Medical Transcriptionist

**Requisition ID**: 384794

**Position Number**: 21000660

**Posting End Date**: July 24, 2025

**City**: Winnipeg

**Employer**: Shared Health

**Site**:Shared Health - Health Sciences Centre

**Department / Unit**: SH Medical Transcription

**Job Stream**: Non-Clinical

**Union**: CUPE

**Anticipated Start Date**: 08/01/2025

**FTE**:0.50

**Anticipated Shift**: Days;Evenings;Weekends

**Work Arrangement**: Hybrid

**Daily Hours Worked**: 7.50

**Annual Base Hours**: 1950

**Salary**:$22.393, $23.063, $23.758, $24.470, $25.204

Shared Health leads the planning and coordinates the integration of patient-centered clinical and preventive health services across Manitoba. The organization also delivers some province-wide health services and supports centralized administrative and business functions for Manitoba health organizations.

**Position Overview**:
The medical editor listens to recorded dictation from health care providers using computer software, a headset and foot pedal to type, edit/correct and format automated medical speech recognition transcripts and efficiently produce accurate medical reports. The medical editor will ensure accurate distribution of medical reports, and timely completion of editing within the established provincial turnaround times and productivity standards.

**Experience**:

- 2 years experience working with voice recognition software and use of a headset and foot pedal.

**Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)**:

- Complete high school education, Manitoba standards required.
- Successful completion of a recognized medical transcriptionist training program is required.
- A suitable combination of education and experience may be considered.

**Qualifications and Skills**:

- Typing/keyboarding skills of 60 words per minute. Typing test will be required.
- Excellent English language skills (oral and written), including superior spelling, grammar, and punctuation skills.
- Keen attention to detail.
- Perform duties independently with mínimal supervision.
- Understand dictation by individuals for whom English is an additional language (e.g. dictation with strong accents, rapid speech, unusual phrasing).

**Physical Requirements**:

- Periods of prolonged use of computer monitor, keyboard and headset. May be required to travel independently to other regional facilities.Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions in Shared Health that combine to equal more than 1.0 FTE.

Shared Health values and supports employment equity and workplace diversity and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. We thank all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.