Does Kaiser Permanente pay for your X-ray tech school if you contract yourself to work for them for 4 years?
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Contact Kaiser directly for specific information.  If an offer is made, get it in writing.
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Have you ever filled out FAFSA? That's a number one good way. But if you want to get a job quickly...radiologist get paid quite a bit, and that's a two year degree.
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I did that for about a year. Even went to school for it. heheh. I was working for Kaiser and it was supposed to be one of the good paying companies. I got 13.50 an hour but the benefits were good.\n\nNot exactly worth getting out of bed for. It depends on where you work. Especially dealing with all them books and little black and white writing and coding and all kinds of bs. One tiny little undetailed coding...NO PAYMENT.\n\nDoctors offices start at 9.50 to 12.00. and hospitals...no more than 14.00. \n\nIt depends on what state your in and what the pay is there too.\n\nI moved on to being a Bill Collector...it pays twice the salary and I make commission.\n\nI guess whatever floats your boat.
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As a nurse, the answer is no. Depending where and how long you work, you may have a great benefit and retirement package, but nothing you get is free. It's EARNED.
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In the US, you can no longer get an entry level degree for PT  as a bachelor's degree.  It is at least a master's or doctorate level degree...time from undergraduate to degree completion ranges from 6-7 years.  Once awarded a PT, degree, average salary in the US is approximately $60,000 a year for someone with serveral years experience...it is considerably less for a new graduate...so plan on around $4-5000 a month as opposed to the figure mentioned above.  It is a highly competitive enrollment that requires significant backround in chemistry, physics, biology and psychology...however enrollment has dropped in the last serveral years making it "easier" to get in...it also requires an English proficiency exam for foreign educated students.  \n\nNow, if you want to become a physical therapy ASSISTANT...this is a two year degree...it is considerably easier (one of my classmates was a PTA before she became a PT), but the pay is significantly less...the average salary in the US for a PTA ranges between $30,000-$35,000 a year ...or less than $3000 a month.  \n\nHowever, for those who work for staffing agencies, these folks make considerably more.  Yet, they are frequently displaced and rarely develop any rapor or mentorships with any co-workers because they are moved so frequently...it's defintely not the ideal setting for a new graduate.  \n\nI cannot comment on nursing since I am a PT, but it sounds like you are not getting the whole picture from your friend's dad.
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Four years of medical school, usually followed by one year of internship, followed by four years of residency training.  Most do either a one or two year fellowship to subspecialize.  Total time, including college, is usually about thirteen to fifteen years years.  Monetary expense is four years of college and four years of medical school.  At current prices, this will easily cost you $200,000 to $300,000.  Put it this way.....you spend half your young adult life in school and in training and when you get out you start your career with a hefty debt that is comparable to a home mortgage....unless you have family money that can finance your education without going into debt.
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I just recently graduated from PTA school in August and have just gotten my first job as a PTA.  In the field of PT you work with people and their injuries.  You do usually have to obtain some measurments to see how bad the injury is so that may be considered data.  The thing that I like most about my job is being able to help a patient achieve their goals in getting back to their daily activities.  I got started when I was looking into going into PT school but didn't want to go to school as long and found out that a PTA only has to go to school for about 2 years instead of about 6.  Personaly qualities needed are definitely good communication skills, confidence, and knowledge.  To become a PTA you need to enroll in a program that is accredited by the American Physical Therapy Association.  You do not need any prior college experience for the school that I went to.  During your time in school you will have regular classes as well as clinical rotation to be able to practice what you learn.  The most frequent problem that I have seen thus far is misunderstanding between you and the patient or other coworkers.  Technology is constantly changing in what we use although the use of our hands will always be needed.  We use ultrasound(different than what is used for pregnancy), electrical stimulation(not as bad as it sounds), and even lazers are starting to be used.  Word of encouragment would be to be serious about the education because this is where you will get most of your knowledge and just know that other people are putting their trust in you to get them better.   As a PTA you can work in a private clinic, a hospital, a rehab unit, and nursing homes as well as companies that do home visits.  I know that in the midwest that the average PTA makes $16-$18/hr depending on what setting you work in and how much experience you have.  As a new grad I am working in a nursing home and my starting wage is $15/hr.  The site that I have listed is the college that I attended.
