Inside Medical Transcription

Are you like so many work at home moms or job seekers who have tried to find legitimate work at home medical transcription jobs to no avail? There’s good news. Even though being able to find this type of at home work can be difficult, legitimate companies that hire home based medical transcriptionists do exist. Knowing how and where to find these jobs is the key. To get started…

Things You’ll Need:

* Medical Transcription Training.
* Foot Pedal
* Headset
* Computer
* Dictation Listening Software

Understand Medical Transcription Work. The U.S. Department of Labor provides the following job description: “Medical transcriptionists listen to dictated recordings made by physicians and other health care professionals and transcribe them into medical reports, correspondence, and other administrative material. They generally listen to recordings on a headset, using a foot pedal to pause the recording when necessary, and key the text into a personal computer or word processor, editing as necessary for grammar and clarity. The documents they produce include discharge summaries, medical history and physical examination reports, operative reports, consultation reports, autopsy reports, diagnostic imaging studies, progress notes, and referral letters. Medical transcriptionists return transcribed documents to the physicians or other health care professionals who dictated them for review and signature or correction. These documents eventually become part of patients’ permanent files.”

Get Medical Transcription Training. Whether companies hire in-house or home based medical transcription employees, most require related training, certification and/or experience. Since medical transcriptionist courses are offered through most vocational schools, community colleges and distance learning programs, many at home job seekers are considering this profession as a new home-based career choice.

Protect Yourself From Work At Home Medical Transcription Scams. Remember that a legitimate work at home job will never be advertised as an “income opportunity”. More importantly, a legitimate employer will always require you to fill out an employment application and/or submit a resume but will never ask you to pay them a fee as a condition of being hired.

Find Legit Work At Home Medical Transcription Job Listings. Go to the “Resources” section of this article below and browse the list of company web sites I found that list companies and/or hire home based medical transcriptionists.

Apply for jobs. Always apply for work at home and home based employment as you would traditional jobs. As such, complete and submit professional applications and resumes. Competition for home-based jobs can be tough so getting your application and/or resume noticed is important.

Follow up. After applying, wait for about a week or so and then contact the company you applied to. Request status of your application. This will help you to get noticed and stand out among other applicants. By doing so will also let the company know that you are enthusiastic and eager to fill one of their medical transcription positions.