Wow. What a week. I was going to give you a play by play…but basically the first of the week was nothing but meetings. At least, Monday and Tuesday were. On Wednesday, I spent the morning with my mentor and then she left for a conference. That afternoon one of the Sisters, whose has been at the hospital for 50+ years she took me to every floor and showed me to every nook and cranny in the 5 tower hospital. This woman knows everybody. She is one of the most impressive nurse recruiters/retention officers that I know. She is nonstop on the nursing students…she knows when they test and where…and is constantly recruiting them. It was awesome.
Thursday, I was able to be basically free in the morning. I had a bunch of stuff to work on and catch up with, and before you knew it…it was time for her to pick me up again. Today, we are going to another hospital that is actually being shut down by my company. They are consolidating a lower volume hospital with the one that I work at, which is not full. Both places are having staffing shortages, and other than that neighborhood losing a hospital…it is going to be a good thing.
On Friday, I had a few meetings to attend in the morning and that afternoon I was scheduled to be in another part of Pittsburgh. That meeting ended a bit early, so I stopped by my office there. (I have 2 offices right now) Luckily, another person I had to meet with was available all afternoon. So, I went to meet with her and it finished up the week.
Monday, September 15, 2008
Saturday, September 6, 2008
The rest of the week
So, Day 3. Day 1 in the hospital I will be working in for the next 6 months. I showed up at about 9:00. The president of the hospital, with whom I will be shadowing, showed up soon after. We had a meeting at 9:30 along with the Administrative Fellow (I am the International Fellow). We talked about what to expect, what to do, etc. Then at 10:00 we went right into the mix. I had a meeting with those 2 guys and 2 docs about the medical communications system at the hospital. Even with my experience with communications, I was a little lost due to their abbreviations and such which I am not used to yet.
At 11:00 I joined in the weekly meeting of the CEO and the fellow. Wow. He is doing a lot of stuff. You have no idea. It is nice to hear all the nitty gritty about all the things at the hospital, it just sucks you can’t talk about it to anyone. At 12:00 they showed me where my office was at and where to work. My computer was so slow I decided to tell them not to worry about it and let me just hook my work laptop up to it. I found my way to the cafeteria and got a salad and a chicken sandwich. At 1:30 I joined on a conference call about the upcoming merger of this hospital and another close hospital across the river. Lots of issues. This is awesome. The President of the hospital brought the fellowship program to my employer years ago…so he knows exactly what I need an where to put me. As he said…I will learn, but being mutually beneficial I will also do some important work for his facility. I left at 2 because my shipment…what a debacle…finally arrived at 4. YAY!
Friday was not that exciting. We had a meeting early about the new tower we are building. Then I went to set up my office and get ready to rock and roll. Many of the administrators lefts early that day, so I was without direction. I got my ID badge at this hospital, got my parking worked out, got a tour of the Emergency Department, met some nuns that are high ranking officials (I work at a Catholic Hospital) and ate lunch with Carol. I worked out some issues with IT, and I think I am ready for Monday. I headed out about 3..(I got there at 7) and was home in no time. If I am not in the rush hour traffic…it only takes about 15-20 minutes to get to work.
So, week one is over and I am so excited. I will keep you updated as I progress. Cheers!
At 11:00 I joined in the weekly meeting of the CEO and the fellow. Wow. He is doing a lot of stuff. You have no idea. It is nice to hear all the nitty gritty about all the things at the hospital, it just sucks you can’t talk about it to anyone. At 12:00 they showed me where my office was at and where to work. My computer was so slow I decided to tell them not to worry about it and let me just hook my work laptop up to it. I found my way to the cafeteria and got a salad and a chicken sandwich. At 1:30 I joined on a conference call about the upcoming merger of this hospital and another close hospital across the river. Lots of issues. This is awesome. The President of the hospital brought the fellowship program to my employer years ago…so he knows exactly what I need an where to put me. As he said…I will learn, but being mutually beneficial I will also do some important work for his facility. I left at 2 because my shipment…what a debacle…finally arrived at 4. YAY!
Friday was not that exciting. We had a meeting early about the new tower we are building. Then I went to set up my office and get ready to rock and roll. Many of the administrators lefts early that day, so I was without direction. I got my ID badge at this hospital, got my parking worked out, got a tour of the Emergency Department, met some nuns that are high ranking officials (I work at a Catholic Hospital) and ate lunch with Carol. I worked out some issues with IT, and I think I am ready for Monday. I headed out about 3..(I got there at 7) and was home in no time. If I am not in the rush hour traffic…it only takes about 15-20 minutes to get to work.
So, week one is over and I am so excited. I will keep you updated as I progress. Cheers!
Day 2
Sept. 3.
