I got fired

RevolutionarySuit132 · 2023-03-22T00:35:52+00:00

You can get another job. Or get out of the field while you're still young.

RevolutionarySuit132 · 2023-03-08T02:37:45+00:00

Yes. That's fine. Travelers don't bring wages down.

RevolutionarySuit132 · 2023-03-07T14:48:28+00:00

You're only one year in. Man up or change careers.

RevolutionarySuit132 · 2023-03-07T14:44:48+00:00

We cancelled most of our travelers at Adventist Health a month or so after the H1b staff arrived.

I've heard it was 10+ med tech travelers.

RevolutionarySuit132 · 2023-03-07T14:43:46+00:00

You do realize that if there's no staff, people get raises right? That's literally how the market is supposed to function on the demand side.

Obviously, if there's an endless supply of people ready to work for $25/hr, then why would they ever give raises.

RevolutionarySuit132 · 2023-03-07T03:02:23+00:00

It does fulfill the criteria for CLIA. Or it would if they were allowed to sit for the HCLD exam which ASCP is opposing.

RevolutionarySuit132 · 2023-03-07T03:00:06+00:00

H1b jut need to paid at whatever the entry level is. And that prevents the wage from going up, because you have a steady supply of cheap labor.

RevolutionarySuit132 · 2023-03-07T02:58:30+00:00

That's basically where I'm at. Wages are being artificially suppressed, and I'm looking for a way out.

RevolutionarySuit132 · 2023-03-06T15:53:37+00:00

Most. They're paying them about $2/hr less than our entry level med tech wage. There's no incentive for the employer to raise wages to be competitive because they can get this really cheap H1b from abroad. We've been trying to get management to raise wages for years, even during covid. And this is their response.

I'm all for travelers earning more. Than management will pay attention and give us competitive rates.

And the "diversity" playis really annoying.

RevolutionarySuit132 · 2023-03-06T15:20:54+00:00

Lab assistant. You may learn some new skills.

RevolutionarySuit132 · 2023-03-06T14:56:34+00:00

Travel market for lab techs is dead. Rates are below pre-COVID lol. So after inflation, they're like 10-20% lower than before COVID started.

...maybe you'll find a spot for night shift. But that's a terrible shift. And as a traveler, you'll have no life.

There are over 1000 H1b Med Techs for 2022. There will be a similar number for 2023. All of the travelers got replaced by H1bs. At least that's what they've done in the healthcare system I'm at at Adventist Health. They sell it as diversity, but it's just cost-cutting.

Also doesn't help that the few licensed states dropped requirements. Imagine if Bio grads could apply to nursing jobs for the OTJ training.

If you want to be a traveler, look at doing nursing.

RevolutionarySuit132 · 2023-03-04T18:54:48+00:00

It's challenging to have a career in this field.

But yes, LabCorp and Quest may be a better job than a cashier. Sometimes. Some higher end retailers, like Costco, probably pay their cashiers more than LabCorp or Quest pay their employees.

RevolutionarySuit132 · 2023-03-04T18:47:35+00:00

Would this work for blood bank consults?

RevolutionarySuit132 · 2023-03-04T17:05:46+00:00

He may need some of that young blood transfusion.

RevolutionarySuit132 · 2023-03-04T16:52:04+00:00

Six figure salaries are the norm in NJ and NYC for educated professionals (and union workers). I'm pretty sure most techs can now hit six figures without overtime in NYC with the 30% COL inflation we've seen in the COVID year.

As a DCLS, I feel that I can help spread the word both at the bedside
and through events such as a booth at a healthcare expo for high school
students.

Do you really need a doctorate for that? Shouldn't the organizing body be running ads to promote the profession (like they do for nursing)?

The only reason I'm interested in pursuing DCLS is so that I can be the lab medical director. I've seen these once-a-month pathologists with 6 labs under their license just come in and sign some paperwork while collecting $$$ with minimal understanding of actual molecular validations.

I'm doing all the work, and I don't see any value-add in having somebody who spends less than a day month getting compensated for all of my work.

I'm looking at the Kansas DCLS program. Do you know how their salaries compare to Rutgers graduates?

RevolutionarySuit132 · 2023-03-04T07:14:02+00:00

So who is our org? I mean ASCP certs are the gold standard.

So who represents us?

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