Hi there and welcome,
It is my hope that my site can be an open, helpful and inspiring place for all of us in the Neurodiagnostic Technology field. I do not claim to be "the expert" on anything, but I can give you almost 30 years of my experience in the field. I have worked with some of the most wonderful fellow techs and some that were just plain useless and mean. I have worked at many fine institutions throughout the U.S. and for some of the finest physicians.
There are many reasons I chose this personal photo for my blogging. I would like to hear from some of you regarding how you see this picture in relation to our profession. I am here for anyone who has been in the field of Neurodiagnostics, whether you are a seasoned professional or someone who is new or thinking about this profession. It doesn't matter if you perform only one specialty in the field or have questions or comments regarding diversification of our skills.
I want to say that ASET is a wonderful organization and a lot of wonderful people have worked very hard over the years volunteering their time and knowledge to help one further educate themselves. I never served on an ASET board nor do I have any connection personally with anyone there, so I hope you will see that I am objective and unbiased. All I know for myself is that if it weren't for ASET, I would not have gotten as far as I could in my field. I also realize that a lot of things are just out of our control that we cannot change. However, I am still disheartened regarding the disrespect our profession is given by other professional organizations, governing bodies and other professional workers. In other words, the whole health profession could use some education regarding our profession.
We are still small in number in comparison to some other health field professions. We are still underpaid in my opinion. We are still undervalued by others and yet you see that filling a vacancy for a qualified Neurotechnologist can be one of the hardest positions to fill. Some recruiters, managers, physicians and hospitals recognize this. You see incentives being offered for other job vacancies, especially nurses, yet over the years I have only seen an EEG Tech incentive maybe 2 or 3 times.
I have said over the past 15 years that " if I had known health care was going to be so political, I would have studied law".
Before I leave you today, I would like to say that the field had been good to me for the most part. The past 15 years were challenging, enriching,filled with both good and bad experiences but mostly a giant learning experience. Working in health care in general is definitely not the same as it was before the days of HMO's, PPO's and privatization of physician practices. There's a lot to be discussed on this subject and it will be addressed in future blogs. So, like my picture says to some of you, hang in there if you can. Maybe we can achieve some things in small numbers if we are all on the same page.
I hope you have a good day today and tomorrow
