| If you're like so many work at home job seekers | | | | seeking this profession as a home based career |
| who've tried to find legitimate work at home | | | | option. |
| medical transcription jobs you are not alone. | | | | Work At Home Medical Transcription Scams |
| The good news is that although trying to find this | | | | In order to protect yourself from work at home |
| type of work can be difficult, legitimate and | | | | scams, simply remember that a legitimate work |
| reputable companies that hire home based medical | | | | at home job never advertises itself as an "income |
| transcriptionists do exist - you just need to know | | | | opportunity". A legit employer will always require |
| how and where to find them. | | | | you to fill out and application and/or submit a |
| What is a Medical Transcriptionist? The U.S. | | | | resume but will never require you to pay them as |
| Department of Labor provides the following job | | | | a condition of your employment or being hired. |
| description: | | | | Don't mistake a scam with having to pay for your |
| "Medical transcriptionists listen to dictated | | | | own education and/or job-related equipment such |
| recordings made by physicians and other health | | | | as a foot pedal, headset, etc... A company |
| care professionals and transcribe them into | | | | requiring you to pay for these things is quite |
| medical reports, correspondence, and other | | | | legitimate and common. On the other hand, a |
| administrative material. They generally listen to | | | | company requiring you to pay them money for a |
| recordings on a headset, using a foot pedal to | | | | list of companies who are known to hire medical |
| pause the recording when necessary, and key the | | | | transcriptionists is starting to lean toward a scam. |
| text into a personal computer or word processor, | | | | Although selling you a list of companies isn't |
| editing as necessary for grammar and clarity. The | | | | necessarily a scam, promising you employment |
| documents they produce include discharge | | | | from this list or that you'll earn thousands of |
| summaries, medical history and physical | | | | dollars a day is nothing but a scam. |
| examination reports, operative reports, | | | | Find and Apply for Legitimate Work At Home |
| consultation reports, autopsy reports, diagnostic | | | | Medical Transcription Jobs |
| imaging studies, progress notes, and referral | | | | Start with free work at home job and/or |
| letters. Medical transcriptionists return transcribed | | | | database sites. Applying for jobs with these |
| documents to the physicians or other health care | | | | companies and employers doesn't cost you a |
| professionals who dictated them for review and | | | | thing because they offer "jobs", not |
| signature or correction. These documents | | | | "opportunities". As such, they hire and pay you |
| eventually become part of patients' permanent | | | | for your work. |
| files." | | | | Be sure to apply for home based employment |
| Medical Transcription Education and Training | | | | with these companies just as you would any |
| In order for a medical transcriptionist to | | | | other traditional job. This means that you need to |
| accurately transcribe dictated reports they have | | | | complete and submit accurate applications and/or |
| to be able to understand medical terminology, | | | | resumes. The competition for home based jobs is |
| anatomy and physiology, diagnostic procedures, | | | | stiff so you want to make your application and |
| pharmacology, treatment assessments, medical | | | | resume stand out. |
| jargon and abbreviations into their expanded | | | | After applying, wait a few days to a week or so |
| forms. Therefore, most companies, whether hiring | | | | and contact the company you've applied to. You |
| in-house or home based employees, require some | | | | want to let them know you are requesting the |
| related education, skill and/or training. Since | | | | status of your application. This helps you to stand |
| certified medical transcription courses are offered | | | | out by letting them know you are truly interested |
| by and through many vocational schools, | | | | and eager to work as a home based medical |
| community colleges, and distance-learning | | | | transcriptionist. |
| programs many home based job seekers are | | | | |