Work. Work. Work.

Fortunately, I was able to transfer to a new role in Iowa instead of move and search for a new job. I have been training to be a Patient Care Tech for the Cedar Rapids DaVita clinic for about 3 weeks now.  The techs do a lot at the clinics. They are not only constantly checking up on the dialysis patients during treatments, but they are also in charge of testing the water throughout the day, mixing bicarb, checking in patients, setting up and cleaning dialysis machines, etc, all while on your feet, with little time for breaks, working anywhere from 8 to 14 hours! My feet and back hated me after my first 12 hour shift on the floor. 

(First 2 weeks was book and online training)

(in my scrubs)

I don't know what it is about scrubs, but I actually like wearing scrubs. No fuss, takes no thought, just put them on and bounce. LOL. Black is my go-to color and I purchased all dark colors. Little did I know that we would be working with lots of bleach... LOL. One patient said, "It'd be kinda scary being married to someone who works here, you know how to clean up a bloody mess". LOL.

I've met some great people already, both teammates and patients. 

I do miss my MP peeps though. I was glued to my Outlook during online training, trying to hold on to what was left that connected me to my team back home. Being on the floor, I rarely have a need to be on the computer, so have been absent on work e-mail. :(