothing lucrative until your probably 5 years in, and that's definitely not working part-time.  You'll probably need to work at least one full-time job and a part-time to make any great money in this business unless you get your own accounts.  If you get your own accounts through local physicians, then you're looking at being a contractor, which means no insurance help.


Good luck with whatever you decide!   


as a newbie, you need to research who hires newbies
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Focus hires newbies and she can probably pick her hours
nm
If you want REAL textbooks, a REAL instructor, and REAL feedback ...
on how you're doing, then M-Tec is the way to go.

CS is NOT as good, homemade materials, correct your own work by comparing it to something typed by someone else, etc.

I attended CS and if I knew then what I know now, I would choose M-TEC (or Andrews School) in a heartbeat.
MEDITECH for Radiology

I've searched the boards and don't see any real recent posts regarding Meditech.  I am starting a new radiology account which uses Meditech.  All I know is that I WILL NOT be using the Meditech program that uses Word.  Does that mean it is DOS-based?  Is that what MAGIC is?  Are they other Meditech programs that use something other than Word or DOS?  What are your average lines per day?  I hear a lot of people copy/paste from Word into the system.. does that work for all Meditech programs?  I would REALLY appreciate some info about this platform and people's average lines on it.  Thanks so much.


Meditech is hiring right now for
Jumpstart internship and MT jobs. Contact Corie@meditec.com for info.
She probably meant either MTACC or Meditech, not M-TEC. NM
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They've used MediTech software in the past, don't know about
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You Cant Be Real!!!!!
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M-TEC not honest? Are you for real??
I have personally met Susan and Kathy several times, both in and out of school, as a student and a working grad. They never glossed over the reality of being a working MT, what is required to find and keep a job, the kind of money one can make. Ask them real questions and you will get real answers.

While they prepare you for the real working MT world, you DO have to do the work yourself and secure your own job testing, which I found was not a problem one bit because I applied myself in school and absorbed as much as I could. I was offered to test for too many places to list when I graduated and landed a job within days of graduation, which I have successfully kept and flourished in for more than 5 years. I have also made really good money and been very satisfied with my career choice.

I believe, as in most things, good communication is key. If someone has issues they really do need to take them up with the source and allow them to be addressed in an honest and open fashion.
You said it all in that post, your REAL job is being a mom
so it's coming off like you don't consider MT'ing a real job, and rather just a way to make some cash in between burping, feeding, changing, entertaining the children, and it most certainly is not. Perhaps that is why the not so nice posts. I have said it from day #1, you absolutely can't be a full time mom and work a job where you are expected to produce quality work unless the kids are in daycare or school part of the day or you have another adult at home with you to help out with the children while you are working. Contrary to what the "ads" say, it just doesn't work very well. I was an MT trainer/mentor for at-home newbies for many years so I know first hand.
In the real world

Your employer or clients will tell you how to format SOAP notes.  There is no universal format law.  Each practice determines its own format.  One of my clients wants the name and account number on one line with the DOB and DOS on separate lines under that.  Another client wants each item on a separate line.  A thid client wants a different format altogether. 


There is no point in worrying about various formats until you have a job or a client, at which time you will be told what they want.


I'm gonna come across as a real

stinker, but your spelling of regular English words has to be top-notch to pass a test in the future.  Another word to burn into your brain is "definitely."  There are no A's in it!  These things are so important!   


Real life dictations...
Hi!  In real-life dictations, can you actually understand them compared to course work?  Many tapes have so much background noise & static or they run their words together, etc.  Thanks for your input!  Getting discouraged...
trust me, we can tell the real MTs a mile away!
Welcome! :-)
Is this post for real? Take care of your
or napping.
CS doesn't even supply you with real
reference materials, except for the dictionary and drug book. All other books were written by the owner, who was trained by her mother, who taught herself.

