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RRT-to-RPSGT: will you hire me?
Okay, here's the deal: I have been an CRTT since 1983, RRT since 1990. Long experienced in adult acute care, a bit of NICU, lots of home care, a bit of teaching. I'm in one of the BRPT Pathway #3 CAAHEP-Accredited Polysomnographic Technology programs, so next month, after only two semesters of part-time classes & 15 nights in the lab, I'll be eligible for the RPSGT exam. I'm not making any predictions but I have a good record with such exams, so for the sake of discussion, if I pass will you hire me?
Are you old guard RPSGTs who paid your dues for so long before being eligible for the exam a little pissed off about we RTs getting such a short path to eligibility? Will you hire us even though we have very little experience? Will it matter whether or not we have passed the RPSGT exam? Will you want to pay us differently? Will we be suspect until we prove ourselves?
Come on, let's hear it. Will I be back in the ICU by Christmas because no one will hire the RT retreads?
Are you old guard RPSGTs who paid your dues for so long before being eligible for the exam a little pissed off about we RTs getting such a short path to eligibility? Will you hire us even though we have very little experience? Will it matter whether or not we have passed the RPSGT exam? Will you want to pay us differently? Will we be suspect until we prove ourselves?
Come on, let's hear it. Will I be back in the ICU by Christmas because no one will hire the RT retreads?
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Permalink Reply by RockRpsgt on
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Farts never get old either. they crack me up!
Cindy Brown said:Only in America do we think Burps and Rashes are good entertainment.
Cindy, who really needs to get a life.
Rock Hinkle said:I think Duane is pretty dam funny. Mollete brings a very strong view to the table. Cindy, jnk, Judy, banyon, susan, Bee everyone brings something good to the table. Even when I do not like it. This is the best show running right now. Hell I tuned to read about Lala's burps and Flo's rash! LOL
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Permalink Reply by Judy on
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Okay, Rock Connor. I think that the only way I would pass you up for someone w/lesser background would be if they were younger AND I paid wages and benefits that pretty much ensured I'd get and keep quality staff for their entire career. Mind you, I said "I think". 'Cause depending on the size of my sleep center I'd likely want one or two more mature but well-qualified staff to round out the staff and allow for pregnancies, etc., at least one person w/more "life experience".
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Permalink Reply by Rock Conner RRT on
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The idea behind my starting this discussion was to get some insight on the though process & some resistance I might encounter in transitioning to a new job market for me. I am grateful, appreciative, touched, & a little disturbed by some of the responses. Having access to these interactions is another value of this forum. Wow. Thanks to the whole Sleepguide community!
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With as fast as this industry is growing can we really afford to be that picky. This job is not for everyone. If you can get past the crazy educational program, and the odd hours, you still have to be able to turn it off to go to sleep at a time when the rest of your of world is waking up. You have to be an electrician, psychologist, and wet nurse all in one. All of this on less sleeep than the norm. Oh yeah you had better do it with a smile on your face bucko
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Permalink Reply by Jerri Lynn on
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Wow Mollete! There is certainly no obscurity in this post. While a prospective employer can never openly admit to what you've alluded to regarding an applicants weight/physical appearance, it is true that the initial 60 seconds of an interview as well as the health liability aspect can make or break the prospect of hiring by some interviewers and/or employers.
Mollete said:I also believe that much of the decision to hire is made in the first 60 seconds of the interview. After that, it takes extra effort to either lose or gain ground. Towards that end, I'd put some extra time in the gym if I were you, if you get my drift. Exhibiting good nutritional and fitness habits (not to be confused with "obscessed" which can be interpreted as "narcissism") sends a strong message, especially on a job search in the health field.
Also, I don't think anybody is looking to hire someone who is or could be a health liability.
mollete
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Permalink Reply by susan mccord on
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LMAO, Rock!
McCord :-p)
Rock Hinkle said:I think Duane is pretty dam funny. Mollete brings a very strong view to the table. Cindy, jnk, Judy, banyon, susan, Bee everyone brings something good to the table. Even when I do not like it. This is the best show running right now. Hell I tuned to read about Lala's burps and Flo's rash! LOL
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Rock C.--You don't sound like ANY kind of "retread" to me.......beware of how you portray yourself, even in the name of humor. There's a lot of bias out there against older workers, of which I was one before I retired. I was fortunate to be in a field that needed and appreciated older, experienced professionals.
Don't let anyone short-change you because of your age, different clinical background, or body type, for God's sake!!! None of those things necessarily have jack-shit to do with competency and commitment.
