Just a couple of days after posting my rant about being disatisfied with my current place of employment, I finaly learned the outcome of the interview process I started back on May 21.
Apparently, it IS a good thing when the people interviewing you high five each other after you answer a question. I have been offered, and accepted, the position of Staff Development Coordinator at another long term care facility. I start July 1.
Just what IS a Staff Development Coordinator you ask? Well, I'll be responsible for hiring the nursing assistants and nurses, and providing all of the required inservice programs, as well as developing additional training programs for the facility. This job is the perfect merging of my previous experience as a corporate trainer, and my new nursing career. It's part training, part HR and part nursing. I will also have the chance to teach nursing assistant courses, and do community outreach for the facility.
I tried to convince my current employer to let me do this job for them, but that was never going to happen. I've already given my notice, and they actually seemed happy for me. (Maybe it helped that I agreed to work out the rest of the month, instead of just 2 weeks.)
Oh, did I mention that this is a management position, and that I will be working Monday to Friday, 8-5, with weekends and holidays off? And that it involves a nice little pay raise? And quarterly bonus? <GRIN> Yeah.. I'm a happy bear...
There is ONE tiny draw back however.. Because this is a management , front office position, I won't be able to wear scrubs to work every day. The dress code is business casual. After nearly 6 years of working in health care, I have nothing in my wardrobe that even fits that description. ( I have a ton of scrubs, I have jeans and t-shirts, and I have a couple of suits. That's it.) So, I had to go clothes shopping..
Let me tell you something: 5 years of wearing scrubs (which are basically pajamas) can let a bear seriously delude himself as to his actual size. And I have. Shopping for new clothes this evening was NOT a fun experience. (Especially not for Steve who had to deal with me as my attitude went south). Ah well, that are things that can be done in that department too.. Time to get to work...