I got a job today.
Not my usual line of work but it pays really well at $28.50 an hour plus a $5000 bonus over six months. And they said it is okay that I'm on the medical cannabis program. Of course, long as I'm not taking it at work. I couldn't do that and function any way.
I am glad of that. I have been having painful muscle spasms and not much appetite at all since I stopped taking it last week due to my job hunt. I don't want to lose weight again. That was becoming a possibility.
Used to be I would not even apply for a job like this. It's mostly nursing home but also skilled nursing. Skilled nursing is okay but nursing homes are not typically my thing. Anyone can see that from my resume and all the high level care I've done. Can't go back to that though. The level of care is fine. The politics would literally kill me from the stress. Been through over 300 codes, among other things. That didn't do me harm. Politics and profit over patients, that nearly actually killed me and I did not know it at the time. Now I know it was causing internal bleeding.
This is one of those situations where I feel like I am being led this direction. I got there early and stopped to smoke a cigarette before walking in. While doing so I walked around the car and looked in the back window. The facility is on Ouray Blvd. In the back seat it seems I had left one brochure from the Yellowstone trip. The brochure was from Ouray, CO. It was sitting on the seat with big bold letters staring me right in the face. Superstition? Maybe. Just an odd coincidence.
The facility is a really nice one. One reason I often avoid nursing homes is the odor. This one had no bad odor. It smelled good! Every person I met was nice and polite and seemed happy with their jobs. In Albuquerque. That just doesn't happen here. The DON and ADON were especially nice. Their work ethic aligns with mine really well.
I was happy when they were asking about PICC line experience. Yep, since '96. Wound vacs? Yep, since '98. They have a wound care nurse. I like to learn from them. A teaching nurse. Really? Yay! If they had an infectious disease nurse I'd be in heaven! I know. Spoken like a true geek. What can I say? I wanted to work for the CDC before daughter was born.
It's also a chain. I checked and they do have facilities in Alabama. Including one just outside of Montgomery. So there would be the possibility I could transfer if I wind up moving there. Of course, that remains to be seen.
Before I can ever consider that I have to rebuild my savings, get the house and yard in order and sell the house.
This comes with good timing. My savings are at their end. I am now delaying some bill payments. Told the ex I would send her the child support check but she would have to wait until I told her to cash it. It will still be late but not horribly so. She said they are okay because she had money in a retirement account.
I was going to start taking some agency work as soon as possible. Wanted to avoid that because it can be a trap that's hard to get out of. Not bad when you do that on the side but not as primary income. Then again when I did it before I was only looking for hospital work.
I may still do agency work on the side here and there. This job is 32 hours a week base. They consider that FT, so I will get benefits. Even at 32 hours it pays more than my last job per week. But some extra would be good in current circumstances. I may be able to pick up extra hours on the job. They said they don't mind OT. 40 hours would be good, more if it's needed by them and myself. Oh, and it's 8 hour shifts. Not complaining at all.
I have to take the dog for a walk and take a nap. I have not been sleeping well since I stopped the cannabis. I think I got 3 hours of sleep last night. Symptoms are worse now than before I started on the program. Or I am just more aware of them.
Not my usual line of work but it pays really well at $28.50 an hour plus a $5000 bonus over six months. And they said it is okay that I'm on the medical cannabis program. Of course, long as I'm not taking it at work. I couldn't do that and function any way.
I am glad of that. I have been having painful muscle spasms and not much appetite at all since I stopped taking it last week due to my job hunt. I don't want to lose weight again. That was becoming a possibility.
Used to be I would not even apply for a job like this. It's mostly nursing home but also skilled nursing. Skilled nursing is okay but nursing homes are not typically my thing. Anyone can see that from my resume and all the high level care I've done. Can't go back to that though. The level of care is fine. The politics would literally kill me from the stress. Been through over 300 codes, among other things. That didn't do me harm. Politics and profit over patients, that nearly actually killed me and I did not know it at the time. Now I know it was causing internal bleeding.
This is one of those situations where I feel like I am being led this direction. I got there early and stopped to smoke a cigarette before walking in. While doing so I walked around the car and looked in the back window. The facility is on Ouray Blvd. In the back seat it seems I had left one brochure from the Yellowstone trip. The brochure was from Ouray, CO. It was sitting on the seat with big bold letters staring me right in the face. Superstition? Maybe. Just an odd coincidence.
The facility is a really nice one. One reason I often avoid nursing homes is the odor. This one had no bad odor. It smelled good! Every person I met was nice and polite and seemed happy with their jobs. In Albuquerque. That just doesn't happen here. The DON and ADON were especially nice. Their work ethic aligns with mine really well.
I was happy when they were asking about PICC line experience. Yep, since '96. Wound vacs? Yep, since '98. They have a wound care nurse. I like to learn from them. A teaching nurse. Really? Yay! If they had an infectious disease nurse I'd be in heaven! I know. Spoken like a true geek. What can I say? I wanted to work for the CDC before daughter was born.
It's also a chain. I checked and they do have facilities in Alabama. Including one just outside of Montgomery. So there would be the possibility I could transfer if I wind up moving there. Of course, that remains to be seen.
Before I can ever consider that I have to rebuild my savings, get the house and yard in order and sell the house.
This comes with good timing. My savings are at their end. I am now delaying some bill payments. Told the ex I would send her the child support check but she would have to wait until I told her to cash it. It will still be late but not horribly so. She said they are okay because she had money in a retirement account.
I was going to start taking some agency work as soon as possible. Wanted to avoid that because it can be a trap that's hard to get out of. Not bad when you do that on the side but not as primary income. Then again when I did it before I was only looking for hospital work.
I may still do agency work on the side here and there. This job is 32 hours a week base. They consider that FT, so I will get benefits. Even at 32 hours it pays more than my last job per week. But some extra would be good in current circumstances. I may be able to pick up extra hours on the job. They said they don't mind OT. 40 hours would be good, more if it's needed by them and myself. Oh, and it's 8 hour shifts. Not complaining at all.
I have to take the dog for a walk and take a nap. I have not been sleeping well since I stopped the cannabis. I think I got 3 hours of sleep last night. Symptoms are worse now than before I started on the program. Or I am just more aware of them.
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