Manic Monday

A morning spent in rushed boredom.





I spent the better portion of my morning at working doing patient intake. Of course it was crazy for a few reasons:
1. Quadruple booking-our receptionists have no concepts of how much time is actually spent with patients.
2. New patients galore-everyone wants to see a specialist at the beginning of the week & our receptionists have no idea how to schedule.
3. Ignorant follow up patients-they have no concept of how to be responsible in their own health planning.
True to Monday form, it was all coming in waves. Everyone was there at once or no one was there at all! I mean, why would people show up to the doctors appointment on time (or even early)? Monday also means that the physicians are ultra cranky from the start. I think each Monday I'll be putting a bottle of Midol on their desks!

Working in offices bites! I miss my hospital days so much! Unfortunately, hospitals in Pennsylvania pay significantly less than private offices. That's not saying much either! The commute back to New York or even into New Jersey wouldn't be worth the travel time with the way gas prices keep going up. Then there is the aggravation of pay taxes for working in one state while living in another. On a positive note, my cube world is situated right below a TV. Until I'm immersed in EEG's, I get to listen to CNN all day long. I'm getting really informed about politics while I play solitaire on my (work provided) laptop during the few slow downs that I have between patients.

Unlike my husband, I am registered to vote. I'm nagging Joe to get registered, because he sees no point in voting. I told him that because we are home owners he needs to register so that he can vote in the local elections. Those are the ones that will have a greater impact on our day to day lives. He agreed and will be registering at the first chance he gets.