[Histonet] Unregistered techs

[Kim Tournear]

Ok. I have to chime in on this one. Jay, I see your point. I'm neutral on this subject. 

I work with an unregistered tech (30yrs on the bench) and her work is excellent. For whatever reason she missed the dead line for the change on the OJT route on entry. 

I have worked with registered techs out there that do crappy work. So what is the difference between registered vs unregistered when it comes to their skills?

Unregistered doesn't necessarily mean unqualified. 

Sent from the iPhone of Kim Tournear. 

On May 24, 2012, at 1:40 PM, Jay Lundgren <jaylundgren <@t> gmail.com> wrote:

> Question 1: Why do health care organizations NOT hire unlicensed Physicians?
> Answer: Because of the maelstrom of malpractice suits, civil and criminal
> laws they would be breaking, ruined careers, prison, orphaned children etc.
> 
> Question 2: Why do supervisors/lab managers hire "unregistered" (see
> previous posts) histotechs?
> 
> Answer: Because they can pay them $12/hr instead of $30/hr.
>              Many of them receive hefty bonuses for controlling costs.
>              They get away with it.
> 
> The most brilliant Pathologist in the world could NEVER EVEN SEE a
> malignancy that was rough cut away by an unqualified histotech.
> 
>                                                              Jay A.
> Lundgren, M.S., HTL(ASCP)
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