Hours are long — depending on patient census and clinic-specific operations, on average I was working 12 hours a day that often started before 4AM (15-16 hours on the long end).
There is a disconnect between cooperate expectations and clinic operations — The work load is intense which leads to necessitating cutting a lot of corners so that patients can run their full treatments. When the state comes to audit us and we have to perform perfect procedures, the contrast is stark. Greed is an indisputable reality of this company and any like it (again, coming from someone who has seen it at over 25 clinics— it’s the culture everywhere).
Coworkers — this really depends on the clinic. If the clinic “pod-shares” and you are thrown in a general corner with another tech as your partner, the difference in your work ethics will determine who is going to have a bad day. As an experienced tech, I always shouldered the burden in a sharing system. Always best when a clinic divides pods; you get your four chairs and that’s all you have to worry about. But even then, if you have a general pull in you to help when someone else is drowning you’ll always end up working harder than you should. I always do.
Patients — they might be a highlight but they come with some caveats; I’ve been cussed out, threatened, yelled at, etc. I’ve had needles pulled out and their blood drenched me head to toe (it was actually kind of cool, and now I have a dope story to tell). I’ve had people code and not make it while I did compressions— this isn’t retail, you’re dealing with some real ish. Not as much a con as it is just reality.
