*singing* "SOMEBODY GOT A NEW JOB...SOMEBODY GOT A NEW JOB!!" That's right you read that correctly! I have waved the world of RETAIL goodbye and taken one step closer in the the arena of a real J-O-B! I am done with the monotonous beep of a cash register. No more RUDE, DEMANDING, IMPATIENT, customers.. GOODBYE to RUDE, DEMANDING, IMPATIENT managers... I am not saying that I won't miss my regular customers, and the wonderful interactions I had with my co-workers, but it was time for baby girl to move on and move up...
So what am I doing you ask... Well I am the switchboard operator for the GI (GastroIntestinal) Specialist of Georgia. When I was hired I was told that I would just be transferring calls to the appropriate location between like 6 hospitals. I WAS HOODWINKED....BAMBOOZLED....whatever you wanna call it. Not only am I transferring calls but I am paging doctors, nurse practitioners, and medical asst. Looking up patient records and sending them to the right hospital/doc, connecting patients to their correct nurses or doctor (AFTER i have to sit and listen to their ailments concerning their irregular bowel movements, vomiting, diarrhea, and hemmroids...*yuck*), cancelling appts, handling pharmacy perscription calls... and more...WHAT IN THE!!!
My first week I was quite sure I had bitten off more then I could chew, swallow, digest and deficate... I was SOOOO OVERWHELMED! It was crazy... Everyone else in the office has prior experience at others hospitals, or went to school for something medical. Week 2 got a little better, but I still had my break down/pep talk moments. I am in week three and feel more comfortable and confident in my job. I still have lots of questions, but I am starting to enjoy this transitional phase..(especially bc I finally get paid this week!! ). But I'm understanding that life is one big learning process and this is just another volume in my life's library.
~*~*FOREVER BLOSSOMING~*~*
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