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Supports physicians and other health-care providers. Primary tasks include transcribing medical dictation about patient care, maintaining calendars and schedules, organizing and managing correspondence, scheduling trips, maintaining committee minutes and preparing documents for publication or presentation.
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| Skills/Talents |
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Strong communication skills, human relations skills, organizational skills, multitasking skills, computer skills, ability to work independently, ability to work with a team, sound judgment, detail oriented.
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| Work Setting |
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Office setting.
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| Work Hours |
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Primarily day shifts, Monday-Friday.
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| Education |
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Completion of a formal medical secretary/transcriptionist training program or equivalent experience.
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| Qualifications |
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Knowledge of medical terminology, English usage, grammar, punctuation and style, word processing software, spreadsheets, formatting databases, and dictation/transcription equipment. Ability to work with numbers and statistics. Typing ability of 60 words per minute. Successful completion of Mayo Clinic's entry-level medical transcription test.
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| Recommended High School Classes |
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college prep, business/accounting, keyboarding, computer applications, advanced English composition, healthcare sciences, biology, math, and psychology
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| Minnesota Median Salary |
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$17.08/hour ($35,663/yr)
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