Medical Transcriptionists
Medical Scribe, Medical Transcriptionist, Radiology Transcriptionist, Transcriptionist
What they do:
Transcribe medical reports recorded by physicians and other healthcare practitioners using various electronic devices, covering office visits, emergency room visits, diagnostic imaging studies, operations, chart reviews, and final summaries. Transcribe dictated reports and translate abbreviations into fully understandable form. Edit as necessary and return reports in either printed or electronic form for review and signature, or correction.
On the job, you would:
- Return dictated reports in printed or electronic form for physician's review, signature, and corrections and for inclusion in patients' medical records.
- Produce medical reports, correspondence, records, patient-care information, statistics, medical research, and administrative material.
- Identify mistakes in reports and check with doctors to obtain the correct information.
Knowledge
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Business
- administrative services
Engineering and Technology
- computers and electronics
Health
- medicine and dentistry
Skills
Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- reading work related information
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Abilities
Verbal
- listen and understand what people say
- read and understand what is written
Ideas and Logic
- order or arrange things
- group things in different ways
Personality
People interested in this work like activities that include data, detail, and regular routines.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Integrity
- Independence
- Cooperation
- Persistence
Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
Medical software
- eClinicalWorks EHR software
- Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS
Video creation and editing software
- YouTube
Word processing software
- Boston Bar Systems Corporation Sonnet
- Microsoft Word
Education
Education: (rated 3 of 5)
certificate after high school or
some college
usually needed
some college
usually needed
Job Outlook
Below Average
New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
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