The risk of that rate is the candidates that will likely apply might not have a strong skill set and if you find one that does, as soon as you train them, they will likely leave for more money, but at the end of the day, you will have to let the budget weigh in.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jay Lundgren Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 3:21 PM To: Bruce Gapinski Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Histonet] CLIA qualified Bruce, You need a recent college grad with the requisite hours of science courses. If a PA would be overkill, I suspect you need someone to just describe your small bx's and dump them in a cassette. In the facilities where I have worked where they have such a position, the "grossing tech" with a B.S. makes much less than a HT (ASCP) with a high school diploma. It is a position of great responsibility, with low pay. I would start in the neighborhood of $10- $12. an hour, but I have no idea what that equates to in California money. About 40-50% what you pay a starting Histotech. By the way, I would suggest you hire someone with no experience and train them yourselves. No experience equals no bad habits. Finding a person with the right attitude, who understands that the Histology lab literally deals with matters of life and death, is the hard part. Technique can be taught. Sincerely, Jay A. Lundgren M.S., HTL (ASCP) _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet The information contained in this e-mail message is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the recipient(s) named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this document in error and that any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail, and delete the original message. _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
