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Job Title & LocationRemote Medical Transcriptionist (Remote) Location: Remote — flexible hours that fit around Highland Park, Illinois (and wherever you call home). We’re adding this role because the volume of specialty‑care notes has jumped 42 % since we secured our latest funding round, and we need extra ears (and fast fingers) to keep our clinicians’ documentation on schedule. --- ##The Reality ofThis Role When you join us, you’ll be stepping into a team that has grown from three transcriptionists to twelve in the last nine months—all scattered across the United States but anchored by a small hub in Highland Park, Illinois.Our clinicians in Highland Park, Illinois and beyond rely on us to turn dictation into clean, searchable records within four hours of the encounter. That deadline isn’t a suggestion; it’s the metric that drives revenue cycle health and patient safety. We recently launched a new tele‑health platform that produces 1,800 additional audio files each week. The surge has stretched our current capacity, and that’s why we’re hiring someone who can keep the turnaround time below 240 minutes while maintaining 99 % accuracy.You’ll report to Maya Patel, our Director of Clinical Documentation, and you’ll sit on a daily Zoom huddle with three other transcribers, a quality‑assurance lead, and a data‑analytics specialist who monitors our “time‑to‑note” KPI. The work is quiet, but it’s never idle. You’ll juggle competing priorities—urgent emergency‑room summaries, routine outpatient notes, and a handful of research‑study recordings that need strict HIPAA handling. The occasional rush‑hour means you might pull a late‑night shift, but we compensate with flexible scheduling and a solid PTO policy.Every patient story you type becomes part of a larger narrative that drives better care in Highland Park, Illinois and the dozens of clinics we serve. If you like a role where the impact is measurable and immediate, you’ll feel at home here. > “I still remember the first time I saw a clinician’s note turn into a clean, error‑free document within the four‑hour window. It felt like watching a puzzle snap together—there’s a quiet pride in that moment.” – Maya, Director of Clinical Documentation --- ## What You’ll Actually Do - Own the end‑to‑end transcription of voice recordings from outpatient, inpatient, and tele‑health encounters, delivering each file to the EHR within the agreed SLA.- Expect to proofread and edit raw text for medical terminology, grammar, and formatting using Dragon Medical One and Nuance PowerMic. - Partner with the Quality Assurance lead to run weekly accuracy audits, aiming for a 99 % error‑free rate across all specialties. - Build a personal library of custom macros in bolthires Word that auto‑populate common phrases for orthopedics, cardiology, and pediatric notes. - Track daily volume and turnaround metrics in a shared Asana dashboard, flagging any spikes that could breach the 240‑minute deadline.- Collaborate with the data‑analytics team on the “Time‑to‑Note” report, feeding back insight on bottlenecks and suggesting process tweaks. - Maintain HIPAA‑compliant storage of all source audio files on our encrypted bolthires Drive, ensuring no PHI ever leaves the secure environment. - Respond to clinician queries within 30 minutes via Slack, clarifying ambiguous dictation or confirming preferred abbreviations. - Mentor newer transcribers through monthly virtual “transcription clinics,” sharing shortcut keys, formatting tricks, and best‑practice style guides.- Participate in quarterly “voice‑of‑the‑clinician” focus groups held in Highland Park, Illinois to understand documentation pain points and to prioritize feature requests for our transcription software. --- ## Skills That Truly Matter Must‑haves - Proven 2‑year track record in medical transcription, preferably with a focus on specialty care. - Fluent typing speed of ≥ 80 WPM with ≤ 2 % error rate on practice samples. - Mastery of Dragon Medical One, Nuance PowerMic, and bolthires Word foot‑pedal workflow.- Strong familiarity with at least two EHR platforms (Epic, Cerner, or Meditech). - Ability to interpret and accurately transcribe medical terminology across 15+ specialties. Nice‑to‑haves - Certification from the Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity (AHDI). - Experience with transcription quality‑assurance tools such as 3M M* Modal or DeepScribe. - Basic knowledge of medical billing codes (ICD‑10, CPT) to bolthires documentation gaps. - Familiarity with remote‑work productivity suites: Notion, Trello, and Zoom.- Bilingual proficiency (Spanish or Mandarin) to support multilingual dictations. --- ## Standout Extras - Published a peer‑reviewed article on “Improving Transcription Accuracy in Tele‑Health” (2022). - Designed a custom macro library that cut average edit time by 18 % for orthopedic notes. - Ran a volunteer program that trained three community‑college students in HIPAA‑compliant transcription. - Built an internal “abbr‑lookup” spreadsheet that reduced clinician clarification tickets by 27 %. - Contributed to a startup’s MVP that used AI to flag potential dictation errors before human review.--- ##Compensation & Benefits -Salary: $48,000 – $62,000 USD per year, commensurate with experience and proven typing speed. - Home‑office stipend: $300 per quarter to keep your workstation ergonomic. - PTO: 18 days of paid time off annually, plus 10 company holidays. - Health coverage: 85 % of premiums covered for medical, dental, and vision. - Retirement: 4 % company match on 401(k) contributions after one year of service. - Learning budget: $1,200 per year for courses, certifications, or conference fees (including AHDI webinars).- Flex schedule: Choose a core window of 2 hours that overlaps with the Highland Park, Illinois team for real‑time collaboration; the rest is entirely yours. --- ## Growth & Culture In the first six months, you’ll be paired with Maya for a structured onboarding that mixes live training, recorded SOPs, and hands‑on practice with de‑identified recordings. By month 12, a typical path leads to aSenior Transcriptionist role, where you’ll take charge of high‑complexity specialties and mentor a small cohort of junior staff.Beyond the senior track, we have a “Documentation Lead” ladder that moves into workflow design, interfacing directly with product managers who build the next generation of our transcription engine. We encourage you to experiment with AI‑assisted tools and present findings at our quarterly “Innovation Hour”—a 45‑minute session where anyone, regardless of seniority, can share a process improvement or a new macro. Our culture is deliberately asynchronous. Most of our communication happens in Slack threads, and we keep meetings to a strict 30‑minute cap.If you’re in a different time zone, you’ll still be expected to attend a daily 15‑minute stand‑up that falls within a reasonable window of Highland Park, Illinois’s business hours (8 am–12 pm). The goal is to keep collaboration flowing without forcing anyone into a 9‑to‑5 grind. We’re transparent about the challenges: volume spikes can mean juggling multiple queues, and occasional “rush‑hour” days may test your stamina. In return, we give you clear metrics, regular feedback, and a supportive team that celebrates when a note hits the four‑hour bolthires without a single error.--- ## Interview Process 1. Resume & typing sample review (5–7 days). We’ll look for your speed, accuracy, and any relevant certifications. 2. Live transcription exercise (30 minutes). You’ll receive a short audio clip and type it out while we screen share. No pressure—just a chance to see your workflow. 3. One‑on‑one with Maya Patel (45 minutes). We’ll discuss your experience, answer questions about the team, and talk about how you handle tight deadlines. 4. Team “coffee chat” (30 minutes). A casual Zoom with two current transcribers and a QA lead.This is as much for us to meet you as it is for you to feel the vibe. 5. Final decision & offer (within 48 hours of step 4). We’ll send a detailed offer letter, and you’ll have a full day to review and ask any follow‑up questions. We know perfect resumes don’t exist. If you have solid experience but are missing one of the nice‑to‑have items, we still want to hear from you. --- ## Closing We are an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.If the idea of turning clinicians’ spoken stories into clean, timely records excites you, and you can see yourself thriving in a remote team that lives around Highland Park, Illinois, we’d love to hear your story. Drop us a note, attach a typing sample, and let’s start the conversation. Apply tot his job