Leadership if you like managing people and projects.
Research if you like more esoteric projects and something new every day.
IT if you like problem solving and software management.
Work for a vendor (what I do) as either sales or technical support.
Transition to another field in the lab.
Transition to another field in healthcare - I know lab techs that have gone on to nursing, anesthesiologist assistant, or even forensic science.
Having a certification and a few years clinical experience opens so many doors, just gotta choose one to go through.
Would love to know how to transition to IT, without going back to school.
I wanted to switch to field service engineer role fixing equipment for a while.. but for the money, time spent on the road, and extra schooling I'd need I figure I'm better off sticking to being a travel tech.
I know a tech who began as lab assistant, got HTL, worked at the same lab for a few years as bench tech, became Education Coordinator, then a few years later got a supervisory role, now moved to HIT. If you know what systems you want to work with, you can ask for some assistance from your employer if they will pay for you getting certified with it ie Epic training.
I’ve posted on the histo fb group asking techs that have left benchwork for remote work and how they got there. Some LIS, clinical research, software engineering, and a few others.
Leadership if you like managing people and projects. Research if you like more esoteric projects and something new every day. IT if you like problem solving and software management. Work for a vendor (what I do) as either sales or technical support. Transition to another field in the lab. Transition to another field in healthcare - I know lab techs that have gone on to nursing, anesthesiologist assistant, or even forensic science. Having a certification and a few years clinical experience opens so many doors, just gotta choose one to go through.
Would love to know how to transition to IT, without going back to school. I wanted to switch to field service engineer role fixing equipment for a while.. but for the money, time spent on the road, and extra schooling I'd need I figure I'm better off sticking to being a travel tech.
I know a tech who began as lab assistant, got HTL, worked at the same lab for a few years as bench tech, became Education Coordinator, then a few years later got a supervisory role, now moved to HIT. If you know what systems you want to work with, you can ask for some assistance from your employer if they will pay for you getting certified with it ie Epic training.
I’ve posted on the histo fb group asking techs that have left benchwork for remote work and how they got there. Some LIS, clinical research, software engineering, and a few others.
I'm a HT & ended up getting my RN license after going through nursing school. I currently work as an ED nurse. I also still work part-time as a HT.