Medical Assisting Career
— and Related Allied Health Care Professional Disciplines

Medical Transcriptionist's Career Choices

Medical Transcriptionist

Medical Transcriptionists either work as employees in medical facilities, or as independent contractors/freelancers to transcribe dictated medical reports onto paper, and translate medical jargon and abbreviations for better understanding.

Medical Transcriptionist's Job Description:

Medical transcriptionists usually work a standard 40-hour week. Self-employed medical transcriptionists are more likely to work irregular hours—including part time, evenings, weekends, or on-call at any time. The positions may also include maintaining mailing lists and assisting with distribution of typed correspondence. They must understand medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, diagnostic procedures, pharmacology and treatment assessments.

The documents they produce include discharge summaries, history and physical examination reports, operative reports, consultation reports, autopsy reports, diagnostic imaging studies, progress notes and referral letters.

Medical Transcriptionist Summary

Education: High School, postsecondary vocational award (diploma)
Employed: 102,000
Openings: 18,000
Projected Growth: 29%
Earnings: $ 25,270
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