timsworld73

I am a Medical Technologist and a X-Ray Tech. Well how I did it was a got my degree in Biology, then did inturns and challenged for my Med Tech permit(or liceanse if you prefer) I passed that and the true "Professional" name for a Med Tech is "Clinical Laboratory Scientist". I love biology and am amazed at the way the body functions so I went into biology even though I went through much more than just human biology. So now I am running a Laboratory for a multiple Dr. group. I have 2 lab assistants that draws the blood(even though if I need to I can) and labels it. I take it from there I am responsible for the analyzers I run, the paperwork(lots of paperwork involved in a laboratory) and the function of the lab. I work in office setting even though I can go to the hospitals and be part of the herd. When I took this job I am at the director of the lab(also the main man for the group)asked since I had my four year degree in Biology, if they paid for it would I be interested in taking the x-ray program. I said sure. It was tough to get through for a couple of years, but now It is great(even though I am not the biggest fan of taking x-rays since I started out in biology) I live in California in a city of about 500,000 people so not huge but not small, I am the only one that I know of in the medical field in our area that has both x-ray and med tech permits. The pay rate for a Med Tech varies place to place I would thing the average starting out would be about 40,000 dollars a year, maybe. But as you get higher up on the experience list, so does your pay. You have to like biology and the wonders of the human body to really like your job as a med tech. I love being in a Dr. office setting, it is better with hours, stress, and since I have both permits my pay is way more than the hospital. A med tech can be the consultant as well as the supervisor of a POL(physicians office laboratory) and that is what I do. I love that part of it. And it pays alright to start. With both permits a bring home over 60,000 a year, but money means nothing it you hate your job. Look into to it, you might love it. You have to be careful in a Dr. setting though. I got myself into trouble once and got an addiction problem. Thankfully my insurance paid for detox and support groups. I live life day to day and love it now.