How a Cytotechnologist can Plan Strategically – Part One
Strategic planning is a good idea for anyone to do, not matter what field that person is in, to ensure that they are following an ideal career path. However, this is especially true for a cytotechnologist, because cytotechnology is part of the medical field, which is always changing. As a cytotechnologist you can take steps to take your career to the next level. Instead of just letting our career take its natural path without doing any planning, take action and see if you can get to a better place than you otherwise would as a cytotechnologist.
Take time to evaluate the market that you are working in as a cytotechnologist. Think about what may happen in the future to the field of cytotechnology. Medicare and Medicaid programs are always trying to reduce payment costs for laboratory tests, including tests run by a cytotechnologist. Private insurance companies are always trying to cut costs as well. Competitive bidding could really decrease the costs of tests a cytotechnologist runs, and that could in turn decrease the amount that a facility can afford to pay a cytotechnologist. The future of health care in the United States may change drastically if health care becomes publicly funded. Cytotechnologists are less in demand today than they have been in previous years, because doctors have begun recommending that patients have pap tests every three years instead of every year when tests are normal. If HPV vaccines become very widely administered, there will be need of less repeat pap tests as well.
Find employment as a cytotechnologist.
Glenn, David MT(ASCP) (December 3, 2007) Looking Forward. Advance for Medical Laboratory Professionals.
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