picture archiving and communication systems administratortomedical 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 Share of the medical transcriptionist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the picture archiving and communication systems administrator profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.
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. These are the ones it depends on most.
- 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 would need to learn
The 29 missing skills fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.
- required, not held edit dictated medical texts required
- required, not held apply grammar and spelling rules required
- required, not held 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
- required, not held transcribe medical data required
- required, not held 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
- required, not held maintain healthcare user data confidentiality required
- required, not held comply with legislation related to health care required
- required, not held use word processing software required
- optional, not held perform backups optional
- optional, not held manage digital documents optional
- optional, not held use databases optional
- required, not held apply organisational techniques required
- optional, not held identify patients' medical records optional
- optional, not held handle paperwork optional
- required, not held 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 skill · occupation specific
- 02 transcribe medical data skill · occupation specific
- 03 maintain healthcare user data confidentiality skill · sector specific
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
- required, not held 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.
- required, not held database required
- required, not held 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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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.