OT:What do you do for a living ?
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My first job is MOM, Then WIFE, Then SURGICAL TECH/SURGERY ASSISTANT :happy:
I LOVE my job as a ST! I get to scrub and work hand and hand with the surgeons. I've always been extremely fascinated by the mechanics of the human body and getting to peek inside and see first hand how things work...I can't even explain how awesome that is! :happy:
It really is a great job!
My favorites are OB/GYN, Podiatry/Ortho and General. Neurology us to be one of my #1 favorites, but all the Neuro surgeons left our town :frown:
Kel~ :flowerforyou:
I'm a surgical technologist also!!! How strange... Usually people look at me like I have 3 heads when I tell them my job title! I don't usually meet many other ST's!
I work in Labor and Delivery, have for the past 5.5 years. I'm also a nursing student (hence the name).
Do you scrub anything besides OB? Isn't that funny I have never scrubbed a C Section! The L&D was up stairs and they just used the RN's. The only C Section I have ever seen was my husband's daughter. Her OB/GYN loves me :happy: I scrub for him a lot in the main O.R. and her nurse was one of my very good friends so they let me in the room with her. Plus she wanted me there. I was neat to see my step grand baby come into the world.
Yes we are a rare find LOL! And how cool is our job...I just love what I do! :bigsmile:0 -
I'm a pole dancer hoping to get my body back so I can start working something other than day shift.
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I'm a pole dancer hoping to get my body back so I can start working something other than day shift.
OMG YOU ARE SO STINKIN' FUNNY!!!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:0 -
Do you scrub anything besides OB?
:noway:
No way! I despise the Main OR. :laugh:
Ortho? No thanks, saws and drills aren't my kind of instruments
Plastics? Nah, we have other uses for Army/Navy's besides stuffing things into boobies :laugh:
ENT? I have a thing about Eyes, Noses, and Ears... so nope.. they creep me out!!!
Gimme some Grave's spec's, Braun tenaculums, a pair of Simpson-Luikharts and a pair of Gelpis and I'm good! :bigsmile:
I started in L&D, never went to school, got REALLY lucky and got OJT! :bigsmile:
I love what I do!0 -
Do you scrub anything besides OB?
:noway:
No way! I despise the Main OR. :laugh:
Ortho? No thanks, saws and drills aren't my kind of instruments
Plastics? Nah, we have other uses for Army/Navy's besides stuffing things into boobies :laugh:
ENT? I have a thing about Eyes, Noses, and Ears... so nope.. they creep me out!!!
Gimme some Grave's spec's, Braun tenaculums, a pair of Simpson-Luikharts and a pair of Gelpis and I'm good! :bigsmile:
I started in L&D, never went to school, got REALLY lucky and got OJT! :bigsmile:
I love what I do!
You are cracking me up. I HATE ENT as well and never have to scrub it hahah!
I never liked eyes, but somehow became a personal scrub for the eye doc in our group ( going on my 3rd yr with him). He works on Wednesday and doesn't let anyone else scrub with him. Last week I was on vacation so he canceled a whole day of surgery because I wasn't going to bet there. There is an RN he has worked with for 9 yrs, she does scrub me out for lunch, but that is it. Just the two of us with him all the time..He's a BRAT! But I love him to death
But I LOVE ORTHO, the saws, the drills, the whole bit! It's awesome!
My ultimate favorite is GYN though. I'm the one with the most knowledge about GYN where I work. Everyone comes to me when there is questions. We all have our strengths in different fields that is for sure. So between the 4 full time techs and 1 part time, we balance each other out :happy:
Kel~
p.s. You guys use Gelpis for sections...geeezzz don't puncture the babies head :noway: hahaha! J/K! I hate those darn things. They are about as bad as a spring retractor!0 -
I'm a pole dancer hoping to get my body back so I can start working something other than day shift.
OMG YOU ARE SO STINKIN' FUNNY!!!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Dang, I believed what Princess said!:sad: :sad:
Can't even trust Princesses no more...:ohwell:0 -
I'm a pole dancer hoping to get my body back so I can start working something other than day shift.
OMG YOU ARE SO STINKIN' FUNNY!!!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Dang, I believed what Princess said!:sad: :sad:
Can't even trust Princesses no more...:ohwell:
She's just lafughing because I'm actually "afternoon shift..." Day shift is for the scarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry girlies! Afternoon shift here! Woot-woot!0 -
I'm a pole dancer hoping to get my body back so I can start working something other than day shift.
