I just started work at a new OR in a small community hospital. Really nice people but I am bored out of my mind. Also, the orientation process here was not as helpful as it could have been. No one tells you anything. This is frustrating when it comes to surgeons, policies when you're on call or in charge. Did I mention that I was thrown on weekend call after taking 2 weekday calls with someone else? And that I was not clued in to how things flow on weekends. When I took it upon my self to ask questions- I got different answers. There's just no consistency. Also, being a small hospital, the docs here are kind of spoiled. needless to say, the doc I was on call with is ticked off because things didnt go as smoothly as they could have. Other than that, I've gotten good feedback.
I don't think any of these issues are intentional- I think most of the staff has been here so long that they forget that new people don't read minds. FWIW, I'm one of several new people here and the others have complained that they feel thrown to the wind regarding policies as well.
I do miss the big trauma, the cases that come in by helicopter or off the elevator, where your pulse and mind are racing. Podiatry, D/C's etc just aren't doing it or me. I even miss the residents and the med students, lol.
I think I may have been permanently altered by working in a big place- thanks for listening.
