Any Coli members work in healthcare?

[DrunkerThanAMotherfucker]

Please share your experience working in the healthcare industry, and whether or not it has been a positive experience.



I'm 19 right now and enrolling in a Polysomnography program at my local C.C . It's a one-year certification program to become a registered sleep tech to administer sleep studies and diagnose disorders. Pay is good to start off ($25-30/hr) where I live, and with an economy that is slowly recovering, I don't want to gamble with a four-year degree right now



Doesn't matter if you work in the clinical, research, IT, sales, or administrative side of healthcare. Let me know whats up

 

[Steve Piffler]

I work in healthcare (IT, of course ) and there is GREAT money involved. and the industry is booming, so it's definitely a win. go for it breh...

 

[DrunkerThanAMotherfucker]

I work in healthcare (IT, of course ) and there is GREAT money involved. and the industry is booming, so it's definitely a win. go for it breh...

I know there's a lot of Coli members that work in IT, but specifically with healthcare, would you consider clinical experience to be an asset entering IT in the health industry?

I've always excelled in hard sciences (bio, chem, anatomy) and haven't really tested myself in any computer science aspect.

Do you need a BS to find entry-level work?

 

[beenz]

I work in health care for the past 8 years. first in community health, and now at a large health system with a shytload of hospitals out here. I do clinical informatics which basically has to do with pulling data, building reports, and getting people numbers so they can make decisions. job would be good, but my team is sposed to consist of 4 people that do the same thing as me, but 2 transferred away, and 1 left altogether which leaves me doing all of their work with no help on the way right now

 

[beenz]

I know there's a lot of Coli members that work in IT, but specifically with healthcare, would you consider clinical experience to be an asset entering IT in the health industry?

I've always excelled in hard sciences (bio, chem, anatomy) and haven't really tested myself in any computer science aspect.

Do you need a BS to find entry-level work?

you dont need a BS to do entry level IT. but I dont know how well that pays.

if u wanna be any kinda administrator or management outside of food services, maintenence, or security, you gotta have a degree. if you wanna be nursing admininstrator or boss doctors around, u best have clinical experience meaning a RN (BSN), and a masters (MPH, MHA, MBA). some of these administrators have JD's and shyt too.

A lot of women who were floor nurses go back to school and get their masters in something to get an admin job. that means regular hours, more money, and no doing rounds in the hospital.

 

[FUPA]

these sleep tech shyt is the worst way to get into a hospital. Everyone does it cause it seems simple. You wont get the $25 at least here in CA average is $10-$12. You wont ever be able to move up much more than your position. I say for entry level and better overview Surgical Tech is the way to go. Can move around the surgical field and get to high level positions within with no degrees.

I started as a Surg Tech $25/hr to Transplant Coordinator to $48/hr and im on my 2nd year. My job pay grade tops out 81/hr in 10 years Just got my BS in nursing and work paid for it all

Dont do the easy stuff just like Medical Assistants youll always stay there and outlook is bleak. RNs are over saturated in some states so they are taking the lower lever jobs. RNs here in CA already took over LVN positions.

 

[Black Ball]

I work in health care for the past 8 years. first in community health, and now at a large health system with a shytload of hospitals out here. I do clinical informatics which basically has to do with pulling data, building reports, and getting people numbers so they can make decisions. job would be good, but my team is sposed to consist of 4 people that do the same thing as me, but 2 transferred away, and 1 left altogether which leaves me doing all of their work with no help on the way right now

I've been in the industry my whole adult working life(16 years).

My 1st 10 years I did exactly what you described above. I've been doing something similar, but slightly different in the industry for the last 6 years.

Let just say that my job security is teflon. They can't find enough qualified people to do what I do, and I'm the top dog in my position at my company.

 

[unit321]

Please share your experience working in the healthcare industry, and whether or not it has been a positive experience.
I'm 19 right now and enrolling in a Polysomnography program at my local C.C . It's a one-year certification program to become a registered sleep tech to administer sleep studies and diagnose disorders. Pay is good to start off ($25-30/hr) where I live, and with an economy that is slowly recovering, I don't want to gamble with a four-year degree right now
Doesn't matter if you work in the clinical, research, IT, sales, or administrative side of healthcare. Let me know whats up

I worked in a hospital in the IT department. It wasn't any different than an IT department in any other industry. But, I was on-call due to the nature of the work I was doing. I carried around a pager at the time. And yes, I did get paged while I was off. Pay was good, co-workers were nice, boss was nice.
I guess you are on an okay path.

If you really want to have a better future in health care, career wise, getting a degree is worth it.

 

[Sharp]

I work in Healthcare

I'm an MPH. Been in the field for 10+ years

I work closely with the Sleep Medicine department, which is affiliated with Pulmonary

It's a good vocational career, but creates a dead end if you are looking for mobility in the health field. Use it to start and then learn about things that will help you with upward mobility (coding, compliance, revenue management cycle)

Certifications hold more weight in the healthcare management than a degree, unless you're holding a MPH or MBA. CPCs, RHIAs, CCPs, RHITs get jobs quicker. Unless you're going the Clinical Route (MD, RN, NP).