I would rather have had real instructors instead of an "automatic grader" and real books instead of "home made" ones.
Oh yeah, that's real nice
You ought to be ashamed of yourself to say that you are helping people when you are dangling a position in her face, and then have enough nerve to rant about it.  Everyone has a different situation.  So, she says she is Mom first, aren't we all?  Geez....  You people are amazing.  Lisa, I commend you, for standing up for yourself.  You'll make it in this business because it does take assertiveness whether it be now or in the future.  Do not think for one minute there are not people in this field choosing their own hours so they can be mothers plus have an income.  God bless, good luck, and take care of your children and your business as they only have one mother, but there are plenty of jobs out there for the taking. 
US real MTs or US voice recognition?
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You are a real piece of work!
Do you have any purpose in life other than to instigate trouble and annoy people? You have been reprimanded numerous times by the moderators of this board, yet you just won't stop! If I were a moderator, you would have been banned from ever posting on this board again a long time ago! Enough already!
No real average. Too many factors.
Font type and size, margins, headers and footers can all affect how many lines fit on a page. How many lines I get per page for my account may differ drastically than what someone else is getting due to different formatting.
is 'neurospine' a real word?
Hi all,I have need of your wisdom today. I have run across a dictator using the word 'neurospine' As slang is disapproved of highly here, can anyone tell me if this is a real word or some abbreviation doctors use for convenience?

Thanks in advance,
Skye
Who hires new MTs?
Hi,  I'm a new MT and also cannot find a company to hire me.  I am finding that, without schooling and no job, I'm losing some of the skills I have previously learned because there is no repetition.  I also cannot get hired when I do pass a test, and the college I attended did not inform anyone that we would not be able to land a job once we graduated unless we had 1-2 years of experience.  I did do an externship at a hospital an hour away from where I live and I was given great reviews of the work I did there.  Their budget wouldn't allow them to hire another MT, and I don't care to travel dangerous snow-covered roads in the dead of winter in rural Maine if I could have gotten a job there.  I did walk away with a fantastic reference source which also doesn't seem to matter.  I am also a member of a national honor society.  I loved doing MT work and it is something I can see myself doing until I'm older and grayer.  I am wondering if new MTs will have to wait until all the old time MTs retire before we can land a job!!  I think transcription companies are losing out by not hiring new energetic ready-to-go educated MTs who take pride in this line of work!  I know we all will need a little mentoring, but it will pay off in leaps and bounds for the companies who are looking for help!   
Who hires new...
Yeah, but there are companies who have mentoring programs for MT Grads in which you do work from home.
Welcome to the world of real medical transcription.
That's what a lot of doctors' dictation sounds like. You have to be able to handle it. That's why it's on the tests.
Sten-Tel hires NEW MTs!!

If any new MTs are looking for employment.  Sten-Tel, Inc. has an externship program that hires new graduates.  Go to their website and type in the word "careers" in the search engine and it well tell you about the externship program.


I graduated in June of 2005 and got hired on with Sten-Tel October of 2005.


Send me a post if you would like more info.


Otherwise you may have a decline in new hires.
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MediVoxx hires new MTs
Go to their website and take the online test. Good luck!
Who hires new graduates?
Can anyone give me some ideas on who hires new graduates?  I'm having no luck.....
When your doctor hires you . . .
When your doctor hires you, come back and tell us. Historically, pretty much nobody prefers AHP graduates. Few doctors have ever heard of AHP and other employers shudder at the name.

You should brush up on spelling, grammar, and punctuation. It's "prefer," not "perfer" and there should be a comma before "too."

This whole series of posts looks like advertising spam from AHP. The "I love" and short, choppy, "rah-rah" sentences give it away.

In any event, a good course would have supplied everything, so you wouldn't have had to buy extra dictation. Would have had teachers, too.




Your school should be able to tell you who hires their grads. -sm
You will have to do your own research otherwise, but here are some that have been mentioned before:

