Tag Archives: work-at-home jobs

Why do You Want to Become a Medical Transcriptionist? Part One

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This blog is part of a series on transcription. If you haven’t read the other blogs in this series, make sure to check out the summary page for a listing of all transcription blogs. The number one reason for people wanting to become a medical transcriptionist (and this is based on a survey I personally conducted of MT students) was so they could stay home with their children (or with their grandchildren, or their nieces and nephews.) However the kids were related, the number one reason was to stay home with them. I can empathize with that reasoning, because that … Continue reading →

Why Do MT Companies Want Full-Time Transcriptionists?

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This blog is part of a series on transcription. If you haven’t read the other blogs in this series, make sure to check out the summary page for a listing of all transcription blogs. In my last blog, I mentioned that medical transcription companies like to hire full-time employees, and I wanted to clarify that statement further. First off, I wanted to make it clear: You can get a job as a part-time medical transcriptionist. It will not be as easy as getting a job as a full-time MT, but it is possible. It’s like the high-speed vs dial-up Internet … Continue reading →

Websites to Search When Looking for a Medical Transcription Job

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This blog is part of a series on transcription. If you haven’t read the other blogs in this series, make sure to check out the summary page for a listing of all transcription blogs. When you graduate from medical transcription school, the school should be able to give you a list of companies that has hired their graduates in the past, and who are willing to hire more graduates of their graduates in the future. Along with that help, however, you have to be willing to go looking on your own. The first logical stop is Google, and although you … Continue reading →

A Question A Week: Making Minimum Wage

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This is ongoing series where I ask a question a week to my readers. To see the post where this all started, check this out. I have been a part of some of the largest WAHM (work-at-home mom) forums on the ‘net for a long time, and I have seen companies come onto the forums and ask for workers. “We pay $0.25 to do (whatever), it can be done at any time, day or night, and you can do as much as you want to. With the pay rate of $0.25 per item, you should make about $3.00 an hour. … Continue reading →

How Much Are You Going to Make as a Medical Transcriptionist?

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This blog is part of a series on transcription. If you haven’t read the other blogs in this series, make sure to check out the summary page for a listing of all transcription blogs. For many people, the bottom line with MT work is how much they’re going to make per year. If you aren’t worried about the money, then you’re probably just wanting to find a hobby anyway. “How much?” is very common question from people investigating the medical transcription field. The problem is, the answer can vary wildly, and it’s hard to give a definite anything to that … Continue reading →

The Technical Aspect of Working at Home as a Medical Transcriptionist

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This blog is part of a series on transcription. If you haven’t read the other blogs in this series, make sure to check out the summary page for a listing of all transcription blogs. I just discussed how medical transcription work is primarily done at home, and I wanted to focus on how you actually do the job at home, how everything works together, and what an MT company requires of you. The most common scenario is this: A doctor sees a patient and after the patient leaves, the doctor dictates into a handheld digital recorder everything that was said … Continue reading →

Can You Work at Home as a Medical Transcriptionist?

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This blog is part of a series on transcription. If you haven’t read the other blogs in this series, make sure to check out the summary page for a listing of all transcription blogs. I have finally finished discussing the medical transcription field in general, and the MT schools to attend to become an MT (yay!) so now we’re onto the post-graduation world, where you are applying for jobs left and right. “Should I work at home or in an office?” is one of the first questions you have to ask yourself, and the follow up question is of course, … Continue reading →

Working From Home: You’re Not Really Working, Right?

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This past weekend, I got to go to my sister’s house and spend the weekend with her and her family. I had a ton of fun, and I kept thinking, “I’m so glad I have a flexible job that allows me to do this.” I had post-dated blogs so that this blog would be kept current while I was gone, I finished up the other freelance work that I had to do, and in the end was able to take four days off in a row without touching work even once. It was a great feeling. As I was leaving, … Continue reading →

Medical Transcription Schools: Career Step, Part Six

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This blog is part of a series on transcription. If you haven’t read the other blogs in this series, make sure to check out the summary page for a listing of all transcription blogs. For part five of this interview, please click here. Here is last of the interview with Amanda, the Administrative Assistant at Career Step: What MT companies have hired Career Step grads, and have said that they are interested in hiring more? Those who hire Career Step’s graduates regularly are Spheris, Focus Infomatics, MedQuist, Sten-tel, Amphion, Encompass, CMT Corporation, MxSecure, All Type, Princeton, Assistmed, OSI, OzeScribe, and … Continue reading →

Medical Transcription Schools: Career Step, Part Five

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This blog is part of a series on transcription. If you haven’t read the other blogs in this series, make sure to check out the summary page for a listing of all transcription blogs. For part four of this interview, please click here. Here is part five of the interview with Amanda, the Administrative Assistant at Career Step: If the student already has experience in the medical field, is there is “fast track” option? Career Step does not currently offer a “fast track” option. However, students are welcome to take the end of unit tests and if they achieve an … Continue reading →