Tripped Up

I had a really awful day today. It was a fluoro day, my first in over a month, and it really sucked. We didn't have a ton of patients, but I kept making mistakes, embarrassing myself and saying things I shouldn't say out loud.
I did one gigantically stupid thing (erase part of a pt's digitally archived exam) and tried to make up for it the whole day. Everyone was really nice to me and supportive, which makes me think that they are probably ripping me down behind my back (that is what they usually do).
And to finish off the day, on my way out, I tripped over a box in the hallway and looked like a retard.
Bad. Day.

Full Moon

Whoa!
This Saturday I broke the department record for most x-rays done by a single person in one shift.
The previous record was 17. I did 22!
My previous best was 15, but now I'm the new record holder!
And I didn't have to call in my back-up person.
Although, I did call her in on Sunday.
We had 2 traumas come in at once and I decided I couldn't do everything.

This week-end I did 52 patients total in 3 - 8 hour shifts. I think the total for all shifts was well over 100 patients. Plus I answered a million phone calls, refaxed ultrasound paperwork to the radiologist( the US tech couldn't get her paperwork to the right place, ever), entered all the orders for each exam (plus the CT and US exams) and made exam copies for patients.

What a week-end.

I'm Off

Well, in about 5 minutes I'm off to the big Department Meeting.
It's my day off, but there's no way I'm missing this!
I think the Boss and Others will tell us that they are cutting out mammography services from the dept. So.....my hours will be cut too. Sucks to be me, right?
Why did they hire me?
I left a perfectly good job (where I made more, but I had to drive farther) to take this job only THREE months ago.
Did they know they were going to cut mammos then?
I really don't want to lose my Mamms accreditation, but what can I do?

We will also discuss an inspirational book that the Boss gave everyone to read. I was not inspired. It was a hard cover book - $20 a piece + 75 employees = a ton of money they could spend somewhere else.

Back Again

I was at Old Job today. They needed help, because someone was on vacation. It was great to see everyone again. I'd forgotten how friendly everyone is at Old Hosp. Not like at New Hosp. were they are rude. They = EVERYONE!
I did mamms and it felt like I wasn't even working, that's how easy it is to use their machine. Instead of struggling to get passable images, I could walk into the room and walk out 15 mins later, with perfect images. I didn't even break a sweat.
Sigh.
But there are things I like about New Job too
I just can't think of any right now.
Ironically, one of my students, that just graduated, was hired as my replacement at Old Job. Interesting.
There really is a definite attitude difference between the 2 hospitals.
Perhaps, it's a difference of big vs. small.
Mean vs. nice.

This is a pic of the ancient beast that (wants to) whip my butt once a week. As you can see Wilma Flintstone had her first mammo done on this very machine.

This is sort of what the Old Job's mammo machine looks like. I couldn't find a very good pic. Surprisingly, usually GE has their advertising stuff all over. Any way it is a very gorgeous GE Diamond.

Watching You

The Manager wants everyone to take a 20 min. walk outside.
So we go outside.
After skipping around the cement urban sprawl on Friday, I had a lovely pink sunburn.

Drunk guy with his head swaddled in gauze, like a mummy, talking to Diabetty tech.

DG: You better do a good job.
Diabetty: Oh, we always take good x-rays!
DG: Well, I know where you work, so you better do a good job.
Diabetty: You know where we work? Yeah, I guess you do.
DG: Yeah, I know where you work, because I live a block away. Sometimes I watch you guys.
Diabetty: ................um......?

I will NOT be taking a stroll outside/around the hospital anymore!
He might be watching.

Last Day

Tomorrow is my last day of work.

I start at my new job on Monday.

My co-workers are having a going away party for me tomorrow.

Veggie pizza, brownies and Pepsi.

My favorite things.

New Boy

I hope my first day at work isn't like this.



Still it's really funny!

Oriann Tation

I had orientation today for my new job. From 8am to 4pm. Now I'm at work(old job) until 11pm.
Man, I'd forgotten about how boring and repetitive all that orientation junk is!
The exciting highlights of the day:

• To find the elevators look for a picture of red poppies.
• If you don't find said poppy picture you will be lost forever!
• If you want police and security to come running dial 666 for assistance.
• Sugarcane skewered shrimp with couscous for lunch (fancy pantsy!)
• Prescription vending machine by the ER .

I know I will get lost all the time for the first 6 months. New job(NJ) hospital is soooo big. Everything is brand new and every hallway looks exactly the same. It's scary and super shiny at the same time. At old job(OJ) I know everyone by their first name. There are over 1,000 employees at NJ! Yikes!

I'm scared, but........I can't wait to start!

Cough Cough

This is what happens when you say, "Sick? I never get sick."
Ha. Ha.
I am sick. I have a fever and a cough. When I swallow, my spit bumps down a rough, fiery throat. It hurts. This is the worst sore throat I have ever had. And I think I just lacerated my liver coughing. Maybe I have strep.
I feel terrible.

But I'm at work!

Everyone is mad at me, because I'm quiting and in 2 weeks they'll have to work my shifts.
I've never called in sick.
Who would work for me?