The last time I worked in Virginia was already over 2 years ago. When they had initially told me they needed help back in December, I was looking forward to going back. It’s always nice to catch up with old friends and co-workers there.
Also, I have since read a book about Thomas Jefferson and would like to visit his estate in Charlottesville, VA, as corny as that sounds.
However, now that I have recently worked in a regular family practice in San Diego, I was a bit reluctant to return to the Virginia job. Virginia is the first place I had worked for this geriatric outpatient practice I have worked with on and off over the past 5 years.
Going back there meant going back to working with a complex and sick elderly population. Being completely responsible for their hospitalizations and ER visits. And having to manage their 30+ plus disorders without placing many specialty referrals as was the model of the company.
On the other hand, I was looking forward to creating relationships with patients again. Seeing relatively young and healthy patients in family practice clinics doesn’t allow for forming much of a relationship. This is because they come just once a year for a physical or if they need something. Versus elderly patients come to our clinic every month or even more often if necessary.
When I had the call with the medical director prior to me returning to Virginia, she said “everyone is so excited to have you back!” So, I knew I had to move forward with the assignment. The medical director there is new but I have heard good things about her. I am hoping my time there is flawless. As noted in my previous blog posts, there tends to be some type of drama when I work at these geriatric clinics. At least it will be spring time there, so can enjoy the outdoors.
Good luck , I hope it goes well.