The best parts of the job are watching people get better, the pay and the flexible schedule. The worst part of the job is working nights, weekends and holidays. But...[full comment]
The schooling is great. They offer a lot of different times to take the courses. You can start with an associate's degree and work your way up through the master's...[full comment]
"The best parts of the job are watching people get better, the pay and the flexible schedule. The worst part of the job is working nights, weekends and holidays. But you get compensation for working those horrible shifts and the bump in pay makes it all worth it. There is always an opportunity to learn. No one patient is the same as the next. All come in with interesting stories. There is a definite reward in meeting new people and knowing how you have helped them."
School : Community College of Rhode Island (Warwick, RI)
"The schooling is great. They offer a lot of different times to take the courses. You can start with an associate's degree and work your way up through the master's program. But you don't need a master's to work in the field. You can work in the field with an associate's degree. There is plenty of room for promotion within the field. You can stay as a worker or work up to a department director. And there are plenty of things to do, such as sleep studies and pulmonary function testing, which do not require you to work nights or weekends or holidays."
School : Community College of Rhode Island (Warwick, RI)
