Sunoverbeach wrote:I missed a couple months. What's the new job, danm?
Still at community, still in cardiology, but left cardiothoracic icu and went to the cardiac catheterization lab.
No more nightshift, no more crazy families, less bureaucratic bullchit. But I lost my week on week off schedule and took a 15% paycut leaving nightshift. I like the job, hate the schedule. Left a job I didn't like with a schedule I loved (minus nightshift). Working like a normal person 5 days a week. I do have to take call tho. One day a week plus one weekend every 7 weeks. But it's paid as OT plus 2 hours if called in and $50/day for being on call. I was promised "unlimited overtime" when I interviewed. Said admin doesn't go after them about overtime, and I've gotten enough OT even while training that I don't notice the pay cut. Eventually I can move to a 4 day schedule, which I plan to.
I'm gonna do it for a year. There's a huge amount of opportunity to go work for drug or device companies as a rep, and they make BANK. but need to know what I'm doing in cath lab first. But I figure 1 full year to feel comfortable in thr job before I decide if I want a schedule I love and a job I hate or a schedule I hate and a job I love. If I stay in it, the goal will be to go to one of the device companies as a rep/support role and get away from patient care entirely.