___________________________________________ Conventional Occupations: Medical Transcriptionistsand assist physicians or medical scientists with prep-
aration of reports, speeches, articles, and conference
proceedings.
GOE—Interest Area/Cluster: 04. Business and
Administration. Work Group: 04.04. Secretarial
Support. Other Jobs in " is Work Group: Execu-
tive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants; Legal
Secretaries; Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and
Executive.
Skills: None met the criteria.
Education and Training Programs: Medical Offi ce
Assistant/Specialist; Medical Insurance Specialist/
Medical Biller; Medical Administrative/Executive
Assistant and Medical Secretary. Related Knowl-
edge/Courses: Clerical Practices; Medicine and
Dentistry; Customer and Personal Service; Comput-
ers and Electronics; Economics and Accounting.
Work Env ironment : Noisy; disease or infections;
sitting; using hands on objects, tools, or controls.Medical Transcriptionists
! Personality Code: CR! Education/Training Required:
Postsecondary vocational training
! Annual Earnings: $31,250
! Beginning Wage: $22,160
! Earnings Growth Potential: Low
! Growth: 13.5%
! Annual Job Openings: 18,080
! Self-Employed: 9.7%
! Part-Time: 23.2%
Use transcribing machines with headset and foot
pedal to listen to recordings by physicians and
other health-care professionals dictating a vari-
ety of medical reports, such as emergency room
visits, diagnostic imaging studies, operations,
chart reviews, and fi nal summaries. Transcribe
dictated reports and translate medical jargon and
abbreviations into their expanded forms. Edit as
necessary and return reports in either printedor electronic form to the dictator for review and
signature or correction. Transcribe dictation for
a variety of medical reports such as patient histo-
ries, physical examinations, emergency room visits,
operations, chart reviews, consultation, or discharge
summaries. Review and edit transcribed reports or
dictated material for spelling, grammar, clarity,
consistency, and proper medical terminology. Dis-
tinguish between homonyms and recognize incon-
sistencies and mistakes in medical terms, referring to
dictionaries; drug references; and other sources on
anatomy, physiology, and medicine. Return dictated
reports in printed or electronic form for physicians’
review, signature, and corrections and for inclusion
in patients’ medical records. Translate medical jar-
gon and abbreviations into their expanded forms to
ensure the accuracy of patient and health-care facil-
ity records. Take dictation, using either shorthand
or a stenotype machine or using headsets and tran-
scribing machines; then convert dictated materials
or rough notes to written form. Identify mistakes in
reports and check with doctors to obtain the correct
information. Perform data entry and data retrieval
services, providing data for inclusion in medical
records and for transmission to physicians. Produce
medical reports, correspondence, records, patient-
care information, statistics, medical research, and
administrative material. Answer inquiries concern-
ing the progress of medical cases within the limits
of confi dentiality laws. Set up and maintain medical
fi l e s a n d d a t a b a s e s , i n c l u d i n g r e c o r d s s u c h a s X - r a y ,
lab, and procedure reports; medical histories; diag-
nostic workups; admission and discharge summaries;
and clinical resumes. Perform a variety of clerical and
offi ce tasks, such as handling incoming and outgoing
mail, completing and submitting insurance claims,
typing, fi ling, and operating offi ce machines. Decide
which information should be included or excluded
in reports. Receive patients, schedule appointments,
and maintain patient records. Receive and screen
telephone calls and visitors.
GOE—Interest Area/Cluster: 08. Health Science.
Work Group: 08.02. Medicine and Surgery. Other
Jobs in " is Work Group: Anesthesiologists; Fam-
ily and General Practitioners; Internists, General; Conventional–M