Clinical Day

[madshutterbug]

So I am in the OR. Thus far helped get first case starts going on time. Now doing some other work related to providing required supplies for ongoing and upcoming cases.

Ah, the more it changes, the more it stays the same.

Comments

[wedschilde.livejournal.com]

what?

[madshutterbug.livejournal.com]

Where what?

[wedschilde.livejournal.com]

prz to be whying you are in OR?

[madshutterbug.livejournal.com]

I can haz 1 day a month ORBurgerz! Is requirement for all RN's at Hospital in Dept. of Nursing (which, oddly, OR is not but hey, it's my area of clinical expertise) to do 8 hours clinical time/month. I'm in an exempt/management position, meaning I'm exempt from doing personnel evaluations but do manage aspects of the Dept. of Nursing.

So, I can haz 1 day month ORBurgers! With Ketchup! And Mooseturds!

[wedschilde.livejournal.com]

heh. mmmmm

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

But still: You like your work?

[madshutterbug.livejournal.com]

What a grouping of mental flavours in your question. Things I've been asking myself, even, during this year. How to answer? Is there an answer? Well, of course there is, yet that answer bends to other things in the world as well.

Whether I like my work, or not, the options to change are limited for the next 2 years, 3 months, 4 days. The primary limitation is an economic one. That's the duration left before I will actually receive a retirement check from Hospital regardless of my calendar age, i.e. the pension program will pay out regardless of age after 30 service years.

That, of course, assuming that there actually is a pension plan left in that time.

Still, that point in time is where/when options are seen to change significantly as to what work I do, liking it or otherwise. Accepting that, then, on to other parts.

What is my work? What is my role, how has it changed given I took a different position with Hospital at the beginning of this calendar year? What reasons drove me to make that change? Not only the easily stated superficial one, what are the reasons?

Stay tuned. Just, you know, don't hold your breath, please.