holy shit.
while waiting to hear from the hospital re: job, i applied on a whim to a clinic in toronto on friday evening. they called me this morning. i hadn't even gotten out of bed yet, and therefore hadn't read the email they'd sent, saying they'd call when my application had been reviewed. [i guess they have a quick review process...]
despite using my "professional voice" upon seeing the 416 area code, the guy must have seen that i was not entirely focussed.
"is this a bad time? are you on your way out?"
"actually i'm just waking up from a midnight shift"
"*laughs* that's too bad. i'll call you back?"
"sure. give me half an hour. thank you"
i was up out of bed so fast! i didn't feel i had time to make coffee so i popped open a diet coke, read my email, and gathered my application stuff together. i wanted my resume, contacts, cover letter, etc. in front of me for reference. he called back half an hour later, and it was more or less a chat about their company, their clinics, their hours, their staff. he didn't realy ask me any interview-type questions. there is DEFINITE potential here.
he's giving me a week to think about things, tho i'm not sure what there is to think about. they're going to fly me down to look at the place, check it out, in good faith. if i like it and want to sign on, they're offering me a siging bonus/relocation assistance. my only worry is that they'll ask me to stay on a long time. i'm not the kind of person that would take their money and bail after 6 months, but i don't want to be locked into a contract for 5 years... we'll see what they want from me (and what i want from them) on the trip down to check the place out.
pros:
+ mon - fri, occasional saturdays. 8 am (earliest) - 6 pm (latest). no stats.
+ general x-ray and mammo, no fluoro!
+ ambulatory patients. no drunk, vomitting, beligerent patients from the e.r., or inpatients with 57 iv's/chest tubes/etc.
+ flexible hours/start date. he seems very understanding that i can't pick up and move across the country tomorrow.
+ benefits, dental
+ vacation
+ newer equipment
+ they'll pay for relevant courses
+ "competitive wages"
+ paid trip to check the clinic out, signing/moving bonus
+ in a slightly less-sketchy area to live than the hospital potential
+ no union dues
cons:
- no pension
- not entirely digital (50%?). mammo film i'm used to, but i haven't taken an xray on film outside of a college lab.
- busier? tho i'm not sure that's a con, nor am i sure that it will be that much busier than a summer shift here.
- no ct. i'd like to keep my skills up to date.
and what do i do about the hospital job, if they offer? |
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