Post by jamesonontherocks on May 12, 2012 16:55:04 GMT -5
I'm a medical assistant. I room patients, get vitals, answers phones, do meds. But the Dr I work for is out of town for 2 weeks. I have another Dr covering for him for ASAP stuff, but people are pissed the Dr is gone and they can't see him or get their usual refills. (The Dr covering is doing refills for 2 wks just to cover til my Dr is back, but that's not enough apparently.) I usually care less what people think, but my hands are slightly tied with my Dr gone. And he's still got 1 more week out. I hate being yelled at by angry people. I usually like working with the older generation of people (like my grandparents age) but sometimes they are so set in their ways, nothing else will do but what they want. It was just mentally exhausting day.
Heard that. I'm a PA and when my docs go on vacation, I'm in charge on their inpatients and usually get instructions where to go from there. Luckily I can write for their pain meds and stuff, but most of my patients are narcotic junkies (not intentionally) and try to get my to write stronger stuff and get pissed when I can't. Or that I'm there seeing them rather than their doctor. Good luck for the next week, its no fun!