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They meet the minimum requirements to perform phlebotomy as established by CLIA regulations. They also are not phlebotomists, but being trained to perform phlebotomy as a function of their other job duties. As uncomfortable as it seems, it is perfectly legal. 

They meet the minimum requirements to perform phlebotomy as established by CLIA regulations. They also are not phlebotomists, but being trained to perform phlebotomy as a function of their other job duties. As uncomfortable as it seems, it is perfectly legal. 

At the hospital where I've worked for 12 years as a med tech, in the last year we have started "on the job training" for medical technologists… no education or board certification required. I am terrified for our health care!

At the hospital where I've worked for 12 years as a med tech, in the last year we have started "on the job training" for medical technologists… no education or board certification required. I am terrified for our health care!

At the hospital where I've worked for 12 years as a med tech, in the last year we have started "on the job training" for medical technologists… no education or board certification required. I am terrified for our health care!

At the hospital where I've worked for 12 years as a med tech, in the last year we have started "on the job training" for medical technologists… no education or board certification required. I am terrified for our health care!

At the hospital where I've worked for 12 years as a med tech, in the last year we have started "on the job training" for medical technologists… no education or board certification required. I am terrified for our health care!

At the hospital where I've worked for 12 years as a med tech, in the last year we have started "on the job training" for medical technologists… no education or board certification required. I am terrified for our health care!

Should we be training on the job to do surgeries as well? Or nursing? Where do we draw the line? People with chemistry degrees and such have absolutely no base knowledge of immunology, and a very large portion of laboratory testing is based on immunology. Do you really trust a person with no clue about antibody-antigen interactions to crossmatch a unit of blood to be transfused into your body, or your kid's? Unfortunately, "systems to train BS degrees on the job" have zero standards or regulations. My director literally told me "We can train them for 1 day in blood bank if that is what we choose to do". For the record, I am not at some podunk backwoods hole in the wall lab, I work for one of the biggest health systems in my state. In order to train these people effectively, we would be running an MLT program out of our lab. If we are already so short staffed that we have to hire people with zero lab education or certification, do we have proper staffing to do this level of educating and training on the job? We have new people with no lab education "training" new people who also have no lab education. This is a huge problem that is going to be too big to fix before people even realize the magnitude of the problem.

At the hospital where I've worked for 12 years as a med tech, in the last year we have started "on the job training" for medical technologists… no education or board certification required. I am terrified for our health care!

Should we be training on the job to do surgeries as well? Or nursing? Where do we draw the line? People with chemistry degrees and such have absolutely no base knowledge of immunology, and a very large portion of laboratory testing is based on immunology. Do you really trust a person with no clue about antibody-antigen interactions to crossmatch a unit of blood to be transfused into your body, or your kid's? Unfortunately, "systems to train BS degrees on the job" have zero standards or regulations. My director literally told me "We can train them for 1 day in blood bank if that is what we choose to do". For the record, I am not at some podunk backwoods hole in the wall lab, I work for one of the biggest health systems in my state. In order to train these people effectively, we would be running an MLT program out of our lab. If we are already so short staffed that we have to hire people with zero lab education or certification, do we have proper staffing to do this level of educating and training on the job? We have new people with no lab education "training" new people who also have no lab education. This is a huge problem that is going to be too big to fix before people even realize the magnitude of the problem.

At the hospital where I've worked for 12 years as a med tech, in the last year we have started "on the job training" for medical technologists… no education or board certification required. I am terrified for our health care!

At the hospital where I've worked for 12 years as a med tech, in the last year we have started "on the job training" for medical technologists… no education or board certification required. I am terrified for our health care!

I have been preaching to college/university based programs for years that it is crucial to reach out to hospitals, especially in rural areas, and offer them the ability to train qualified individuals in their labs.  You do not have to be certified or professionally trained to meet the CLIA requirements for personnel standards.  Instead of bemoaning the fact that laboratories are hiring these individuals, work with them to establish training for their employees. The key is to have the didactic online and have a contract where the hospital does all of the training, laboratory and clinical.  This requires a 1+1 AAS degree or 3+1 BS degree so the training can be completed in one year after completion of all academics required for the degree.  It is a "win-win", the institution can increase student numbers at relatively little cost as there won't be lab supplies and the laboratory will have a fully functional lab professional trained on all of their SOPs.  They can even work the bench in some areas, separate from the educational experience, once certain course work is complete. I have done this successfully with several MLT programs.

Terry

At the hospital where I've worked for 12 years as a med tech, in the last year we have started "on the job training" for medical technologists… no education or board certification required. I am terrified for our health care!

I have been preaching to college/university based programs for years that it is crucial to reach out to hospitals, especially in rural areas, and offer them the ability to train qualified individuals in their labs.  You do not have to be certified or professionally trained to meet the CLIA requirements for personnel standards.  Instead of bemoaning the fact that laboratories are hiring these individuals, work with them to establish training for their employees. The key is to have the didactic online and have a contract where the hospital does all of the training, laboratory and clinical.  This requires a 1+1 AAS degree or 3+1 BS degree so the training can be completed in one year after completion of all academics required for the degree.  It is a "win-win", the institution can increase student numbers at relatively little cost as there won't be lab supplies and the laboratory will have a fully functional lab professional trained on all of their SOPs.  They can even work the bench in some areas, separate from the educational experience, once certain course work is complete. I have done this successfully with several MLT programs.

