Picture archiving and communication systems administrator to medical transcriptionist
A picture archiving and communication systems administrator already meets 21% of what the medical transcriptionist role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
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1 How much of what a medical transcriptionist is expected to do is already part of a picture archiving and communication systems administrator’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the medical transcriptionist role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A medical transcriptionist role treats 4 of its required skills as things a picture archiving and communication systems administrator already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- archive healthcare users' records
- health records management
- medical terminology
- use electronic health records management system
What stands in the way is 11 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A medical transcriptionist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a picture archiving and communication systems administrator background worth leading with.
- already held use electronic health records management system working with computers
- already held archive healthcare users' records information skills
- already held health records management business, administration and law
- already held medical informatics health and welfare
- already held medical terminology health and welfare
- already held human anatomy health and welfare
All 6 carried skills, including the 4 the medical transcriptionist role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 29 missing skills fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn edit dictated medical texts required
- still to learn apply grammar and spelling rules required
- still to learn execute working instructions required
- optional, not held display medical problems optional
- optional, not held work in multidisciplinary health teams optional
- optional, not held liaise with typists optional
- optional, not held use shorthand optional
- still to learn transcribe medical data required
- still to learn manage digital archives required
- optional, not held collect healthcare user's general data optional
- optional, not held participate in medical records' auditing activities optional
- optional, not held perform clinical coding procedures optional
- optional, not held review patient's medical data optional
- optional, not held transfer medical information optional
- optional, not held process data optional
- still to learn maintain healthcare user data confidentiality required
- still to learn comply with legislation related to health care required
- still to learn use word processing software required
- optional, not held perform backups optional
- optional, not held manage digital documents optional
- optional, not held use databases optional
- still to learn apply organisational techniques required
- optional, not held identify patients' medical records optional
- optional, not held handle paperwork optional
- still to learn grammar required
4 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a medical transcriptionist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 edit dictated medical texts practise this
- 02 transcribe medical data practise this
- 03 maintain healthcare user data confidentiality practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 6 skills that carry over
- already held archive healthcare users' records skill
- already held health records management knowledge
- already held medical terminology knowledge
- already held use electronic health records management system skill
- already held human anatomy knowledge
- already held medical informatics knowledge
The 4 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn database required
- optional, not held administrative tasks in a medical environment optional
- optional, not held professional documentation in health care optional
- optional, not held health care system optional
18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held administrative tasks in a medical environment optional
- optional, not held collect healthcare user's general data optional
- optional, not held display medical problems optional
- optional, not held identify patients' medical records optional
- optional, not held participate in medical records' auditing activities optional
- optional, not held perform backups optional
- optional, not held perform clinical coding procedures optional
- optional, not held professional documentation in health care optional
- optional, not held review patient's medical data optional
- optional, not held transfer medical information optional
- optional, not held work in multidisciplinary health teams optional
- optional, not held handle paperwork optional
- optional, not held health care system optional
- optional, not held liaise with typists optional
- optional, not held manage digital documents optional
- optional, not held process data optional
- optional, not held use databases optional
- optional, not held use shorthand optional
24 held skills the medical transcriptionist role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role Cisco knowledge
- not needed by the target role ICT system user requirements knowledge
- not needed by the target role administer ICT system skill
- not needed by the target role apply company policies skill
- not needed by the target role attend to ICT systems quality skill
- not needed by the target role communicate in healthcare skill
- not needed by the target role computer science knowledge
- not needed by the target role data protection knowledge
- not needed by the target role develop ICT workflow skill
- not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
- not needed by the target role empathise with the healthcare user skill
- not needed by the target role identify suppliers skill
- not needed by the target role implement strategic planning skill
- not needed by the target role interact with healthcare users skill
- not needed by the target role maintain ICT system skill
- not needed by the target role manage cloud data and storage skill
- not needed by the target role manage radiology information system skill
- not needed by the target role perform clerical duties skill
- not needed by the target role procurement of ICT network equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role project management knowledge
- not needed by the target role provide cost benefit analysis reports skill
- not needed by the target role radiological photography knowledge
- not needed by the target role solve ICT system problems skill
- not needed by the target role supplier management knowledge
5 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn database required
- still to learn grammar required
- optional, not held administrative tasks in a medical environment optional
- optional, not held professional documentation in health care optional
- optional, not held health care system optional
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Common questions about this move
Can a picture archiving and communication systems administrator become a medical transcriptionist?
Yes, and it is a career change move. A picture archiving and communication systems administrator already covers 21% of what a medical transcriptionist is expected to do: 6 skills carry over, 4 of which the medical transcriptionist role treats as required.
What skills does a picture archiving and communication systems administrator need to become a medical transcriptionist?
11 required skills are missing, plus 18 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is edit dictated medical texts.
How hard is the move from picture archiving and communication systems administrator to medical transcriptionist?
Its learning distance is 76 out of 100, which is the career change band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.