What a first day. It all started when I showed up with the other Fellow Chen at our International office. We were put into Mike’s office, who is the Director of International HR. We chatted for a bit, and I began my whirlwind trip of introductions. I met the International Recruiter, office staff, other staff. Wow. At 9:00 we met with Mike the IT guy. He gave us our temporary laptops until the brand new ones they ordered us get here. He got us set up on the internet and with all of our accounts. It was a little easier for me, as I was still in the system. At 10:00 we headed to HR to meet the Director of HR (all of HR) whom I had a phone interview with many months ago. She was the one that I sent a picture of me to so she could see who I was while we were talking. She loved that. This was the first time I met her in person. I stopped to visit a friend on the Qatar project during my break and then headed to the office for lunch with Mike the HR guy at 12:00 we went to the buffet and talked more about what was expected and what the plan was for our company and us in the next 3-5 years. VERY EXCITING! After lunch we had a short meeting with John, who deals with Transaction Services. He gave us a brief overview of what he and his team does, and we headed on our way. I will be working with him in the next year extensively, so we didn’t need to spend a lot of time with him. After John, we drove to Shadyside and met with Mark, who is the VP of Operations of that hospital. He is a very sharp, high energy guy. Very helpful, and very hopeful of what we are planning to do. I think he is going to be a great mentor and a great resource.
Now, the best part of my day. We headed downtown to the steel building. The offices for my company are on the top 12 floors. I had a meeting with our division CEO, whose office happens to be on the top floor. WOW…and WOW again. First of all it is like the Ritz when you get off the elevator. The receptionist takes care of us and shows us to a waiting area. A while later someone else comes to get us and takes us to my division CEO’s office. What an office. His office, as everything else up there has one wall of floor to ceiling windows overlooking the city. So impressive. He took me and showed me the whole company’s CEO’s office as well as the board room. Probably one of the most impressive I have seen. About 40+ people at one table with windows on 2 sides overlooking the city. So amazing. We had a nice chat and he told us that he expects us to excel and hold senior level administrative positions in the next 3-5 years. That is awesome. What a great and exciting program for us.
Traffic getting home was a little heavy, but it is not hostile like Doha. I will continue to get used to everything related to this position…see you later!
What a first day. It all started when I showed up with the other Fellow Chen at our International office. We were put into Mike’s office, who is the Director of International HR. We chatted for a bit, and I began my whirlwind trip of introductions. I met the International Recruiter, office staff, other staff. Wow. At 9:00 we met with Mike the IT guy. He gave us our temporary laptops until the brand new ones they ordered us get here. He got us set up on the internet and with all of our accounts. It was a little easier for me, as I was still in the system. At 10:00 we headed to HR to meet the Director of HR (all of HR) whom I had a phone interview with many months ago. She was the one that I sent a picture of me to so she could see who I was while we were talking. She loved that. This was the first time I met her in person. I stopped to visit a friend on the Qatar project during my break and then headed to the office for lunch with Mike the HR guy at 12:00 we went to the buffet and talked more about what was expected and what the plan was for our company and us in the next 3-5 years. VERY EXCITING! After lunch we had a short meeting with John, who deals with Transaction Services. He gave us a brief overview of what he and his team does, and we headed on our way. I will be working with him in the next year extensively, so we didn’t need to spend a lot of time with him. After John, we drove to Shadyside and met with Mark, who is the VP of Operations of that hospital. He is a very sharp, high energy guy. Very helpful, and very hopeful of what we are planning to do. I think he is going to be a great mentor and a great resource.
Now, the best part of my day. We headed downtown to the steel building. The offices for my company are on the top 12 floors. I had a meeting with our division CEO, whose office happens to be on the top floor. WOW…and WOW again. First of all it is like the Ritz when you get off the elevator. The receptionist takes care of us and shows us to a waiting area. A while later someone else comes to get us and takes us to my division CEO’s office. What an office. His office, as everything else up there has one wall of floor to ceiling windows overlooking the city. So impressive. He took me and showed me the whole company’s CEO’s office as well as the board room. Probably one of the most impressive I have seen. About 40+ people at one table with windows on 2 sides overlooking the city. So amazing. We had a nice chat and he told us that he expects us to excel and hold senior level administrative positions in the next 3-5 years. That is awesome. What a great and exciting program for us.
Traffic getting home was a little heavy, but it is not hostile like Doha. I will continue to get used to everything related to this position…see you later!
Day 1
Sept 2
As most of you know, I moved to Pittsburgh. I got the fellowship and I am now on my way to hopefully doing great things in health care administration. I moved most of my stuff up to the ‘Burg, (I am still waiting on my stuff from the Middle East to Arrive!) and I went and got a few new suits. We put an offer on a house, which we are set to close on September 30. It is located in Coraopolis, PA…which is not far from the airport. That is good, because I am going to do a lot of travelling soon! So, I finally got moved to Carol’s brother’s house. It’s not home, but it will work for now. Her brother is a little bit of a pack rat, so there is stuff everywhere, however Carol has made it livable for me.
So today I had Pittsburgh orientation. This is the hospital/system wide orientation that I did not have before I went overseas. What a long day…I considered putting a pencil in my eye probably a dozen times. This all started when I could not find a parking place for my truck at the hospital where my orientation was at. I pulled up to the gate and realized that the garage was too short. I drove around (to some nicer areas of Pittsburgh…haha) and finally was able to find a lot in a church parking lot.
Thankfully the day ended a little early and I was able to get a short walk and a campfire in that night.
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