Currently studying to become a respiratory therapist

2 year program

Pay is anywhere from $35-70
3 days a week

Seems to good to be true

Why does that seem too good to be true? Seems standard based on what I know of RT salaries. Sonography is in the same bracket as well as dental hygienists. Idk dental hygienist hours tho

I was an RN for several years and made six figures+ as a new grad. I would stack my schedule to work 6 shifts together then get 7 days off. Rinse repeat I had a free vacation every other week without even using any time off. If I used a vacation I got 15 days off. Second year I was at like 160k working weekends only. Monday to Thursday off every week.

Work life balance is incredible on 3x12 it’s one of the main reason I went into the field.

I make a lot more money now but I lost my 3x12s which sucks. It is what it is. I still never work more than 4 days a week. Sometimes only 2

What do u do now?

imagine this sick f*** dreaming about f***ing his sister while taking care of your cancer ridden grandma

Just kept going up the ladder. CRNA now which requires a doctorate of nursing

For RT I believe there’s levels like 1, 2, 3 and then maybe at the top like a director position of some sorts. There’s room for growth but not as much as nursing.

Still not a bad gig for working 3 days a week. Just make sure you go where the money is. If you starting at 35/hr I’d guess you’re in the south or something. Seems low. Don’t be afraid to move for a higher salary.

I’m in Los Angeles, I’ve definitely seen higher starting pay I just posted the national average. But I’m lowkey scared cuz I’m seeing that a lot of RT jobs are taken out here in LA

man u better work atleast 4 days a week that pay is ok but not crazy

Yea cali is a hotspot for healthcare. It’s also an oasis for RN jobs due to ratios and pay but it’s extremely hard to get a job out there as a new grad because of that

Try your best tho just get your foot in the door somewhere and then continue to apply to hospitals with higher pay

RT salary in LA should be very solid

Im in healthcare but very different type of field. Its not uncommon for people at my level to work 3 days and it be full time. Lower pay on average though.

People in the supervisor role, which im in the candidate phase for, are very commonly only working 3 days in person then some stuff on computers at home but not a ton really and pull 6 figures fine with just 25 hours a week or so. But I know some who go heavy and will do 32-35 hours

I work in healthcare and that's not uncommon at all. I know nurses that make about $45 an hour and work 3 to 4 days but 12 hour shifts. It's techs at my job making between $23 to $35 an hour and they work 4 days 8 to 12 hours as well. Those kind of hours are common in the medical field.

Same in vet field but far lower pay

yeah RN

I’m actually on 8s right now but would love to switch to a 12s line at some point in the future. Currently in Medical Cardiology and I love it. There’s crazy opportunities for OT as well! I pulled some crazy numbers straight out of school. The workload really isn’t as bad as what some people seem to suggest. I’ll have the occasional super busy days (surgeries, imaging, etc.) but its mostly chill tbh. Only had 2 codes in ~ 3 years as well.

F*** the health care - they killed MF DOOM. F*** NHS for life

If by being in healthcare you mean f***ing multiple nurses yeah

yeah i’m a real nigga. what’s up?

How long did you work in the icu for before going to crna school? I been in the ed for quite some time now but been thinking of making the switch to get some experience to apply

No f*** the government for underpaying and overworking staff, you d***head

I had 4 years CTICU. I know people who apply after 2 years tho once they have their CCRN. Anything is possible and it’s much much easier if you’re willing to move to whatever school you get accepted to

Focus on acuity and trauma over years of exp tho. Apps like high acuity CTICU or burn unit. Something with a lot of drips and critical thinking. Starting ED is good though you have a great knowledge base

F*** the government for wasting tax payers money giving it to the big corps scamming the s*** out of the system with the aid of them scumbag lobbyists.

Hows the actual work flow as a crna? Do you enjoy it more than bedside

Way more enjoyable than bedside. ICU if you aren’t working somewhere with mandated ratios can mess you up. Being tripled in an ICU setting isn’t good for patients or your license. No techs, you are essentially the code team, the IV team, the RN, and the tech.

Idk anyone who went CRNA and went back to bedside but I know a lot of NPs who eventually went back to bedside.

Only thing that’s iffy about CRNA being on call and that your scope of practice changes a lot based on where you practice. Some states are gonna limit you a lot like NY which is where I am. So at times you feel like you wish you had more autonomy and had more interesting cases but it is what it is.

You have job security anywhere just like an RN so can find somewhere that fits your desired practice