Err. Hired?

I think I am hired. Haha! What a stupid statement.

A few hours ago, I went to Caritas for my final interview. I waited for an hour and as usual, I just spent my time talking to a fellow applicant who’s also a registered nurse like me who can not find a job in our desired place - the hospital.

When the interviewer came, he asked me about my location, my health and etc. He told me that their medical division is subdivided into three offices: claims department, call center and clinics. Since the clinics have no vacancies yet, I have to choose between the two: claims department and call center. I told him that I prefer working in the claims department because I don’t like working in a call center as I have told in my previous entry. He advised me a lot of things like adapting to the working environment, being courteous and adjusting with my fellow future office mates. Their company doesn’t like prima donna people. I told him that I am very flexible and versatile and regarding the attitude, they won’t encounter any attitude related problem with me because I, myself, know that I am a responsible and hard working person. I seldom complain about my job. I only complain if I know that there are unjustifiable things going around.

My interviewer asked me to go back tomorrow and wait for their call for my seminar and physical exam. Actually, what scares me the most is the physical exam. Haha! Because I am a sickly person and I worry about the results of my labs. I hope I’ll pass it tomorrow because I was told that if I am clear, I can start working by Monday.
My shift would be from 8 in the morning till 5 in the afternoon but since I am a newbie I should expect that I’ll be asked for a 2 hour overtime and I told him that I am willing to take it. That’s only 2 hours, at least I get paid. Hehe!

So much for my job hunt update. Before I leave, I just wanna say two things which is related to my course. First of all to all nurse bloggers, please stop posting pics from the OR, DR or any wards you’ve taken while you are on duty especially if your patients are in those pictures. I’ve heard and seen about this news on radio and TV when DOH found a multiply account that is full of hospital duty pics. You know that it is against the rights of the patients - right for privacy and confidentiality. It’s okay to blog about your experiences in the hospitals but do not forget about ethics part in our profession. Your patients did not give you the authority to post pics so please respect them. If you have noticed, my blog contains only a few of my pics in the hospital because our clinical instructors did not allow us to take pictures while on duty. Now you know the rationale behind.

Second, if you are a nursing student or a graduating nursing student, you have to open your eyes and mind in the reality that it is HARD to look for a job here in our country. I am not trying to say that we should all go leave our country. It’s not that. What I am trying to point out is that you should not take everything for granted. Work and strive hard for your future. Do your best in your academics especially in the board exam. When I was in college, I thought my grades would matter in the hospitals. It’s just so disappointing that their requirement is the board rating. I do understand that part but what about my grades I have worked hard for? I wish the government, Board of Nursing and Philippine Nurse’s Association would do something about this. My friends and I were talking about the system in the board exams and in the hiring process of the hospitals. We think that it would be much better if the grading system in the board exam is like in the NCLEX. No numbers or figures; only PASSED, NEARLY PASSED or FAILED. At least, there would be no discrimination in hiring nurses. What they should also consider in hiring is the grade or general weighted average of the student/applicant in his or her college years. If these hospitals only focus on the result of our two-day exam, all our sacrifices and hardships in those four years of studying nursing is useless. Admit it, all nursing students think that they should study hard in order for them to be accepted in the hospitals. I am not saying that they should not strive for the board exam. I am not saying that they should not do or try their best to top the board exam. Give chances to those nurses who did their best and made their mommas proud for the past four years. Assess him/her through his or her performance. Their are hundreds of nurses who can’t find a job in the hospital. There are a lot of registered nurses who are working in a field that is out of his or her line of profession. I hope someday, these people sitting on their soft office chairs in the senate or congress would do something about it.

I voiced this out because every time I apply or go out and meet unemployed registered nurses, these are the things that I usually hear. I wish and I pray that a there will be a solution for this huge problem. Don’t blame us for taking up this course. Some of us took it because we think that this will help us succeed, while some of us think it is our calling to help and inspire people. As for me, I first took it because of monetary reason but as time went by, I realized that this is my calling and that this is my opportunity to help and to inspire.

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