Medical Transcription Editor

Octech; United States; Remote; USD 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare training program offers comprehensive online training for aspiring medical transcriptionists. The program prepares students to transcribe medical records and ensures they gain necessary certification. This remote career path provides flexibility and essential skills needed to succeed in the growing healthcare field.

Qualifications

• Completion of medical transcription training program required.
• Understanding of medical terminology essential.
• Ability to proofread and edit medical reports.

Responsibilities

• Transcribe audio recordings into textual medical reports.
• Proof and correct reports generated by speech-recognition software.
• Ensure accuracy and compliance with medical standards.

Skills

Transcribing

Editing

Typing speed

Grammar

Education

Medical Transcription Certification

Job description

This program is certified and approved by the Approval Committee for Certificate Programs (ACCP).

Online Medical Transcriptionist Training

With CareerStep’s online, self-paced Medical Transcriptionist Training Program, you can take the first steps toward a new career in healthcare and prepare to sit for industry certification.

Online and Self-Paced

RHDS Certification Prep

This Could Be the Perfect Job for You

As a medical transcriptionist, you’ll be typing (i.e. transcribing) audio recordings of doctors’ notes for patients’ medical records. You can also opt for an editing position, where you’ll proof and correct reports generated by speech-recognition software.

3 Reasons to Complete Your Medical Transcription Certification Prep With CareerStep

Learn at your own pace.

Work from home.

Some medical transcriptionists and medical transcription editors work from home, making it a great job for parents (and anyone else who needs a flexible schedule).

Get certified.

Our career training provides the knowledge and certification prep materials you need to sit for industry-relevant certification exams.

Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity (AHDI)

The CareerStep Medical Transcription Editing training program is certified and approved by the Approval Committee for Certificate Programs (ACCP), which is a joint committee established by the Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity (AHDI) and the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).

1. Start today.

Begin your training right now.

2. Learn your way.

Complete your training on your own terms.

Prepare to take valuable certification exams.

Ready to Dive In?

Sign up online now to start the Medical Transcription Editor program.

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Program Overview

Medical transcriptionists play an important role in healthcare. Throughout your program, you’ll learn the skills that can help you be successful on the job – all from home.

Looking at how to become a medical transcriptionist? All the healthcare terminology and grammatical goodness, as well as what you’ll need to know to prepare to be certified can be found right here. You’ll also become a documentation wiz and a master typist.

Intro

Know your way around the program and gain an understanding of the industry.

Build typing speed and efficiency, sharpen your grammar and punctuation skills, and learn transcription and editing methods.

Medical Terminology

Learn basic human anatomy and pharmacology, recognize common jargon and abbreviations, and interpret medical instructions.

Practice

Practice accurately and effectively transcribing hundreds of records and care notes from a wide range of healthcare specialties.

Is financial assistance available?

CareerStep offers a variety of flexible payment options and installment plans for U.S. veterans, Active Duty service members, and their spouses. As CareerStep is not an educational institution, we cannot offer—or accept—traditional financial aid, such as student scholarships, loans, and grants through FAFSA. However, our low-cost training programs are affordably priced and our goal is to find a payment solution that meets your needs.

How much does a medical transcriptionist make?

If you’re a medical transcriptionist, you’ll listen to doctors’ audio recordings or live virtual dictations and turn them into grammatically correct textual medical reports. If you’re a medical transcription editor, you’ll read through and correct reports generated by speech-recognition technology.

Get Trained Today.

This program includes training, career support, and coaching, along with certification prep materials and exam fees.

It ultimately costs less to pay up front, but we know that isn’t always possible, so we offer a payment plan for those who need it.

MyCAA Funding

The My Career Advancement Account (MyCAA) program offers funding for this program for eligible military spouses. This funding can cover a portion of the cost of approved CareerStep courses.

*Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, “Medical Transcriptionists .” Occupational Outlook Handbook. Accessed April 22, 2025.

Statements found in the United States Department of Labor Occupational Outlook Handbook are not a guarantee of any post-graduation salary, in part because the data used to create the Occupational Outlook Handbook includes workers from differing educational backgrounds, levels of experience, and geographic areas of the country.