Thank you for making this video!!! I'm thinking about being a rad tech but I'm not entirely sure. The program I'm looking at requires you to have an associates, then to take the 2 year radiology program (it is jrcert accredited) but I'm not sure it's worth all the time as I never planned to take 4 years for my higher education. How long was your rad tech schooling &/or program? Also, I heard that the rad tech job market is super competitive in socal which has slightly discouraged me from the field as well since I'm not willing to move out of state for a job or to move to norcal either. How true is that though?
Hi there 👋🏽 it did take me 4 years as well. 2 years of prerequisite classes that were required to get into the program then 2 years of the actual radiology program itself. I work in socal & there are so many job opportunities available right now! I got a job in LA only 2 months after graduating. So don’t be discouraged, if you do choose this field you will have plenty of options down here!
@@Chinadollsavvy Ah, okay! Thank you so much! One more question: did you work part time while in the program? Or if not, think you would have time to? I want to work part time while in school but I know that clinicals can take a lot of time and energy from you so I'm thinking I can just do a side hustle while in the program.
Hi there! Im seeing tik toks about hospitals hiring RT’s as long as their tests are scheduled..so I’m surprised you couldn’t work til you got your fluoroscopy license? So do you go into the OR since you have your Flouro? What modality do you want to do? I’m in school right now..learning all I can from everywhere
Hey 👋🏽 I did get job offers prior to graduating, from the hospitals that I interned at & they were willing to begin the hiring process but you legally cannot work without your licenses so that would’ve been the very last step before I’d be able to start working hands-on. So technically they can hire you but you’re not supposed to work until those licenses come in. I am able to go into OR with my license but since I work graveyards, no cases are ever scheduled that late at night. Also I’m currently interested in MRI (:
Did your accredited program not give you a temporary license? I understand some facilities prefer not to hire until you've passed the registry, but most hospitals gobble up new grads with just their temps.
@@garthaslanian3747 Unfortunately they do not, the licenses that I were referring to come directly from the state & ARRT (after passing the exam). I only received my A.S. degree, fluoroscopy certificate, & radiologic technologist certificate of completion from my program. Some places will hire you prior to having your licenses (Like the one that I currently work at)- especially if you’ve interned there as a student. However, I could not physically start any procedures or on-the-job training until my licenses arrived & they had a copy of it on file. Luckily mines came right after I finished the interview & hiring process & that was the final step (: but they told me that if I did not have them by a certain deadline they would have to drop my application. Certain hospitals/ facilities are very strict with that.
What is the chance of getting cancer? I am in the medical field already, and I told a coworker that I wanna do xray then mri and they told me after a period of time I would get cancer dealing with xray… how true it that?
There is a risk of getting cancer long-term wise due to the constant use of radiation, but this is most likely when working with extreme amounts of radiation such as interventional procedures that require fluoro (i.e. A cath lab tech or someone working in a surgery center). However, this is not always the case! There are ways that they teach us to protect ourselves such time, distance and using lead shields to prevent that from ever happening. MRI on the other hand doesn’t use radiation at all, so you wouldn’t have to worry about it!
Chest is definitely the most common body part I do! You’ll definitely see those everyday, but besides that it varies daily. Good luck to you in your program 😁👏🏽
Thank you for making this video!!! I'm thinking about being a rad tech but I'm not entirely sure. The program I'm looking at requires you to have an associates, then to take the 2 year radiology program (it is jrcert accredited) but I'm not sure it's worth all the time as I never planned to take 4 years for my higher education. How long was your rad tech schooling &/or program?
Also, I heard that the rad tech job market is super competitive in socal which has slightly discouraged me from the field as well since I'm not willing to move out of state for a job or to move to norcal either. How true is that though?
Hi there 👋🏽 it did take me 4 years as well. 2 years of prerequisite classes that were required to get into the program then 2 years of the actual radiology program itself. I work in socal & there are so many job opportunities available right now! I got a job in LA only 2 months after graduating. So don’t be discouraged, if you do choose this field you will have plenty of options down here!
@@Chinadollsavvy Ah, okay! Thank you so much!
One more question: did you work part time while in the program? Or if not, think you would have time to? I want to work part time while in school but I know that clinicals can take a lot of time and energy from you so I'm thinking I can just do a side hustle while in the program.
@@prettyperplexed I didn’t personally, but 90% of my classmates either worked part-time & one even full-time & still did just fine!
@@Chinadollsavvy Okay, great! Thank you so much again!! The only thing now is hoping I get into the program lol & my local program does lottery :(
Hi there! Im seeing tik toks about hospitals hiring RT’s as long as their tests are scheduled..so I’m surprised you couldn’t work til you got your fluoroscopy license?
So do you go into the OR since you have your Flouro?
What modality do you want to do?
I’m in school right now..learning all I can from everywhere
Hey 👋🏽 I did get job offers prior to graduating, from the hospitals that I interned at & they were willing to begin the hiring process but you legally cannot work without your licenses so that would’ve been the very last step before I’d be able to start working hands-on. So technically they can hire you but you’re not supposed to work until those licenses come in.
I am able to go into OR with my license but since I work graveyards, no cases are ever scheduled that late at night.
Also I’m currently interested in MRI (:
Did your accredited program not give you a temporary license? I understand some facilities prefer not to hire until you've passed the registry, but most hospitals gobble up new grads with just their temps.
@@garthaslanian3747 Unfortunately they do not, the licenses that I were referring to come directly from the state & ARRT (after passing the exam). I only received my A.S. degree, fluoroscopy certificate, & radiologic technologist certificate of completion from my program. Some places will hire you prior to having your licenses (Like the one that I currently work at)- especially if you’ve interned there as a student. However, I could not physically start any procedures or on-the-job training until my licenses arrived & they had a copy of it on file. Luckily mines came right after I finished the interview & hiring process & that was the final step (: but they told me that if I did not have them by a certain deadline they would have to drop my application. Certain hospitals/ facilities are very strict with that.
what's the hardest thing, once your in the program i apply feb 6
What is the chance of getting cancer? I am in the medical field already, and I told a coworker that I wanna do xray then mri and they told me after a period of time I would get cancer dealing with xray… how true it that?
There is a risk of getting cancer long-term wise due to the constant use of radiation, but this is most likely when working with extreme amounts of radiation such as interventional procedures that require fluoro (i.e. A cath lab tech or someone working in a surgery center). However, this is not always the case! There are ways that they teach us to protect ourselves such time, distance and using lead shields to prevent that from ever happening. MRI on the other hand doesn’t use radiation at all, so you wouldn’t have to worry about it!
Is there a body part you tend to X-ray more often than others? Like do you find you do a lot of chest X-rays or it’s different everyday?
Chest is definitely the most common body part I do! You’ll definitely see those everyday, but besides that it varies daily. Good luck to you in your program 😁👏🏽
@@Chinadollsavvy thanks sis! Enjoy your channel…keep it up!🥰..but you didn’t give any update about the guy tho 😜