Sorry, couldn't help the title. It reminds me of Elmer Fudd...from the Looney Toones. Seriously, sometimes I feel like those hunters in the fall...paying for a ticket just to have a chance at a deer....and striking out.....but anticipating the next year....and the year after that....knowing that SOMETIME I will be the lucky one...
In March, there was a PRN ultrasound job at IHC's Cassia Hospital in Burley. Being a bit over zealous and ill prepared, I applied for it. LOL, needless to say I never heard back from them. So recently (middle of September), I looked at their job board, and it was still left open from March....I gathered up the courage to call the manager and ask what they were looking for so that I could prepare myself to fulfill the position. However, no one answered, so I left a message. A day or two later I received a voice mail from the manager saying they wanted to set up an interview and see if it would work out. I was beyond ecstatic and called back asap. Again, no answer so I left a message. Called back later in the day, again, no answer....left a message. I called the next day...no answer, but I decided 2 messages were enough....still waiting for that phone call. Kind of bazaar...wondering what happened....oh well, moving on...
Around June I decided to apply for a few ultrasound jobs, just to see if I could get a bite or not. Well, I applied to a women's clinic in Idaho Falls, and got a phone call the same day. I drove a couple of days later for an interview (2 1/2 one way) and felt that everything went really well. I loved the facility and it even had LDS artist's painting on the walls....what a breath of fresh air! However, Joe and I prayed about it and just requested that if it wasn't a good fit for us, we didn't want it!! So, a week or so later, I received a call that they chose someone who was registered already and had a year's experience. We were a little bit disappointed, but felt that it was for the best. She referred me to a position in Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, in Idaho Falls and also asked me to contact them when I graduate. They might have more openings in July 2013.
I also applied for a few jobs in the Boise area (St. Luke's, St. Alphonsus, you name it, I did it), knowing that I could probably stay with Joe's mom and brother if I needed to. But I never heard back from them....
My clinical instructor for St. Luke's in Twin Falls told me they opened up a PRN position here and to apply for it (first of September). I did that immediately....still haven't heard back from them....I will wait patiently. I will be competing against another Weber student and a registered tech that hasn't worked for 5 yrs...not feeling confident.
SO....around the middle of September, I received a phone call regarding my application to St. Luke's Nampa Hospital (yes, I had to recall the MANY applications and what this one was). They requested an interview and I made sure that they understood that I was a student and wasn't registered, but would asap after my graduation (I didn't want another false hope like Idaho Falls, drive 2 hrs just to find out later that I didn't meet their criteria). They said that would be fine. SO I drove to Nampa, and had a 5 person panel interview me (3 on a conference call and 2 in person). Long story short, it was an intense 30 min interview with a request to go to Downtown Boise to scan at their facility there. Over all, I felt very confident of my interview and my scanning, but worried that I might have been slightly inadequate with the scanning. Just last Friday, I received a voice message saying that I was hired!! And so I have been trying to get things in line for that to take place. I sign paperwork Monday and have my orientation next Thurs. But my actual training won't start until Oct. 9th.
It is only a PRN position, which means I would just cover the vacations and needs. ANYTHING helps and so I was excited for the opportunity, and to have it on my resume. I am working on getting the paperwork filled out so I can get school clinical hours for the hours that I work....NICE!! To get paid and credit at the same time....PLEASE!! And it is a substantial increase to what we are earning right now, even with just the few hours. Long story short...the manager emailed me thinking he can get me the full 24 hrs a week between all of the facilities in the valley. So, that is kind of exciting. However, that would mean a lot of commuting...so there is always the thought of Joe and I packing up our stuff and living with his mom for awhile in Nampa. He would drive down to Twin Falls every Thurs for classes in the fall....every Tues and Thurs for classes in the Spring. They have 2 clinical sites at Mountain Home (1 hr from Nampa) that he could possibly get. They are still required to go to St. Luke's Twin Falls Hospital for 1 semester....I don't know....That is a lot of driving for him too....But Boise has so many more options for employment for me and for him. I am concerned about both of us finding a job in the same department in the same hospital, which is the case in most of the towns in Idaho. They usually only offer one hospital....There are so many things to think about and decide so quickly....YET AGAIN!
I asked Joe why everything in our life has to be so crazy, why we are required to make such big decisions in such a short amount of time.... Needless to say, I regret moving to Idaho for multiple reasons, mainly for finding healthcare work. It has been HORRIBLE trying to find me a job....and even Joe one too. We haven't been picky, in fact pretty desperate. It scares me to death to not find an ultrasound job after I graduate....So I think that this might be the answer to prayers. Gooding is an option, but my shifts are so sparadic, and they won't let me scan until I am graduated....and even then, there aren't a lot of ultrasound exams ordered. And they are only licensed to do the first trimester OB exams...It's all too confusing....distinguishing the answer. We shall see what happens....in the mean time...if your thoughts head in our direction, would you mind saying a little prayer in our behalf? Thank you =0)
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