Career Change but Not sorta…?
Discount Medical Scrubs
Try to make this short:
-Im an LPN student basically in the first quarter. I have a 3.8 GPA
-Im 24 and my previous work history since I was 18 has been in the Industrial field (factory work). Very good at whatever I do.
I currently work at a world known hospital as a Transporter (transport patients within the hospital Example: Take patient from their room to CT or where ever by stretcher, wheelchair or by their bed.
I Do not have class again until April. In the meantime I have just started working Extra Duty as a Patient Care Technician AFTER I get off my regular job.
((I work 1:30pm - 10pm then change into scrubs and head down to my floor))
Here is what i am getting at: I know Im ultimately trying to become an RN and maybe a Doctor. BUT... Inside-I feel as though I am wasting my time going for LPN and that there is something on a greater scale that I can make the most difference in and that is more me. It is in the medical field but im not sure what it is yet..... anyone offer any advice or whatever.
Tags: discount medical, first quarter, gpa, job, Medical Field, patient care technician, Rn, scrubs, stretcher, transport patients, wasting my time, wheelchair, work history
March 1st, 2011 at 2:55 pm
All indicators point to the Health Care industry as being one of the best places to be working right now, yet even they are having to restructure because of the economic crisis. STAY IN HEALTHCARE! But here are some ideas, if you want to go beyond patient care, or you want a more fulfilling "make a difference" position: ADMINISTRATION. With a minimum of a Masters, Hospital Administrators can not only easily make 6 figures, they can make a big difference in policy. A Bachelors degree will get you in the door, and having clinical education is a plus.
BUSINESS OFFICE. Like Administration, but "micro" rather than "macro" issues. Office Managers and supervisors, in Billing, Coding, Accounting.
HUMAN RESOURCES. Working with professionals takes special skills for the selection, retention, training, of medical staff.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. Here’s my pick for the greatest need in the near future: President Obama has promised funding for the electronic transfer of healthcare records and point of service electronic healthcare information technology. According to the governments Occupational Outlook Handbook (www.bls.gov) claims that Medical Records and Health Information Technologies is expected to have double digit growth. Specifically mentioned is Professional Coding using HCPCS and ICD-9-CM. IT Programmers and professionals will be in high demand.
If you want to "work on the floor", positions such as UTILIZATION REVIEW COORDINATORS, which require both nursing and administrative skills; TRANSPLANTATION COORDINATORS, CANCER REGISTRARS and a host of other "coordinators" as hospitals and healthcare become more and more specialized.
Another option is to take your medical education to Big Pharma…hopefully keeping your altruistic values.
I hope this helps! I completed my Professional Coding Certification just last December, am a member of AAPC. Even though I have a B.A. and a Masters degree and have 20 years experience in the healthcare field, I believe that certification will eventually be required for reimbursement from government sources, with private insurances following closely behind. At that point, a CPC may make the difference for all administrative, support, and even some clinical positions!