OMG YOU ARE SO STINKIN' FUNNY!!!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Dang, I believed what Princess said!:sad: :sad:
Can't even trust Princesses no more...:ohwell:
She's just lafughing because I'm actually "afternoon shift..." Day shift is for the scarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry girlies! Afternoon shift here! Woot-woot!
Decent Buffet though.....0 -
I am an associate publisher for a travel magazine. We owned a small motel in Moab Ut for 4 years and sold it this last spring. It was a life style not a job.
DH has worked for AAA national headquarters for 30 years and currently is an account manager for HI, CO, WY and AK. He sells display ad in the TourBooks for those areas.0 -
I'm a pole dancer hoping to get my body back so I can start working something other than day shift.
OMG YOU ARE SO STINKIN' FUNNY!!!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Dang, I believed what Princess said!:sad: :sad:
Can't even trust Princesses no more...:ohwell:
She's just lafughing because I'm actually "afternoon shift..." Day shift is for the scarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry girlies! Afternoon shift here! Woot-woot!
Decent Buffet though.....
Are you sure that isn't "barffet?" GAG!!! Talk about "Catch of the Day!" >>gag<<0 -
RN:
Did Labor/Delivery for 3 years. Good job for anyone interested! I had to stop though, it wasn't fulfilling to me. I guess I'm an adrenaline junkie as my favorite things about the job were when I got to "catch" the baby because the doctor didn't make it on time, or when (and I don't know how to say this without sounding terrible.. I don't mean it to be terrible!) or when something GOES WRONG. I like the stress of having to be completely "on" in the moment. Do everything and do it right. Summon the correct players, get the IV in the newborn on the first try. You're moving quickly, thinking 10 steps ahead of where you currently are, while staying calm and in control.
But, simultaneously, no one wants anything to go WRONG. in OB. Not even me so it wasn't the best place for me. Thankfully, never had to deal with the death of a baby, for maybe it would have ruined the "good stress" aspect for me.
I also really enjoy the labor support aspect of the job, but "nursing" gets in the way of it. All the requisite charting, all the "policies and procedures" like fetal monitoring every 30 minutes even though you know the baby is fine and the woman just wants to walk. I can't stand that part. I love being there for a completely drug-free labor, the intensity of labor support that goes into it, but at least where I'm at.. that happens so rarely these days, that I only got to do it about twice a year... not enough.
So..
Where did that land me?
adrenaline junkie moved to the ER. It's a better fit for me.
And I save my labor/delivery skills for when my friends have their babies. That way I can be there in the part that I like best, support, and not have to worry about the extraneous stuff.
(Other half is a middle school social studies/history/geography teacher and High school Cross Country/Track coach)0 -
You are cracking me up. I HATE ENT as well and never have to scrub it hahah!
I never liked eyes, but somehow became a personal scrub for the eye doc in our group ( going on my 3rd yr with him). He works on Wednesday and doesn't let anyone else scrub with him. Last week I was on vacation so he canceled a whole day of surgery because I wasn't going to bet there. There is an RN he has worked with for 9 yrs, she does scrub me out for lunch, but that is it. Just the two of us with him all the time..He's a BRAT! But I love him to death
But I LOVE ORTHO, the saws, the drills, the whole bit! It's awesome!
My ultimate favorite is GYN though. I'm the one with the most knowledge about GYN where I work. Everyone comes to me when there is questions. We all have our strengths in different fields that is for sure. So between the 4 full time techs and 1 part time, we balance each other out :happy:
Kel~
p.s. You guys use Gelpis for sections...geeezzz don't puncture the babies head :noway: hahaha! J/K! I hate those darn things. They are about as bad as a spring retractor!
Nah, I "scrub" vaginal deliveries too. We sometimes use them if there is a 4th degree laceration... YIKES! They scare me! L&D scrubs are a little different from OR scrubs, that's why they hate us LOL We of course scrub the C/S but also BTL's, D&C's and Hysts (usually only if a c/s goes really bad, otherwise we send them down to the main OR) I kid if I have to scrub a Hyst, I start shouting for a "real" OR scrub tech to come up and relieve me LOL :laugh: Haven't scrubbed one of those in about 3 years, I'm not sure if I remember what a Heaney looks like! :laugh:
If we're not scrubbing, we stock the unit, act like a secretary, attend deliveries, process our instruments, order supplies. Lots of other stuff.