The healthcare industry will never have a shortage of jobs, so it is a safe bet.

 

[Steve Piffler]

these sleep tech shyt is the worst way to get into a hospital. Everyone does it cause it seems simple. You wont get the $25 at least here in CA average is $10-$12. You wont ever be able to move up much more than your position. I say for entry level and better overview Surgical Tech is the way to go. Can move around the surgical field and get to high level positions within with no degrees.

I started as a Surg Tech $25/hr to Transplant Coordinator to $48/hr and im on my 2nd year. My job pay grade tops out 81/hr in 10 years Just got my BS in nursing and work paid for it all

Dont do the easy stuff just like Medical Assistants youll always stay there and outlook is bleak. RNs are over saturated in some states so they are taking the lower lever jobs. RNs here in CA already took over LVN positions.

this....listen to this.....

 

[beenz]

these sleep tech shyt is the worst way to get into a hospital. Everyone does it cause it seems simple. You wont get the $25 at least here in CA average is $10-$12. You wont ever be able to move up much more than your position. I say for entry level and better overview Surgical Tech is the way to go. Can move around the surgical field and get to high level positions within with no degrees.

I started as a Surg Tech $25/hr to Transplant Coordinator to $48/hr and im on my 2nd year. My job pay grade tops out 81/hr in 10 years Just got my BS in nursing and work paid for it all

Dont do the easy stuff just like Medical Assistants youll always stay there and outlook is bleak. RNs are over saturated in some states so they are taking the lower lever jobs. RNs here in CA already took over LVN positions.

I wish I had my RN. I'd be able to move around moreso, but that's just not my background at all. plus I could never see myself dealing with old people, people shytting, pissing, and dying.

 

[DrunkerThanAMotherfucker]

I work in Healthcare

I'm an MPH. Been in the field for 10+ years

I work closely with the Sleep Medicine department, which is affiliated with Pulmonary

It's a good vocational career, but creates a dead end if you are looking for mobility in the health field. Use it to start and then learn about things that will help you with upward mobility (coding, compliance, revenue management cycle)

Certifications hold more weight in the healthcare management than a degree, unless you're holding a MPH or MBA. CPCs, RHIAs, CCPs, RHITs get jobs quicker. Unless you're going the Clinical Route (MD, RN, NP).

The healthcare industry will never have a shortage of jobs, so it is a safe bet.

I plan on getting a BS or higher in something related to healthcare. This program that I want to complete is a one-year program certified by the CAAHEP that lets graduates sit on the RPSGT board exam. So, the program is definitely legit and it's not one of those A-Step programs that will make it hard to find employment.

I am planning on using this as a stepping stone into healthcare, and not a permanent career solution.

I appreciate everyone's input thus far.

Also, will a RRT certification on top of a RPSGT increase salary? I ask because you work closely with these professionals.

 

[FUPA]

I wish I had my RN. I'd be able to move around moreso, but that's just not my background at all. plus I could never see myself dealing with old people, people shytting, pissing, and dying.

Depends what area you work. OR will always be my place and even though i see people die all the time cause of organ donation and procurement. I bring life to others.

Psych ward is another place id like to work the crazy broads be looking

I plan on getting a BS or higher in something related to healthcare. This program that I want to complete is a one-year program certified by the CAAHEP that lets graduates sit on the RPSGT board exam. So, the program is definitely legit and it's not one of those A-Step programs that will make it hard to find employment.

I am planning on using this as a stepping stone into healthcare, and not a permanent career solution.

I appreciate everyone's input thus far.

Also, will a RRT certification on top of a RPSGT increase salary? I ask because you work closely with these professionals.

Everything is certified even low crappy positions.

RRT wont give you much of a bump if barely coming into the Healthcare Careers.

Trust me when i say this cause of seen it happen. If you can afford to just go to school and get a degree do it. Ive seen so many LVN, MA, Pharm people get in the door and never move up or go back to original plans.

I myself lagged it spent awhile as ST with no Degree and didnt motivate myself to get it till after putting in time and losing alot of potential $$$.

But good luck!

 

[beenz]

Depends what area you work. OR will always be my place and even though i see people die all the time cause of organ donation and procurement. I bring life to others.

Psych ward is another place id like to work the crazy broads be looking

man, since my job is considered "corporate" I dont get to be in the hospitals that often. and we got a lot of hospitals and I only been to less than half. one thing about being in the hospitals is they got lots of hoes working in there . cuz all the young nurses work at the hospitals and not here where I work at (mostly older women). I do like visiting the hospitals when I get a chance to work there tho.

 

[FUPA]

man, since my job is considered "corporate" I dont get to be in the hospitals that often. and we got a lot of hospitals and I only been to less than half. one thing about being in the hospitals is they got lots of hoes working in there . cuz all the young nurses work at the hospitals and not here where I work at (mostly older women). I do like visiting the hospitals when I get a chance to work there tho.

Breh my Hospital is on a major CA University campus I get to eye work hoes and College hoes.
I even go to campus a few times a week for lunch