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Depends on what you're looking for, which state you reside in and your job. See if there's a group or association in the industry you're in that sponsors a health insurance plan that you would be eligible for--not only would it be cheaper than going on your own, chances are it would also include vision care and a dental plan. Otherwise you will have to construct those three parts piecemeal.\n\nAnother option is to see if you qualify for the plan that your largest client offers its employees. Even though you are self-employed, you may still be eligible, or could work that into part of your compensation/contract.
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Yes you can get Incapaicity benefit for a year and then go on ato claim disability allowance.  You need to get certifictes from your GP for the first 6 months, then a MED 4 form and eventually you'll go onto disability without the certs xx
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It will depend on the employment type.  In Universities and their affiliated parts (such as hospitals), you're likely to have different rules depending on the type of job & where you work.  In general, there will be an allowance for education - my wife used to work at their affiliated hospital, and they had a policy that reimbursed employment-related education.  My experience has been that most employers will reimburse a couple of thousand dollars a year of job-related education, but beyond that you may face resistance.\n\nThe JHU HR page has the following:\nTuition Assistance\n\nJHU provides eligible employees and dependents with the following tuition benefits:\n\n    * Tuition Remission - provides 100% remission for credit and non-credit professional development courses for eligible employees. Family members are also eligible for tuition remission. The specific amount available to dependents on a per course/term/quarter basis for credit courses varies by school, but in general ranges from $50 to 50% up to $2625 per calendar year. The family limit for credit courses is $5250 per calendar year.\n\n      The plan is limited to part-time studies and covers tuition costs of courses offered by JHU's academic divisions.\n\n\n    * Tuition Grant Plan - provides tuition assistance for dependent children of an eligible employee. The plan pays 50% of undergraduate tuition and universal academic fees at a degree-granting, accredited institution, up to a maximum value of one-half of Hopkins' freshman undergraduate tuition.\n\n      Participation in the Tuition Grant Plan is limited to no more than four years per dependent child.
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TX is a right to work state so you are NEVER guaranteed a job/benefits unless you have a written contract.  Since your job was in TX, TX law governs the labor law.  Since TX is right to work it will be hard to prove that anything done was illegal unless it was done in retailiation for illegal reasons. (ie retailiated against because of using FMLA leave, etc)  Also the 10k bonus plan is just that a bonus plan, unless you meet all the qualifactions for getting the 10k then they of course don't need to pay you, and again unless there was a contract they can cancel any plan they choose.
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Legally, I am not sure....You should consult with an attorney.\n\nMorally, YES!!!!!  If you were ill and had the insurace benefit, you owe the money!  You don't think it was your employer's responsibility to pay for YOUR insuance do you?\n\nPlease don't contribute to the healthcare problem by sticking your ex-employer with YOUR insurace bill.  If everyone did this, no-one would be able to afford healthcare.\n\nThink about it and do the right thing.
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Go to work now and have your employer pay for your continuing education.
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Yep. I went to school to better myself and get a degree in my chosen field. Then when I went out to try to find work I am told that I can work for the same rate as they pay the other workers. That was only $7 an hour for a welding tech.\nIf I weree in some other state I could get $30 but I can't move for family reasons.\nThe other workers were all Mexican nationals.
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Yes. Many hospitals and clinics will pay you to advance to RN if you agree to contract to them for X number of years. Just ask your employer, and approach potential employers in the area.
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Most states don't use independent contractors, except for therapies (ST, OT, PT). \n\nIn my district, our early intervention team consists of district-employed social workers, special education teachers and educational assistants (for ages 3-5 DD preschool), coordination with Head Start and other programs, and independent contractors for therapies.
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Yes, you need to become an X-ray technician first. You will have to go to school for two years for that to learn about medical terminology, basic radiation physics, and photographic imaging techniques and chemistry. It gives you an opportunity to work under doctors performing complicated procedures. Starting salary for this is $24,000 a year but you can work up to $65,000 a year. You will need further training to become an ultrasound tech, so you can probably expect to make a little more since this is a more specialized field. Eventually ultrasound tech will probably have its own program (won't have to be an x-ray tech first), but for now, this is the way it is. Good luck and don't let the money stop you if this is something you wanna do!!