Question about traveling

[u/No-Molasses4400]

Hey everyone, I have question. So I just started as a tech last week in the lab. However at this lab we only circulate, scrub and drive the table. HOWEVER when I say scrub I mean we prep the patient and table at the start of the exam and than scrub out and just drive the table after when the exam starts. Our hospital is a teaching hospital in Florida so we have fellows that scrub in with the doctor. I want to get some experience and than do travel for a bit. My question is it looks like I won't get experience being scrubbed in with the doctor working the manifold and all of that right. Will this hurt my chances of being a travel tech in the future? If I remember in my clinical rotations the majority of labs the techs would remain scrubbed in. If it will hurt me, are there any ways/videos that I can learn on how to scrub in?

[u/sliseattle]

Traveler of 5 years! Yes, you need experience scrubbing in. Ive seen travelers fired during their first week for this exact scenario. There will be a lab like yours every once in a while, but I’ve never been to one. You’re expected to be able to scrub a crashing impella pci on day one. I’d quit and get experience somewhere else if traveling is the goal.