Wow.
I thought after my month in the intensive care units, that _nothing_ could be worse. I was so wrong.
Being a true "senior" on a fairly big team is harder than I imagined. And I was already imagining it to be hard. But I seriously spend my entire days (which are long btw) running around like a chicken with a head cut off. I carry many hats:
-Secretary (answering the phone, returning pages, working on the signout)
-Referee (calming down angry parents, negotiating between pharmacy, radiology, and the nurses)
-Supervisor (for interns and medical students, and even sometimes the ER!)
-Personal Bitch (for the Attending)
The good thing is that we don't have to be work overnight, but the bad thing is I often get home close to 8:30-9p, six days a week! Our hours are close to 75hrs/week, which is pretty darn hard to do without taking overnight call.
The other good thing is that the FUN parts of this month are when I actually get to supervise and teach. I just feel like those moments are few and far between.
Being a true "senior" on a fairly big team is harder than I imagined. And I was already imagining it to be hard. But I seriously spend my entire days (which are long btw) running around like a chicken with a head cut off. I carry many hats:
-Secretary (answering the phone, returning pages, working on the signout)
-Referee (calming down angry parents, negotiating between pharmacy, radiology, and the nurses)
-Supervisor (for interns and medical students, and even sometimes the ER!)
-Personal Bitch (for the Attending)
The good thing is that we don't have to be work overnight, but the bad thing is I often get home close to 8:30-9p, six days a week! Our hours are close to 75hrs/week, which is pretty darn hard to do without taking overnight call.
The other good thing is that the FUN parts of this month are when I actually get to supervise and teach. I just feel like those moments are few and far between.
posted by Vivian | 11:44 AM
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