Career Overview
Entry Level Education
Postsecondary nondegree award
Patient Interaction
Moderate
Body Fluid Interaction
Low
Salary
$29,800
Job Growth
-3.10%
Job Description:
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.
What Medical Transcriptionist Do:
Medical transcriptionists, sometimes referred to as healthcare documentation specialists, listen to voice recordings that physicians and other healthcare workers make and convert them into written reports. They also may review and edit medical documents created using speech recognition technology. Transcriptionists interpret medical terminology and abbreviations in preparing patients medical histories, discharge summaries, and other documents.
How to Become One:
A high school diploma or equivalent and completion of a certified medical transcription training program, usually a 6-month to 2-year certificate, diploma or associates degree program.