The interview for the cardiovascular and thoracic sugery position went great!  It's a very small department, but they really need the help, and said that in my downtime (if I have any), I can help out in the wound clinic!  I am so excited...last Friday they even let me watch a venous ablation!  VERY COOL!  I'm looking forward to the possibility of learning many new procedures, and people...

I hope it's soon!  (I have a very difficult time with patience...as opposed to patients!)  There were probably a few other candidates for the position, and protocols need to be followed...and then of course there's all those HR people that need to do their part...

I got the call from HR today, but of course they called me at work, and I could very well take the call.  I'll find out for sure about the job tomorrow AM.  In the meantime, I got a nice nasty gram from my asst. mgr. today.    Apparently I was not doing my job in reviewing her work, and didn't notice that she hadn't marked me as having the day off on the monthly schedule.  She said that due to FMLA's, and previously approved vacations, that my position would not be covered, and the rest of my co-workers would have to cover their own prescriptions, and lab call backs.   HHHMMMM, do I smell a guilt trip?  Anyway, at the end of the e-mail it said, 'On another note, I think that there is somnething that you should share with me, and I am disappoointed that you failed to do so sooner...can you think of something that you should be communicating to me?'

hhhmmm (thinking): yeah, it was suggested on my last review that I seek work in another department, and it wa smost likely the best advice I'd received from management in this department...or...uh, I have absolutely no clue what you are talking about...or, what?!

Mind you I only thought about saying these things.  Instead, I made special arrangements for childcare, and told her that I could come in to cover the shift seeeing how they were short staffed, and I totally ignored the last part of the e-mail...Iknow it's going to come out sooner or later, but I still need time to think of a diplomatic, yet witty way to respond.

Congrats! And yes, you are very normal, but girl please.....I understand and sympathize that it is hard to turn in your notice, but the hell you have been through should make you want to do cartwheels into her office to resign! You will feel like a weight has been lifted off of you once you turn your notice in! You will have some high anxiety until you get your feet wet in this new position. I foresee you looking back in6 month and asking yourself, "why did I not do this sooner!"

DaMomb says ...

Yipee!  The job is mine for the taking.  I have not yet accepted, but so far eveything looks good.  Now, how do I tell my assistant manager that I took the advise given to me on my last review, and found work in another department?  I can't understand why I'm so afraid to "hurt someones feelings".  What's up with that anyway?  I'm tired of being walked all over, underappreciated, and overworked...I'm excited about the new work environment, but afraid of jumping from the frying pan to the fire...is this NORMAL?!!!

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  You tell your assistant manager you've taken her advice and are transfering to a different department.  Do not lie and say I've enjoyed my time here or be mean and say something negative.  Just do it in a very professional manner and get the hell out of that department.

OK, so here's the latest...I accepted the position, and start Sept. 3rd. I received responses from all of my managers and assistant managers that were very diplomatic - stating something to the effect, "Congratulations, and enjoy all of the new challenges" - but underneath it all I'm reading, "(HUGE SIGH) Oh, thank goodness she's FINALLY gone!!!" I respectfully requested the option of informing my coworkers myself, and plan to do so this week, so that they have time to adjust, but was informed by one of the management team, "not to take too long to announce my acceptance to a new position"...

I am still exceptionally nervous, as I know absolutely NOTHING about a specialty practice. I've heard though to, that it's a good thing, as being a blank slate, I can be trained to do things the way they want things done. I won' be going in saying, "Well, at my other place of employment we did things like this, or that..." I'm just happy to be leaving all of the negativity.

Now the bad news is they've been working HARD CORE on the RN in the department...they've written her up twice this week for bogus claims (brought to management's attention by ONE person who thinks EVERYTHING is a personal attack to her!).  One of the claims is for something tht allegedly took place in MAY!  Everyone in the department save one person has signed a letter stating just the opposite of what her write-ups claimed!

My personal opinion is they're trying to get rid of her to replace her with "eyes and ears" for the management.  Thing is, the department worked well without management's interference to begin with...they need to get rid of one person causing all of the trouble.

