The Pajama Interview & Shadowing

I had my interview today and I think it went pretty well. I was able to answer questions and I had a few suggestions. I also "shadowed" a therapist to get a brief lay of the land. The next steps are a panel interview with some therapists and then another with some managers. Stay tuned!

Later...

Job Interview - Round 2

Last Thursday, I got a call from the CNO at the small orthopedic hospital in Northeastern Central Ohio wanting to know if I was still interested in the Respiratory Manager position. I was very confused! After several attempts, I got a hold of her. Seems that the person that was offered the job declined it! So tomorrow, at 0900, I have an interview. I'm not quite sure what this is all about, but she wants me to "shadow" one of the therapists so that I can get an idea of what their job is all about. I suppose the interview will follow. Here's the weird part....she told me to wear scrubs!!!??? I don't know about you, but I've never gone to an interview in pajamas! So tonight I'm studying their P&P's and the job description. It should be interesting!

Wish me LUCK!

Later...

A Brand New Bunny

Last Thursday I took Gizmo over to see her vet prior to them boarding her for the weekend. She is a geriatric bunny (8 years old) and was having some problems with balance in her back legs and wasn't hopping out of her house (hopping in wasn't a problem). I also noticed that she was sleeping a lot more than she ever did. These problems had been progressively getting worse over the past few months but I didn't think she was in pain as her appetite was very good. Dr. Ingrid came in wanted to know what was going on and did a thorough exam and said that Gizmo looked and sounded good. When she was examining Gizmo's back legs, she noticed a response and said she wasn't sure that Gizzie wasn't in pain. She then wanted to see her hop on the floor. We noticed that Gizzie would "list" to her left and would knuckle, at times. both of her feet. Dr. Ingrid wasn't sure if Gizzie's change was due to a neurological problem or arthritis but she said the treatment would be the same. She recommended Metacam, an NSAID, and that they could get it started that evening. She said that if it was neurological the Metacam wouldn't really help but if it was arthritis we should see an improvement in a few days. I got Gizmo settled in her new temporary home and then we got ready to go to South Bend.

On Monday, I picked her up. The girls said that they weren't sure of any improvement but I should be able to tell once I got her home and settled back in to her normal routine. Well, let me tell you! I've got a new bunny. She still has a little listing to the left but she hops around and is able to get in and out of her house. She also tried to get up to the 3rd level of her home; something she hasn't done in over a year!

Gizmo, has a new treat every evening. A 0.3 ml dose of honey flavored medicine that makes her smack her lips! I feel so bad that I didn't take her to the vet sooner but am really glad that Gizzie is feeling better!

Holy Moly It's Been A Long Time

Yep, it's been forever and alot of stuff has happened. Too much to go into now but this weekend was great fun! Well, it started out kinda crappy. I applied for the Respiratory Manager position at a small specialty hospital in northeast Franklin County about 3 weeks ago. I called the HR department after 2+ weeks and again last Monday to find out if I was going to be called for an interview. Well, Thursday, I got an e-mail stating that the position was filled and the HR rep didn't know why I wasn't called for an interview because I had an "very good" work history and resume. I gave her a call to express my disappointment and amazement that an internal candidate wasn't even interviewed (I know that wasn't right). She told me that she still didn't know why but the hiring person had an idea of who she wanted and that she just hired her. I then called the Manager Liaison for HR. I told her my story and she said that although she couldn't do anything about it, she would make it a teaching moment for the hiring person. Whatever! It still smells like last week's fish!

As I tend to make lemonade out of lemons, I now can go to camp this summer. I just have to complete my application and get it to my girl, Monica!

Friday morning (about 4 am) we left for South Bend to see the Irish Blue Gold Game. We had dinner with Don, Preston, Marshall, Mitchell and Micheal at Papa Vino's Friday night. What a great time! It sounds like the 3 graduating seniors have job opportunities and they are looking forward to graduation. We got some insight into the football team and we got them up to speed on the happenings in Columbus (they were just in town for Easter - oops!). Saturday, we met up with the Schaetzle's. Lina hadn't been to the Basilica or Grotto, so we showed them those sites and then headed over to the game. Of course the coaches didn't show much as far as plays were concerned, but it was a very warm sunny day and there is nothing like watching football and not freezing you keester off!

Last night, I went to Jesus Jam - Extreme Makeover. It was a wonderful night of laughs , talks and praise. Of course I got to see the kids and give them their "Shirts." Here is a short explanation of this years, "The Shirt."

Rise and Strike is taken from the song "Hike, Notre Dame," Rise and Strike is a call to action. Defend Our Honor is the answer to the call of Rise and Strike. On the sleeve, the year "2009" has been broken into "20" and "09". "20" refers to the twenty years of The Shirt Project and "09" refers to The Shirt 2009: the latest incarnation of a timeless game day tradition. The back design references a famous third-quarter goal-line stand against Penn State in the Snow Bowl of 1992.