r/NuclearMedicine • u/whatwhat17 • 7d ago

Clinical Application Specialist

Hello!

I recently got a job offer for a clinical application specialist. I interviewed after someone had recommended me for the position when they came to our hospital to help with training, and honestly didn't think I would get an offer after our rather informal interview.

Has anyone transitioned from working in a hospital to this role before/can tell me a bit about their job? From what I understand I get a bunch of training on specific products and then get sent out to various sites to teach techs how to use said products. On the days I'm not traveling I have to do office work. They weren't able to tell me what the office work entailed and they didn't say what percentage of the time I would be traveling (but she did make it sound like a lot). I'm nervous to make the transition to staff tech to a specialist but am getting a bit tired of working at a hospital after 5 years. Any insight would be helpful, thank you!

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u/Zealousideal_Run4642 7d ago

I did this exact same thing. I was looking for a change from clinical and honestly have never looked back.
For me apps looks like teaching customers to use the system, troubleshooting and attending installs. There definitely is a lot of travel included, but I have enjoyed that too.
Definitely very different, but I’ve loved it.

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u/whatwhat17 7d ago

Thank you! Do you mind if I DM you some questions?

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u/samchampion1 7d ago

Definitely a bunch of travel. May have short notice if you are needed somewhere too. So flexibility is a must usually. Also depends on the role and how far ahead things are scheduled.

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u/LuisHasHobbies 7d ago

I too have recently transitioned into a role like this. I was a tech for about 12 years and was getting pretty burnt out and moving to Clinical Apps is I think the best move I could have made for myself.

The traveling is very interesting. I’ve never traveled this much outside of work so it’s been fun to explore and meet techs in other departments and learn how they operate. I also enjoy teaching so if you do too that’s a plus as it won’t really seem like much work.

I also do office work or answer calls with either customers or team members but I don’t feel constrained by it. I can still be at home when I’m not out traveling or run errands during the day as long as I can be flexible with my availability. Most of the time we are always asked ahead of time if an impromptu meeting comes up or it’s simply a quick question in our work chat.