I'm so glad that I'm getting out of there!  I just wish I could take the good apples with me!

My manager called me at home last night to ask if I could come in and cover for a doctor whose assistant is out of the office for the week.  I wanted so bad to say no, but of course I rearranged the lives of my family (to provide for childcare) and went in.  So I had a day from you know where, because I covered the provider for a "half-day" (until approximately 2 PM), and then had to complete my normal duties.  I didn't take a lunch, and didn't leave until 6 PM.  I'm expecting to get called on it, but...oh, whatever.

10 more days and counting! 

I was called in to work twice more for full days in the past two weeks.  Funny how they "used" me at the end, but not when I specifically requested more hours!  Most recently:

The RN put in for her vacation for the entire year in January.  She received an e-mail from the assistant  mgr about a week ago stating that if she took her requested time off this week, she'd have only 12 hours remaining in her bank to last her until the end of the year, and was that enough.  She responded "yes".  Less than ten hours before the end of the work week (two days after receiving her e-mail), she received a phone call from the Mgr.  She said that she couldn't have her complete time off becuse she'd be 4 hours short, and she was required to come in one day this week to work for half a day!  Mind you all of her vacation time had been approved, and where did they come up with a difference of 16 hours all of a sudden?!!!   The RN told her first that she had planned to be gone from Saturday to Saturday (truth).  The Mgr told her she'd be violating policy, and that if she wanted, she could call payroll (or something like that) to clarify...the RN told her to put her down for Wednesday noon to 5 PM...right in the middle of her vacation!  What a crock...especially seeing how it was all approved in Janaury of this year!

Here's the other kicker:

Two of the girls at work (both work in different centers, but for the same department as a whole) requested vacation time (three days) a couple of months ago.  The asst mgr again got involved asking each of them idividually if they'd planned on taking time off together (this time was eventually denied).  But shortly before this, at a business meeting this so called asst mgr said to one of the girls " I'm disappointed that you don't participate more in company functions, and we never hear anything about the man/men in your life".  Seemingly insinuating that she's gay right there in front of her co-workers?!!!  This girl is IRRATE, and rightfully so if you ask me.  I don't condone homosexuality in general, but it is not at all the right of a manager, or co-worker to behave like this (and in front of other co-workers)!  In fact, isn't it downright illegal?

I AM SO GLAD I LEFT THAT DEPARTMENT!!!!

In reference to my previous post about the two co-workers wanting to take vacation together :

Neither of them is homosexual, but to have it inferred (not to mention by a member of management) in front of other co-waorkers, does that constitute slander?  I know both of these women, and have worked with both of them.  I have heard (from their mouths) stories of their personal lives.  But because they chose to share them with me, not because I tried to pry it out of them.  Just because they are both single, and would like to go on vacation together gives one enough ammunition to insinuate homosexuality?!!!  I guess I just don't get it.

I have been working in my new position/department for literally 8 days now.  I scrubbed in for my first ablation, and we were running almost two hours behind ( the doctor had a thorachotomy with bleb resection case, and ran late getting to the clinic).  The doc was a bit stressed out due to being behind schedule, and patients reactions and pain tolerance to the procedure.  I was nervous, and probably not quite ready to scrub in yet, but I'll keep practicing.  I feel like I'm making some headway.  I have helped to implement the use of a new communication tool in the department already, and had a very nice conversation with the asst. mgr. last week.  Sounds so far like things are going well.  I'm still apprehensive, but cardiology, and thoracic surgery are all new to me.  Things can only get better!

Congrats! I am so happy for you. You deserve every happy day in your new position!

I was trained that you are to start over, so yes she should have. However I have heard that nurses are no longer taught to aspirate. Not sure, I do it the way I was trained, and if you can believe it, in 20 years I have never aspirated blood. Seasoned nurses do stupid stuff all the time, just because they are seasoned doesn't make them good nurses.. You will see...

damomb: where have you been? I miss you.