How Quickly Things Change

8:45 this morning found me quietly minding my own bussines at home when the phone rang. "Hello"
"Hi is this Crystal?"
"Yes"
"Hi this is Louise from work, CHCC and I was wondering if you were still interested in working for us a unit secretary becuause we are really desperate."
"Yes I am still interested but I thought you hired someone this week already so I already applied for another job within the facility. But on the other hand it will be a while till I know anything about that so in the mean time I would be interested in helping you out."
"Great! How many hours can you give us and when can you come in and meet with a few people?"
"Probably about 30hrs/week. I can come in about around 10 this morning if that works for you."
"Wonderful we will see you then and thanks so much. Bye."
At 10 I went and met with the computer guy and I found out that he was testing my skill level and general knowledge because the lady that they had hired earlier didn't work out for some reason. This was a job that they had told me about a while ago when I had applied for something else. Upon looking at my resume they thought I would be good for it but at the time they wanted full time and I wasn't able to give them that so that's about as far as it went. After meeting with the computer guy and showing him that I was pretty familier with the concepts that he was concerned about I didn't know what the next steps were and neither did anyone else really it seemed. The other girl doing this job wasn't sure if she was supossed to start training me or what and I certainly had no idea. Louise was busy so instead of just sitting around waiting for her I just jumped in and started doing things until she was free to meet with me in the early afternoon and we went from there.
So in the space of one phone call and about an hr. I was pulled of the floor, away from working nights and weekend and given a 32hr./wk postion that is day times and maybe a few Sundays but not at the moment and a raise for as long as I am filling this position! I have applied for another day position as a social worker which would be about the same but until I know more about that, if I even get an interview, I will be learning lots of new stuff, helping get things back on track with the current unit secretary and finally getting some normal sleep habits back! I ended up staying and working the rest of today and just did a few simple projects that needed doing but that were time consuming and learned more about one of 4 data systems that they use. Who knows I might even like this so much I don't want the social worker job even if they offer it to me. I don't know, time will tell but in the mean time I am still in shock, it all happened so fast, and yet so very excited. I was really not feeling challenged much any more as an NAC and with my already set schedule with Nicki and school, the hours that I could work were really tough and I wasn't able to get enough of them to really pay my bills. So with one little phone call, problem solved!! Still amazes me how prayers are answered in the most unusual way because I would never have thought about the person they hired not working out and them calling me in a panic. Wasn't even a scenario that I ever considered. I think I will miss working on the floor a little but i am sure if I ever want to help out here and there I can and besides it's not like I am leaving the people, I am still working for them just in a different way. So for the time being I am CHCCs newest Medical Records Clerk/Unit Secretary. :-)
So Kristi its not at the hospital but someone else agreed with your assessment and thought I would be good at this job too! Great minds think alike! So now I just have to prove you all right. LOL