The trail splinters off
She chooses the way of Truth
Chaos left behind
Following the lead
Of others who've forged the way
Destination: Hope
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Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Why Respiratory Therapy? Part Two
After several years I thought I'd try something different. I accepted a home care/sales position with an out of town company. Worst job of my life. Seriously. I am NOT a sales person. And the commute was 1 hour and 15 minutes one way! It was during this time that that the push was on for home care companies to become accredited by The Joint Commission. The Joint Commission already made inroads in many hospitals and medical centers and decided to branch out in the mid to late 80's. I helped write and implement policy and procedures and set up a Quality Assurance program at this company. I still hated the job, though.
Shortly after going through the accreditation process and receiving a positive review, the CEO of a home care company in Ohio came knocking at our door. He was interested in how we received the positive results. My boss asked me to speak with him. Big mistake on his part. I ended up being wined, dined, and recruited to become the QA manager for his company. I was ready to take a leap of faith and accepted his offer. Off to Columbus, Ohio was I!
The following was the best 6 months of my life. I met Mr. Sister 3 days after moving there. I was busy, busy, busy designing and implementing policies and procedures and was an intregal part of the company receiving a positive outcome in their Joint Commission review. Unfortunately, it was too good to be true and I was laid off. I wasn't needed anymore.
It was difficult finding work at that time. I did free lance accreditation consultant work in addition to working triage in a medical clinic for the indigent. One of my free lance jobs had me travelling to North Carolina. What a pretty, pretty state. It was a fun contract and it gave me a sense of accomplishment to help this particular company receive their accreditation. On the heels of this job, Mr. Sister was offered a position at a Charlotte bank that was to eventually become Bank of America. We discussed this and thought it was a wonderful opportunity so off to Charlotte we went.
Wow. That was 20 years ago! We've been here ever since. My first "gig" was as a home care therapist for a pediatric home care company, then I managed a home care company for a short while. Home care still wasn't what I enjoyed. I decided it was time to get back into direct patient care within the hospital setting. I got my foot in the door at an orthopedic hospital, that was eventually bought out by the hospital group I currently work for. When they built the hospital closer to home, I jumped at the chance to join. And you know something? I love my job!
Isn't it funny how life comes full circle?
The following was the best 6 months of my life. I met Mr. Sister 3 days after moving there. I was busy, busy, busy designing and implementing policies and procedures and was an intregal part of the company receiving a positive outcome in their Joint Commission review. Unfortunately, it was too good to be true and I was laid off. I wasn't needed anymore.
It was difficult finding work at that time. I did free lance accreditation consultant work in addition to working triage in a medical clinic for the indigent. One of my free lance jobs had me travelling to North Carolina. What a pretty, pretty state. It was a fun contract and it gave me a sense of accomplishment to help this particular company receive their accreditation. On the heels of this job, Mr. Sister was offered a position at a Charlotte bank that was to eventually become Bank of America. We discussed this and thought it was a wonderful opportunity so off to Charlotte we went.
Wow. That was 20 years ago! We've been here ever since. My first "gig" was as a home care therapist for a pediatric home care company, then I managed a home care company for a short while. Home care still wasn't what I enjoyed. I decided it was time to get back into direct patient care within the hospital setting. I got my foot in the door at an orthopedic hospital, that was eventually bought out by the hospital group I currently work for. When they built the hospital closer to home, I jumped at the chance to join. And you know something? I love my job!
Isn't it funny how life comes full circle?
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