Archive for December, 2008

Keeping yourself up to date as a MT

December 30, 2008 at 4:32 am · Filed under General ·Tagged , , , , ,

I want to thank Sally for stopping by my blog and I thought I would write an entry based on her question. . .

“I ran across your blog searching for information in the MT field. My question is, other than resources that can assit an MT, do you know of any resources that can help keep an MT up to date on the most current education in this department? I will soon be a graduate from Career Step, and I would like to place something in my cover letter that shows that I am attempting to “further my education” in the MT field. Thank you.” – Sally

First of all congrats on your soon graduation! 

I would recommend checking out the official website, AHDI, on more information for further your education.   You can earn 2 credentials as a medical transcriptionist to show that you are furthering your education and making this career a life long one.  There is the RMT (registered medical transcriptionist) credential which is for new medical transcriptionists.  It’s a newer credential so not all employers will pay more for those MTs with that credential but it does show your seriousness for the field.  And there is also the CMT (certified medical transcriptionist) meant to be taken after you have 2 years of acute care experience (I’m working on this right now).  If you desire to move up in the field many companies require this certification and also pay more to those who have that certification. 

When I was a student I joined AHDI (it’s cheaper to join as a student) so when I graduated I could add that I was a member to my resume. 

I hope this info helps a little and thank you again for stopping by. . .

Ellie Jacobson

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Loving my new QA position

December 23, 2008 at 1:53 pm · Filed under QA ·Tagged , ,

I officially started working as a QA editor about a week ago and I just love it.  This is the first time I’ve done QA (quality assurance) so I was a little nervous but luckily the accounts I’m working on (I do acute care reports for 3 different hospitals) are ones I have been working on since October of last year so I know them pretty well.    Every hospital has their own account specifics so it can take time when  you switch hospitals to get up to speed, to really know their “rules”.  So I didn’t have to worry about that here. 

It makes a huge difference working an hourly rate vs a production rate.  I don’t feels so stressed about how fast I’m going or playing the numbers game all the time, trying to figure out how much I’m making and am I going fast enough, etc.

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My update

December 12, 2008 at 2:23 am · Filed under Employment ·Tagged , ,

I haven’t been very good about updating this blog so I figured I’d better do some updating now. 

I’m very excited to announce I have been promoted at Superior Global Solutions to QA (quality assurance).  Originally about a month ago I was offered a similar position with a different MT company but was very disappointed with that company.  I had not left SGS so I was still with them.  I just went back to my original position and let them know I was interested in that type of work in the future.  So now today I received an official offer and I’m looking forward to starting the next chapter in my MT journey.  I will officially start that position on Tuesday, December 16th.  I will be mainly working evenings (8pm-2am) which will be a little tough but it’s doable.  My husband works evenings (the kids are in bed by 7pm) so then I can sleep in while my husband is with the kids in the morning (he works until 10pm).  There is a chance that he may be going to days in the near future with a promotion as well so then we will need to do part-time daycare just so I can sleep in a little on the days I work. 

I’ll keep this blog more updated as time goes on. 

Anyway, that’s it from the MT front. 

Ellie Jacobson

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