Accentus
Accuscribe
Accustat Carolinas
Advanced Transcription, Inc.
Advanced Transcription Network
Aero Transcription Service, Inc.
All Type Inc.
A Stat Transcriptions
Amphion
Ascend
Cambridge Transcriptions
Cbay Systems
C & M Transcription
CMT Corporation
CNC Transcription
Cobb Medical Transcription, Inc.
C&C Transcription
DataKey MT
Employment Opportunities with PTS
Encompass
eMTS
ETransPlus Careers
Focus Infomatics
Freedom Type
Huntington Group Services
InterMountain Transcription Soultions
Kathy Yip & Associates
LTS
Lake Valley Transcription
MAG Mutual Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
Medical Linguistics
Medical Transcription Corporation
Medical Transcription Professionals
Medifax, Inc
MediScribe
Med-Tech Resource MedQuist
Medscribe Inc.
MTA - Virginia
Med-Ware
MedWrite
Midelfort Clinic
Melody MT Service
MXSecure
NEO Transcription
New England Medical Transcription
Northeast Transcription Incorporated
Outsourcing Solutions Inc.
P.J. Transcription
Peacehealth Clinic
Preferred Physician's Transcription, Inc.
Presynct
Princeton
Range Medical Transcription
Rapid Transcript Incorporated
RI Unlimited Transcription Solutions
RX Text
Scribes Canada Inc.
Scribes Voice and Data Services
Scribes Online
Scriptech
Silent Type, Inc
SoftScript
SpectraMedi
Spheris
SPi
TransHealth
Transolutions Inc.
USA Medical Transcription Inc.
Zylomed
who hires new grads with vista?
I am a new grad looking for an at home position.  I was accepted with a company, but they are not compatible with Vista.  Does anyone know of another ?  Thanks!
Spheris hires their grads
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Spheris hires new graduates
Good luck!
spheris hires Career Step
nm
Have a friend who is a recent graduate for MT, does anyone know of a company who hires with less
than one year's experience or has a mentoring program?  TIA!
Spheris hires entry level graduates from
at 5.5 cpl, they pay direct deposit on time, insurance not that great (large deductible) and all the usual FT benefits. Only PT benefit is 401K. My supervisor, QA people, and accounts have all been decent, 4-1/2 years into it.
Spheris hires from MTEC, Career Step, Andrews, SETT
nm
Spheris hires graduates only from MTEC, Career Step, Andrews
nm
Those are not unnecessary questions. VERY real questions.
If you are indeed a "big girl" then get some credible information and make a mature, informed decision for yourself.

My goodness. Where does the personal accountability come into play?

Newbies
Hi Sarah,
It can be very discouraging and frustrating. Not to burst your bubble, but it may be very difficult to start off working at home if A) you did not go to one of the "big" schools and B)you have no experience. A lot of the schools will have partnerships with MT companies so they can plug you right in to work; I know Andrews school, MTEC, Career Step, VLC...those schools can offer assistance with employment. Unfortunately, it's a little tougher through community college! I know it's not what you want to hear, but working at a small office or even in a hospital setting would be key to starting to work at home. You will have to put in some time outside of home to get some practice before a company might allow you to test and work for them at home. Not saying it's not possible to work at home right out of school...just difficult.
newbies
I absolutely agree with CMT. I also graduated from a local school and was blessed to be hired by a local company (2 weeks after graduation) who hires newbies on occasion. Although, many companies did allow me to test for them. I would suggest going the office route for now and try to work something out with your employer maybe after a few months' time. Send your resume to everybody. There are new jobs everyday. It is time consuming and frustrating but you will get something. Stay positive.
Newbies, etc.
If there are any newbies or wanna be's out there who would really like help getting going and are willing to put in the time and effort, I can help.  The pay will be minimal to start, but with LOTS of hard work, you can raise that fast.  There are two must-haves before I will take you on.  If you answer yes to both questions, you will be on your way to learning.  Please e-mail me to see if we can work together.  I am in Illinois.
MT Newbies

I just wanted to say something on a positive note.


There has been a lot of talk about being a MT newbie, following directions and resumes, etc... I am a newbie myself.   I am still in school; however, I sent out some resumes and I received several job offers.  I am employed now and I can tell you that one of the reasons that my MTSO was interested in me was because I followed their directions.  My resume was short, but I tested well and I got the job.  My advice to all newbies is to take your time while submitting your resumes and follow their requests.  You could get a call too. 


So, to all the newbies (including myself), keep your heads up and keep on plugging away.   There are companies out there that are good.


Keep Smiling!


MT newbies

newbies
contact transcriptionmatchmaker.com and maybe they can place a newbie - I've sent a lot of students to that website and they have been placed.
Newbies
I worked at a hospital and had no help.  I was the only trancriptionist for 12 doctors.  I applied for the job having no idea what it consisted of, was given two weeks--and a the end of the two weeks, the hospital administrator would tell me if he thought I could do this type work -- and also, I would tell him if I felt I could or could not do the job.  I fell in love with the challenge and worked there (between three maternity leaves) approximately 7-8 years.  I kept the medical dictionary close by.  I  must have done all right since all of the doctors seemed to like my work.  But, there was no one to help with the terminology, etc.
NEWBIES
Does anyone know of any companies who hire newbies?  Thanks!!
newbies
I have been at this for a over a year now and still consider myself a newbie. best bet is to find a local account and get some experience and hopefully, you may find someone that is impressed with you and want to help you. as far as just getting an account on line, it would be pretty hard, first of all to find a job, but most of all, it would be hard on you when you are home alone. take the time to learn, school teaches you some stuff, but you really learn through experience.