The "Help Smileyman Find a New Job Game"!

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by Corey

If you have a strong stomach and a tolerance for the stupid, you could be a PA. Pay's pretty good. The hours can be a little fucked up, but you'll pretty much always have a job no matter where you go. Just need a little schoolin.

I am sure I can discourage him from doing that

Actualy medical field is always a good choice between nursing and a midlevel practicioner. There is plenty of work to be had and can make a good living.

Tom

[Dnyce]

radiologist? that any good medically?

[tommymac]

its 4 years of medical school and another 4 years of residency then you sit in a dark room for the rest of your career.

Tom

[Dnyce]

paid residency? sounds emo--ish...cept im guessing you get to play with the machine....?

[tommymac]

do you mean an x-ray technician?

Tom

[Mr Lefty]

x-ray tech's make bank... but it's a long hard school. the AF rad techs make $20-$30 partime in Cali... and Nuclear Med techs make $50+

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by ebbs15

x-ray tech's make bank... but it's a long hard school. the AF rad techs make $20-$30 partime in Cali... and Nuclear Med techs make $50+

nuclear med is where its at. We had a pt who needed a stat vq scan at 4amand had to call in the tech. He was actualy happy to be called for the OT he was getting. If all you do are X-rays the market may be tight, but if you can do CT and MRI's you have a lot of opportunity. I a mnot sure of the market for ultrasound techs. I know its being used much more, but many more docs and even PA's are becomming proficient at using it.

Tom

[FT BSTRD]

Smiley,

My brother-in-law is a commercial loan officer with a bank in Joplin.

I can check with him and see if they have any openings.

[Dnyce]

Originally Posted by tommymac

do you mean an x-ray technician?

Tom

maybe...

someone mentioned i should look into it, so i mentioned it here, a bike forum.

[Corey]

Originally Posted by tommymac

nuclear med is where its at. We had a pt who needed a stat vq scan at 4amand had to call in the tech. He was actualy happy to be called for the OT he was getting. If all you do are X-rays the market may be tight, but if you can do CT and MRI's you have a lot of opportunity. I a mnot sure of the market for ultrasound techs. I know its being used much more, but many more docs and even PA's are becomming proficient at using it.

Tom

We've got a couple ultrasound techs at the hospital. So far, I haven't seen it being handled by anyone but them. I think it might be a certification thing though. I need to check the wording of it, but I think, like Radiology, you need to be state certified to do the job, so unless a nurse, doc, or PA is holding the cert, it's up to the ultrasound people to do the job. The EKG people though, they're quickly being replaced by nurses and PA's who do that shit and don't want to wait around for them to mosey into the ER on their own schedule.