Medical lab job (medical technologist)

[Juann]

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Not sure whether is it 5 days straight then 2 days off cos I don't work in clinical chem, but I know of colleagues who have to work >5 days straight due to lack of manpower.

Yes night shift you will be alone, cos not so much samples, 1 staff will do. downside is if things get busy, you alone need to tank everything, however good thing is night shift is more chill, quieter, can play music to pass time, bosses/management not around. 1 night shift staff per section, eg 1 in blood bank, 1 in haem, 1 in biochem.

Our molecular dept dont have night shift.

Thanks for the reply.

If that case, when is the first time they roster you to do night shift?
Is it we need to be competent enough before they put us to do night shift?

Or will they roster us to do night shift after we only join for the few months?

Haha... Abit scare to work alone.

This is literally a brain dead industry, why join?

Originally Posted by Juann

Thanks for the reply.

If that case, when is the first time they roster you to do night shift?
Is it we need to be competent enough before they put us to do night shift?

Or will they roster us to do night shift after we only join for the few months?

Haha... Abit scare to work alone.

They will only roster you to do night shift when you have passed your competency. Definitely you have to be competent enough, otherwise if your boss just pushes you to do night when you haven't pass, your boss will get into trouble should anything happen during your shift, eg release wrong patient results. You won't get to do night shift so early, I would say at least a few months of training. For my section, it takes at least 1 year to be fully trained in all benches.

Anw, you won't be asked to work alone straightaway on your first night shift, definitely your boss will ask a senior to tag along you as guidance.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

This is literally a brain dead industry, why join?

Stable industry? For those who studied science, this is our other option if we do not want to go into private labs/work in tuas/do research or sales or administrative work.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

This is literally a brain dead industry, why join?

your mother brain dead cb

Originally Posted by Unregistered

This is literally a brain dead industry, why join?

if nobody works in hospital lab, how is doctor gonna make their diagnosis? day in day out, doctor called the lab to chase results, kena scolding from doctors if results is not ready. we are always the forgotten ones among the AHP, nobody remembers our hard work.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

if nobody works in hospital lab, how is doctor gonna make their diagnosis? day in day out, doctor called the lab to chase results, kena scolding from doctors if results is not ready. we are always the forgotten ones among the AHP, nobody remembers our hard work.

no need to justify yourself, the kind of person you are replying to has an emptiness nothing will fill and will die unhappy

Lol realise very industry also got this kind of joker

If u in medical field u not doctor u dead end job , u loser

If u in finance field u not the investment banker ur job monkey also can do

If u in sport field u not the league player u primary school PE teacher u just bad at the sports

If everyone only want to do the best jobs … how can an organisation /hospital /society survive?

Jokes on the guy who probably look down on everyone except for himself

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Lol realise very industry also got this kind of joker

If u in medical field u not doctor u dead end job , u loser

If u in finance field u not the investment banker ur job monkey also can do

If u in sport field u not the league player u primary school PE teacher u just bad at the sports

If everyone only want to do the best jobs … how can an organisation /hospital /society survive?

Jokes on the guy who probably look down on everyone except for himself

u forgot those engineers who always dream about tech

[ChrisMenzie]

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