Originally Posted by hcmanp I guess the only way to know what a job is going to entail is to go and interview! But I was worried that I might lose some of my NP skills in assessment, and forget what/how to prescribe appropriately. It's good to see that your company supports the role of NP in providing primary health care. I posted a thread elsewhere asking what ohns likes and dislikes about the job are. Any insights there?
Actually, I can say there is not much I dislike about my job. I am very involved in workers comp. when injured workers are off. I guess that can be a bit frustrating at times when employees milk the system and try to stay off as long as possible when they could actually return to work. Most are legitimate injuries but, with 1,300 employees, there will always be some who like staying home and drawing workers comp.
There is a lot of paperwork and I do wish I had more time to learn more about the OSHA guidelines etc... but I do feel like I know the basics and the most important healthcare OSHA requirements.
I really love working with the employees and help them in more ways than just physical healthcare. Some come with family problems and just want to talk. Others do not like their job and I try to help them find something else. I just really feel like they are my second family. I work under the H.R. Director of our hospital and she is great. My job is pretty autonomous and I like that as well. I love not being on call and not taking work home. I use to supervise and was pretty much on call 24/7. I can honestly say, the time clock is my friend. I would like to have more time to do preventative classes such as smoking cessation classes and other preventative issues but I stay pretty busy. I like my job so much, I drive one hour each way just so I can work where I do. I hope you like your change as much. Will it be in hospital or general industry occupational health?
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