Hi Akemi,
I am not in California, but if I were hiring for a *certified *HT/HTL in
your region I would think you are a little low at $20/hr. Check out the
most recent ASCP wage survey for some reference.
Since you said you are hiring as a training position I think I feel pretty
comfortable with you
I have never heard of anyone billing for a negative control and would
highly recommend against doing so. As mentioned, it is a cost of doing
business--which is why when CAP clarified that polymer detection systems
did not require them, most cost-conscious labs quit running them.
Regards,
Bryan
Hi Jim,
While I do not have quite the length of time in the field that you do, I do
have been through this several times and have some thoughts.
First, to your question about how many samples is acceptable, I would say
you should somewhat base this on your acceptability criteria. For example,
if a
Hi Michelle,
Yes, the CLIA regs are such a joy to read aren't they? To my knowledge
there is not a plain English version of them (less all the "if, or, or,
and..." fun on every line). However, the CAP is basically enforcing CLIA
regulations, so if it were me, I would start with the CAP molecular
ch
Casey is correct--unless you live/work in a state that has its own
requirements, there is no national requirement to be HT/HTL certified. That
said, employers can and do enforce their own requirements, and there is
also the separate subject of being credentialed for the testing which you
are perfor
o hopefully I've focused on things that
are helpful to you.
Regards,
Bryan Szpunar, HT(ASCP)CM
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Hi Jessica,
When I sat for the exam ~4 years ago, there were quite a lot of special
stain related questions. My main study guide was Carson, so if you are very
familiar with her text you should be pretty well off. Being able to
identify stains, tissue types, and troubleshoot a given stain I would
tibodies
Hope that helps!
Bryan Szpunar, HT(ASCP)
Histology Lead
LabCorp Indianapolis
7750 Zionsville Road
Indianapolis, IN 46268
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