Medical transcriptionists work in a variety of settings including public and private medical clinics, hospitals, medical research groups, and city and state health departments. Some transcriptionists work in physician's offices, public and private health organizations, and companies that provide medical transcription services.
Medical transcriptionists translate highly technical medical reports from a doctor's dictation into typewritten medical records. Most transcriptionists now use word processing equipment for typing. Using earphones to listen to the dictation, they compose directly from the voice recording.
The medical transcriptionist transcribes and word processes patient histories and physicals, various reports, and death summaries. Transcriptionists edit dictation so that it is consistent and understandable and supply correct format, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling. They maintain physician and correspondence files and perform clerical duties such as answering telephones, record keeping, and filing of reports.
Basic skills needed by medical transcriptionists include typing and word processing skills, and a sound knowledge of English grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Transcriptionists must be medical language specialists and be familiar with patient assessment, therapeutic procedures, diagnoses, and prognoses. Personal requirements include alertness and the ability to pay attention to detail. Normal or corrected hearing and good manual dexterity are essential to their work.
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