Laboratory Tech: Understanding the Evolution of Modern Healthcare

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As the economy fluctuates, the job market fluctuates alongside it. This is true of almost every industry with the exception of healthcare. Regardless of the economic state, people always need healthcare, which means healthcare jobs will always be in demand.

As healthcare continues to evolve and grow, the need for specialized personnel who can keep up with its evolution will be in high demand. This article will describe several careers within the healthcare arena that will help you remain in demand while allowing for tremendous career growth.

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Sterilization Scientist

The science of sterilization is one that it is in extremely high demand. This is a specialized area within healthcare that provides extremely competitive salaries. Most sterilization scientists have either microbiology or engineering backgrounds, but having a degree in one of the other sciences certainly doesn’t rule you out. Many of the major medical device and pharmaceutical companies are always on the lookout for talented sterilization specialists.

In modern healthcare, terminal sterilization has become one of the most critical developments in keeping patients safe from infections that could occur during a surgical or medical procedure. Terminal sterilization usually consist of a moist heat (steam), ethylene oxide or irradiation (gamma or electron-beam) process. All terminal sterilization modalities require an understanding of microbiology, physics, chemistry and engineering concepts. So, you can see why this is such a specialized area. Being a sterilization specialist means you have the ability to develop sterilization cycles for a variety of medical device, pharmaceutical and other healthcare products. This is a very fulfilling career because you are literally providing tangible efforts to patient safety. As mentioned, this is also a very financially rewarding career.

Radiological Sciences

Clinical laboratory scientist programs online are available that will guide you to a successful, stable career within the healthcare arena. For example, there are online programs that will lead you to become an expert in Computed Tomography (CT), and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Technicians who are experts with this technology will always be demand (as long as the technology remains in existence). You will have patient facing experiences and this can be a very rewarding career.

Diagnostic Medical Sonography

You can pursue a bachelor’s within this arena online as well. A bachelor’s in diagnostic medical sonography is a very specialized area of healthcare, which will keep you in demand and feeling valued.

A career in healthcare can be very rewarding. You get the opportunity to make a difference in people’s lives while earning a fantastic living.

By  Lizzie Weakley	Embed
About the Author - Lizzie Weakley is a freelance writer from Columbus, Ohio. She went to college at The Ohio State University where she studied communications. In her free time, she enjoys the outdoors and long walks in the park with her 3-year-old husky Snowball.