I don't know how you do the eyeball cases... YUCK!!! :sick:0 -
I am a student right now. I am interested in going to medical school and becoming a surgeon.0
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I WAS A STAY AT HOME MOM FOR 18 YEARS. I TOOK A 2 YEAR COURSE IN COMPUTER OPERATER IN 9 MONTHS AND GOT MY FIRST JOB AS DATA ENTRY OPERATOR. FROM THERE I WORKED IN UNION CARBIDE; WORKERS COMPENSATION AS A SECRETARY. FINALLY GOT A JOB WITH DMV RECOREDS DEPARTMENT AS OPTICAL IMAGE SCANNER. I REALLY LIKED THAT. I AM NOW DISABLED. :ohwell: I KEPT HAVING A EAR ACHE FOR A LONG, LONG TIME AND MY FAMILY DOCTOR DID A MRI. WELL, SURPRISE, SURPRISE, I HAVE AN ACCOUSTIC NEUROMA BRAIN TUMOR. :sad: 80% WAS REMOVED AND THE REST IS STILL IN MY BRAIN. SO FAR IT IS STABLE. NOW, I AM A STAY AT HOME WIFE WHO ENJOYS BEING ALIVE.0
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I am a paralegal in a small law firm (2 attorneys). The firm concentrates on Workers' Compensation, personal injury, and Social Security Disability claims. I found my career niche at the age of 40 when I was going through a divorce and needed a better income. I went back to college, graduated with honors, and have been with the same firm since day 1(nine years and counting...)!
Prior to becoming a paralegal, I tried being a real estate agent, but found it was not the field for me due to unpredictable hours and unpredictable income....I was raising 2 teens by myself and we needed some structure and some cash!!
Before that experiment, I had been in a variety of positions: at-home mom/school volunteer, retail clerk, at-home day care provider for up to 8 kids, and certified occupational therapy assistant in geriatrics.
I am starting school in the fall to become a paralegal thats my first step into the legal field hopefully I won't get discouraged and will continue on to become a lawyer0 -
I am a technical designer for a high end golf apperal company, Cutter and Buck, I work on men's and ladies knits based of of Seattle. I actually just did a fashion show last Thurday with some of my own clothes and got a hoodie picked up by a local boutique! SO EXCITING, so hopefully in a few years or so Ill have my own line of hoodies0
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Im a medical assistant for an Endocrinologist...nothing more, nothing less-0
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I'm the accounts payable clerk for a small company that buys and sells aircraft evacuation equipment.0
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I would love to be a stay-at-home mom, but we can't afford it.
I am a payroll associate for Nestle Purina PetCare at Bloomfield, MO. (Kitty Litter Plant--not the Chocolate Plant- :laugh: ). I am working towards an Accounting Degree (classes at night)--Hopefully one of these years, I will be able to receive my CPA license.
My signifcant other--He has his own business in Construction/Remodeling.0 -
I am a research manager for a market research company0
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I'm, a Wedding coordinator (I have my own wedding planning business) and I'm also, a Receptionist for a company called The Children's Place Association!! www.childrens-place.org
I Love my JOBS!!:bigsmile:0 -
I'm a mom of three, and a library technichian, for the county libraries and one of the local colleges. I love my jobs...0
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I am a program assistant for the Army Substance Abuse Programs Risk Reduction Program. Get to meet a lot of Generals.....0
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I'm finally getting the chance to do what I've wanted since my son was born...be a stay at home mom.
I left behind my law enforcement career to finally take this big step and I'm feeling pretty lucky to be able to do it.
You keep the cuffs right? :bigsmile: :bigsmile:0 -
We are also looking to possibly get pregnant again this Fall...so I definitely need a flexible job.
I can not belive U would mention getting pregnant and being flexible in the same sentence. U go girl.
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I'm finally getting the chance to do what I've wanted since my son was born...be a stay at home mom.
I left behind my law enforcement career to finally take this big step and I'm feeling pretty lucky to be able to do it.
You keep the cuffs right? :bigsmile: :bigsmile:
HaHaHa
Gots me some fuzzy ones....not department issue.:bigsmile:0 -
We are also looking to possibly get pregnant again this Fall...so I definitely need a flexible job.
I can not belive U would metion getting pregnant and being flexible in the same sentence. U go girl.
You know it!!!! The different positions are helpful when trying to conceive!!! :laugh: :laugh: KIDDING!0 -
Gots me some fuzzy ones....
TMI SoupNazi.....
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