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hotinyuma — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:32:11 +0000

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Uptight People

hotinyuma — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:47:58 +0000

So, I work in a department at the hospital that has 6 employees total, and I have 2 bosses (a supervisor and a director) Don’t need 2 bosses to in a department this size. It’s just not needed. My boss is very smart, and knows everything there is to know about medical staff governance, credentialing, compliance, etc.; however, her people skills for the most part are terrible. My supervisor came to the department a couple years ago, not knowing much at all about Medical Staff Services, but has a lot of experience as an administrative assistant. This certainly comes in handy in our department, but is just the tip of the iceberg for what we need to know. Plus, since she doesn’t know what she’s doing in regards to the meat and potatoes of the job, she has to be the enforcer/know it all about stupid crap that doesn’t even matter.

The boss is of course ultimately responsible for everything, but tries to isolate herself. She takes care of researching issues, goes to a lot of meeting (not really sure what for), and dishes out tasks to my supervisor. My supervisor then takes those tasks, which she doesn’t comprehend, and passes them off to us. She also does our yearly review, disciplinary issues, as if there are any, and takes minutes at all of the department meetings. When it comes to some parts of HER job (writing privileges – have to know current standards and requirements), she always finds away to push it off to me.

For the past couple years now, she’s been supervising me, but still knows very little about my job. My co-worker and I have offered to teach her, show her, etc., but she’s always “too busy,” (too busy yappin her dang trap to try to fit in with the social elite). Anyway, my TWO bosses both have the type of personality where they get so freakin uptight about little things that just don’t matter. For instance, we had a meeting a while back for the Department of Family Practice. Typically, only 4-5 people show up. When she arrived to the room, she noticed that she was one spoon short. The room had service order for 12 people, so there should have been 12 place settings. She had 1 less, which would mean she still had 11, and still more than enough for those in attendance, but since she order 12, she wanted to be sure she got all 12…just in case.

The thing is when only one boss is here; they each seem to act much more appropriately. When they are both here, it seems as though they like to make sure my coworker and I know they are in charge by acting like top dog, barking out orders, ruffling feathers, and simply being pompous a-holes. The worst part about that is my two bosses are buddies with the VP for our division – not a chance in hell anything is going to change, at least not drastically. The last 2 people who complained were replaced.

y two bosses are buddies with the VP for our division – not a chance in hell anything is going to change, at least not drastically. The last 2 people who complained were replaced.

I Will Not Be Moved by Natalie Grant

hotinyuma — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 02:20:25 +0000

I love this song! It’s a reminder of where I’ve been, and more importantly of my Father’s love for me. He won’t ever let me go, and He’s always there. He is my Rock, my Healer. He has picked me up from the rubbish, and is now dusting me off and shining me up, which is way harder for me than I would’ve ever thought.

The lie I’ve told myself for years about not being good enough, being a disappointment to others, and not being worthy of love, I’ve somehow thought God thought the same. This isnt true. I can say, or think, in my mind that this isn’t true, but truly feeling it in my heart is another story.

I know I’ve been blessed to have been given such a loving family, and now God has given me a wonderful man who is loving, patient and understanding of the journey I’m walking. I don’t know if this is the right forum to ask, but please pray for me as God continues to work in my life to clean out the guilt and pain from my past that I’ve stowed away for so long.

I Will Not Be Moved

“Will Not Be Moved”

I have been the wayward child
I have acted out
I have questioned Sovereignty
And had my share of doubt
And though sometimes my prayers feel like
They’re bouncing off the sky
The hand I hold won’t let me go
And is the reason why…

[Chorus:]
I will stumble
I will fall down
But I will not be moved
I will make mistakes
I will face heartache
But I will not be moved
On Christ the Solid Rock I stand
All other ground is sinking sand
I will not be moved

Bitterness has plagued my heart
Many times before
My life has been like broken glass
And I have kept the score
Of all my shattered dreams and though it seemed
That I was far too gone
My brokenness helped me to see
It’s grace I’m standing on

[Chorus]

And the chaos in my life
Has been a badge I’ve worn
Though I have been torn
I will not be moved

[Chorus]

Twelve Ways to Know God by Peter Kreeft

hotinyuma — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:29:20 +0000

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Discernment by Peter Kreeft

hotinyuma — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:28:09 +0000

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Perfect Fear Casts Out All “Luv” by Peter Kreeft

hotinyuma — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:26:33 +0000

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Love Sees with New Eyes by Peter Kreeft

hotinyuma — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:25:05 +0000

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Love by Peter Kreeft

hotinyuma — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:21:52 +0000

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That Piece of Paper – Who Really Needs It, and Why?

hotinyuma — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:33:12 +0000

I am a credentialing specialist. It is my job to thoroughly investigate practitioner’s education, training, and experience to ensure that they are “qualified” to practice the kind of medicine that they wish to practice in the hospital were I work. Credentials (i.e. proper education, licensing, board certification, etc.) are very important, but how much is too much, and who determines where to set the bar?

At one time, many trades were passed down from generation to generation with simple on the job training, but someone decided that wasn’t good enough. Someone decided that to be a secretary, hotel manager, truck driver, etc. that one must obtain that special piece of paper. By the way, you can’t say secretary anymore. They are now called Administrative Assistants, and they’re not called waiters or waitresses, they’re servers. Same darn thing, just with a fancy name. Oo-la-la…whatever.

That piece of paper has become overused, and now rather than giving a job to a perfectly qualified person based on job skills, a job is given based on paper, or EOE (don’t get me started on that – it’s not all bad, but again, misused). In my opinion, over the past decade or so, that oh so coveted piece of paper has become more of a status symbol, or a tool for those in power to keep others from encroaching on their turf, and another means for the rich man to get richer. I mean, does someone really need to have a degree or a certificate to show that they are competent to answer phones, file, take notes, etc.?

What a bunch of bunk!

I’ve been in my current job since 8/01, without any specific education, training specific to the job (just basic medical and secretarial work experience), or certification, yet I am clearly very qualified or I wouldn’t still be in this position, AND would not have been capable of advancing, training others, etc.

National Pirate Day

hotinyuma — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:43:17 +0000

Well, well…there certainly is a day for everything! Two people informed me that last Friday was National Pirate Day. I really thought they were full of crap, but by golly, it’s true! Who thinks of this stuff? Check out this nerd who was only 1 of many who felt the urge to post a video of himself on You Tube. Please, if I ever do something so ridiculous, please stop me!