After I finished in Colorado at the end of October, I was planning on taking the rest of the year off. I love being off for the holidays, and my birthday falls in November. However, a recruiter reached out to me on Linked-in saying she had a travel NP position available for Florida in the fall and asked if I was interested.
The position was in the Tampa Bay area. It is a new geriatric clinic, in which the providers only see 10-12 patients per day. I told her I was interested so she submitted my CV and scheduled me for an interview. The medical director that interviewed me had previously worked for the same geriatric company I have often worked with as a travel NP, so he said I was the perfect locums for the job.
I was very interested in the position; however I did not want to start working until January. They had not yet opened the clinic at the time of the interview but were anticipating starting to see patients in November. I told them I was not available until after thanksgiving – something I was fixed on. I had already committed to meeting up with my boyfriend for a few weeks in Europe in November. Additionally, it was my Dad’s 60th birthday party the weekend after thanksgiving, and we were throwing him a surprise party.
They said that was fine. Then I told them for the holidays I would need to take time off, and they gladly offered for me to take the week of Christmas off, which worked well for me. Since they were very flexible and it was an ideal location for me, I decided to move forward with the assignment. I was going to need an assignment in January anyways, and Florida is always ideal for me for winter months. In fact, during my time off I was planning on doing a road trip to the Tampa Bay area to meet up with some friends and family anyways.
The site has multiple clinics throughout the USA and they plan on continuing to expand. During the interview, they mentioned they would love my help in other locations in the future as well. So, I thought it would be a good idea to get my foot in the door with them. I was exhausted after returning from Europe, having thanksgiving, and then throwing a party for my dad. I did not really want to drive 4 hours to Tampa to start my new job. I considered telling them something came up and I needed to start a few days later. But since it was my first time with this employer, I decided to suck it up and make a good impression.
I have a lot to share, and look forward to doing so on future posts!