Go get 'em, Tiger!! I'm not in the sleep/respiratory field, except as a patient, but if I were I'D certainly look at hiring you. Anyone who goes back to school later in life is usually a dedicated student and a well-focused employee.
There are easier ways to skate if that's what someone's looking to do!!!!!
And frankly, at the risk of pissing off some of you young, competent, arrogant professionals out there, get off your high horse. There are things you don't yet understand about life, and the value that workers of ALL ages and backgrounds bring to the table.
That, by the way, includes you young, competent professionals, as well as people like Rock C. who want to do GOOD PATIENT CARE!!! We all have something to offer, each in a different way. It makes for a rich, well-balanced treatment team.
There's no higher calling, regardless of age. If the dues have been paid, people should be admitted to "the club". If they fail, then it's on them. But it's not yours to decide out-of-hand..........
(Ooooooo, I can just hear the young lions starting to roar.............)
There's no room in healthcare for arrogance, in my opinion. It's holy work--I didn't say God's work--that's a private issue--I said "holy work", and there's too damn little understanding of that going on these days. Part of the problem with healthcare in general. And that is NOT meant to be a political statement.
Susan McCord :-)
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My first sleep study done in June was by a guy with zero nada zilch secondary education......through his own acknowledgment, I was only his 12th patient. He worked in the sleep lab PT and was a FT manager at a BBQ joint. He said he would complete his OJT in November and would quit his BBQ mgr job in December. He was EXTREMELY personable however being very skeptical and adverse to the whole SDB thing to begin with, I was even more adverse and skeptical when learning he had absolutely no medical background what-so-ever.......I also walked out before the study began, thinking "What A Joke"! I only stayed to get my doctor off my back!
This particular clinic is privately owned by a doctor and is an example of Cindy's statement regarding a doctors choice "whoever is cheaper".
Cindy Brown said:Rock C. bottom line is what part of the country you're in. I know in Boston they like their Sleep techs to be strong in END. Here in Maine we like the RT's. Docs tend to like whoever is cheaper (sorry to insult the docs but they are businessmen). I don't know what it's like in other areas I've only done sleep here in Maine (and applied for a job in Boston but they wouldn't even look at me).
Judy, I'm one of those old farts you prolly wouldn't hire. But, I plan on being around for a while. Plus I think us older folks are smarter about our sleep habits. Younger folk just want to party all day and work all night. They hit the "wall" much earlier. I used to be one of those younger folk when I worked in respiratory.
Good thread though I think we've gotten everything in except the kitchen sink. I do enjoy a good banter now and again.
Rock Conner RRT said:The idea behind my starting this discussion was to get some insight on the though process & some resistance I might encounter in transitioning to a new job market for me. I am grateful, appreciative, touched, & a little disturbed by some of the responses. Having access to these interactions is another value of this forum. Wow. Thanks to the whole Sleepguide community!
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Re: Jerri Lynn's just-now comment, I rest my case!!!
McCord
Jerri Lynn said:My first sleep study done in June was by a guy with zero nada zilch secondary education......through his own acknowledgment, I was only his 12th patient. He worked in the sleep lab PT and was a FT manager at a BBQ joint. He said he would complete his OJT in November and would quit his BBQ mgr job in December. He was EXTREMELY personable however being very skeptical and adverse to the whole SDB thing to begin with, I was even more adverse and skeptical when learning he had absolutely no medical background what-so-ever.......I also walked out before the study began, thinking "What A Joke"! I only stayed to get my doctor off my back!
This particular clinic is privately owned by a doctor and is an example of Cindy's statement regarding a doctors choice "whoever is cheaper".
Cindy Brown said:Rock C. bottom line is what part of the country you're in. I know in Boston they like their Sleep techs to be strong in END. Here in Maine we like the RT's. Docs tend to like whoever is cheaper (sorry to insult the docs but they are businessmen). I don't know what it's like in other areas I've only done sleep here in Maine (and applied for a job in Boston but they wouldn't even look at me).
Judy, I'm one of those old farts you prolly wouldn't hire. But, I plan on being around for a while. Plus I think us older folks are smarter about our sleep habits. Younger folk just want to party all day and work all night. They hit the "wall" much earlier. I used to be one of those younger folk when I worked in respiratory.
Good thread though I think we've gotten everything in except the kitchen sink. I do enjoy a good banter now and again.
Rock Conner RRT said:The idea behind my starting this discussion was to get some insight on the though process & some resistance I might encounter in transitioning to a new job market for me. I am grateful, appreciative, touched, & a little disturbed by some of the responses. Having access to these interactions is another value of this forum. Wow. Thanks to the whole Sleepguide community!
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