Terry

At the hospital where I've worked for 12 years as a med tech, in the last year we have started "on the job training" for medical technologists… no education or board certification required. I am terrified for our health care!

I have been preaching to college/university based programs for years that it is crucial to reach out to hospitals, especially in rural areas, and offer them the ability to train qualified individuals in their labs.  You do not have to be certified or professionally trained to meet the CLIA requirements for personnel standards.  Instead of bemoaning the fact that laboratories are hiring these individuals, work with them to establish training for their employees. The key is to have the didactic online and have a contract where the hospital does all of the training, laboratory and clinical.  This requires a 1+1 AAS degree or 3+1 BS degree so the training can be completed in one year after completion of all academics required for the degree.  It is a "win-win", the institution can increase student numbers at relatively little cost as there won't be lab supplies and the laboratory will have a fully functional lab professional trained on all of their SOPs.  They can even work the bench in some areas, separate from the educational experience, once certain course work is complete. I have done this successfully with several MLT programs.

Terry

At the hospital where I've worked for 12 years as a med tech, in the last year we have started "on the job training" for medical technologists… no education or board certification required. I am terrified for our health care!

I have been preaching to college/university based programs for years that it is crucial to reach out to hospitals, especially in rural areas, and offer them the ability to train qualified individuals in their labs.  You do not have to be certified or professionally trained to meet the CLIA requirements for personnel standards.  Instead of bemoaning the fact that laboratories are hiring these individuals, work with them to establish training for their employees. The key is to have the didactic online and have a contract where the hospital does all of the training, laboratory and clinical.  This requires a 1+1 AAS degree or 3+1 BS degree so the training can be completed in one year after completion of all academics required for the degree.  It is a "win-win", the institution can increase student numbers at relatively little cost as there won't be lab supplies and the laboratory will have a fully functional lab professional trained on all of their SOPs.  They can even work the bench in some areas, separate from the educational experience, once certain course work is complete. I have done this successfully with several MLT programs.

Terry

At the hospital where I've worked for 12 years as a med tech, in the last year we have started "on the job training" for medical technologists… no education or board certification required. I am terrified for our health care!

I have been preaching to college/university based programs for years that it is crucial to reach out to hospitals, especially in rural areas, and offer them the ability to train qualified individuals in their labs.  You do not have to be certified or professionally trained to meet the CLIA requirements for personnel standards.  Instead of bemoaning the fact that laboratories are hiring these individuals, work with them to establish training for their employees. The key is to have the didactic online and have a contract where the hospital does all of the training, laboratory and clinical.  This requires a 1+1 AAS degree or 3+1 BS degree so the training can be completed in one year after completion of all academics required for the degree.  It is a "win-win", the institution can increase student numbers at relatively little cost as there won't be lab supplies and the laboratory will have a fully functional lab professional trained on all of their SOPs.  They can even work the bench in some areas, separate from the educational experience, once certain course work is complete. I have done this successfully with several MLT programs.

Terry

At the hospital where I've worked for 12 years as a med tech, in the last year we have started "on the job training" for medical technologists… no education or board certification required. I am terrified for our health care!

At the hospital where I've worked for 12 years as a med tech, in the last year we have started "on the job training" for medical technologists… no education or board certification required. I am terrified for our health care!

At the hospital where I've worked for 12 years as a med tech, in the last year we have started "on the job training" for medical technologists… no education or board certification required. I am terrified for our health care!

At the hospital where I've worked for 12 years as a med tech, in the last year we have started "on the job training" for medical technologists… no education or board certification required. I am terrified for our health care!

At the hospital where I've worked for 12 years as a med tech, in the last year we have started "on the job training" for medical technologists… no education or board certification required. I am terrified for our health care!

At the hospital where I've worked for 12 years as a med tech, in the last year we have started "on the job training" for medical technologists… no education or board certification required. I am terrified for our health care!

I have taken my concerns up the chain of command all the way to the CEO. My supervisor tried to write me up for disrespect (I called her out for using MLS credentials when she is only certified in Chemistry & has no lab education). The write up was removed & the director & VP said they would develop a better training program for these people with no lab education or certification. This took place between November of 2023 until May of 2024. Nothing has changed. 

At the hospital where I've worked for 12 years as a med tech, in the last year we have started "on the job training" for medical technologists… no education or board certification required. I am terrified for our health care!

At the hospital where I've worked for 12 years as a med tech, in the last year we have started "on the job training" for medical technologists… no education or board certification required. I am terrified for our health care!

At the hospital where I've worked for 12 years as a med tech, in the last year we have started "on the job training" for medical technologists… no education or board certification required. I am terrified for our health care!

At the hospital where I've worked for 12 years as a med tech, in the last year we have started "on the job training" for medical technologists… no education or board certification required. I am terrified for our health care!