Not too sure about this myself but I've heard the same from some very established healthcare professional friends. It's a shame because 10 years ago I worked in the healthcare field and would see plenty of positions open for RT's and just the right amount of programs pushing them through. I think what has happened is that there are too many programs now days which has increased the supply of RT's but not the job availability for them.
Choose R.N., NOT respiratory therapist. Physicians refer to respiratory as 'ancillary', lumped in with C.N.A.s. Despite taking the same general education, prerequisites and sciences respiratory earns about 20% to 30% LESS THAN R.N.s. R.N.s and M.D.s ate lunch, conversed idly, and even dated/married; yet, NEARLY never, can the same be said of the LOWLY respiratory therapist. My usual contribution to the 'team' was, " SaO2 is something %" followed by, "ok, ya sure", by the Pulmonologist. 37 years of such 'team work' was not pleasant, or worth it. Further, the nature of the discipline greatly diminishes the areas needed, thus opportunities are diminished. Choose R.N., NOT respiratory therapist.
You didn’t even have to work in a hospital. You could’ve went in a rehabilitation center, clinic or even a lab. And you were most likely not liked because of who you are, not your job. So please keep your miserable life to yourself. Because we all know that misery needs company 😉
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I have heard from Indeed that RT is not easy to find a job after school. Is that true?
Not too sure about this myself but I've heard the same from some very established healthcare professional friends. It's a shame because 10 years ago I worked in the healthcare field and would see plenty of positions open for RT's and just the right amount of programs pushing them through. I think what has happened is that there are too many programs now days which has increased the supply of RT's but not the job availability for them.
Tanner Britt Thank you for the reply. Are you in US or Canada ?
@@Roosevelt-q8t Most welcome. I am in the US
I’ve herd the same thing. Especially here in Mississippi it is kinda hard
I see 10s of thousands of job listings for RT countrywide on LinkedIn & Indeed. most people get jobs where they did their clinical
Choose R.N., NOT respiratory therapist. Physicians refer to respiratory as 'ancillary', lumped in with C.N.A.s. Despite taking the same general education, prerequisites and sciences respiratory earns about 20% to 30% LESS THAN R.N.s.
R.N.s and M.D.s ate lunch, conversed idly, and even dated/married; yet, NEARLY never, can the same be said of the LOWLY respiratory therapist. My usual contribution to the 'team' was, " SaO2 is something %" followed by, "ok, ya sure", by the Pulmonologist. 37 years of such 'team work' was not pleasant, or worth it. Further, the nature of the discipline greatly diminishes the areas needed, thus opportunities are diminished. Choose R.N., NOT respiratory therapist.
You didn’t even have to work in a hospital. You could’ve went in a rehabilitation center, clinic or even a lab. And you were most likely not liked because of who you are, not your job. So please keep your miserable life to yourself. Because we all know that misery needs company 😉
@Aaron Benson Definitely. This guy’s a miserable fraud
@Aaron Benson John Brown finished 40 cruddy years.
@@juancana457 John, is that you????? 😂