That is great that your organization does such a career ladder and fosters professionalism. If more places adopted this, it might certainly be beneficial.
Joelle Weaver MAOM, BA, (HTL) ASCP > Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:43:30 -0500 > From: sdatt...@stormontvail.org > To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > Subject: [Histonet] RE: Histonet Digest, Vol 93, Issue 46 > > Hi all, > Pam speaks to the real reason we have shortages: The lack of educational and > degree-track programs at colleges and universities across the United States. > As for me, I would love to hire a "shiny" new HT with no practical > experience. We can give him or her that experience in our lab. We have done > it many times before. What is difficult is to find people with a professional > mind-set who have taken it upon themselves to get the necessary education and > who see Histology as a career and not something you do while you are waiting > to get into med-,vet- or nursing school. > > Encouraging professionalism is a priority. My hospital has what we call a > "professional ladder." It was developed in conjunction with our campaign to > become a Magnet hospital under the American Nurses Credentialing Center. A > program for recognition of professional nurses was developed (called the > Professional Nurse Contribution Ladder). It offers the ability to be > recognized and rewarded at 3 different levels of accomplishment based on > their clinical practice, continuing education, service to the community, etc. > Our administration offered the same program to other professional classes in > our healthcare system: laboratorian, pharmacists, respiratory therapists, > etc. The laboratory launched our "Professional Laboratory Contribution > Ladder" shortly after nursing went live with their program. Lab professionals > holding certification can apply every two years for one of 3 levels offered, > with each level being more difficult than the one before. I'm proud to say > that histotechs that have their HT or HTL certification have been included in > that program from the very beginning. Histotechs are also given funding for > educational events on equal footing with all other professionals in our lab. > > Regards, > Shelley D'Attilio MT(ASCP) > Manager, Chemistry, Cytology and Histology > Dept. of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine > Stormont-Vail HealthCare > Topeka, Kansas > > > > > > > > NEED A DOCTOR? Stormont-Vail's Health Connections can help you find a doctor > accepting new patients. Call (785) 354-5225. > > ****************************************************************************************************************** > > The information transmitted in this e-mail and in any replies and forwards > are for the sole use of the above individual(s) or entities and may contain > proprietary, privileged and/or highly confidential information. Any > unauthorized dissemination, review, distribution or copying of these > communications is strictly prohibited. If this e-mail has been transmitted to > you in error, please notify and return the original message to the sender > immediately at the above listed address. Thank you for your cooperation. > > ****************************************************************************************************************** > > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
