Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Bye, bye, part-time Hello full-time..... Sad

Although Michelle still has a little over two weeks to take her Nurse Practitioner Boards she has had quite the drama choosing a job. It all started almost a month ago when she was contacted by a pediatrician about a job opening in Provo as well as a former classmate telling her to apply for a position at Primary Children's in Salt Lake. One gave more flexibility in schedule, but a longer commute and less pay, while the other was full time, and included being on call, but was closer. The unfortunate part was that the Primaries job was taking too long making decisions over the final 4 for the position and when we thought she wasn't the one Michelle took the job in Provo. Now as luck would have it a few days later Primaries called Michelle and offered her the job. We weighed the pros and cons of both situations and after a few counteroffers and discussions Michelle couldn't turn down Primary Children's Medical Center. She will be working with the Cardiac Transplant Team dealing with children currently in heart failure waiting for a heart, those that actually get a transplant, she will get to be present during the operations, and I asked her to see if I could do the same, and those that have had a transplant. Since there are so many reasons a child could or does go into hear failure and it is a little more complicated than adult situations Michelle has a lot to learn, but she is up for the challenge. Perhaps the hardest thing for Michelle will be to work normal hours five days a week. Luckily for her she doesn't start for a month and since she already quit her job at Utah Valley she will have some time to relax, go to Oregon to visit her sister, California to visit her Brother, and Mexico for a humanitarian trip. Poor Michelle, how does she survive?..... If you see her congratulate her on the new job.

8 comments:

Emily Ferrell said...

Congratulations Michelle. It sounds like a really important job. I know you will be great at it. Good luck on your upcoming boards and have fun on all of your vacations.

Becky and Brian said...

Congratulations! Your job sounds very intense but will be very rewarding. Enjoy your break and good luck with your the boards.

Katey said...

Oh my gosh that sounds so awesome for Michelle. That will be such a great learning opportunity for her and an amazing experience I'm sure. I'm so glad you keep us all updated Andrew! Tell Michelle Congrats from me. :)

Nicole said...

Good luck on the boards and CONGRATULATIONS on the new job! Enjoy the next month - What Fun!

jonelle said...

Congratulations on your job! I am so excited for you. I just passed the CPNP exam and I am on cloud nine. I am sure you will get through it with flying colors.

The DeWitt House said...

Hey Cardon's!! Good luck with the new job and working FULL TIME!! I will think of you when I am working only 10 hours a week!!:)
Good job on the triathalon...you are my hero!!!! Does Andrew hire out to cook at my house?? (or at least teach Bryan how to make more then Ramen noodles)

McKenzie said...

Cute blog guys!! We will be checking back for Michelle's 1st post to appear :) Thanks for last night we had a lot of fun!

Jill said...

Hey babe you will get used to it and it will become normal within a few months. You are truly being schooled in the art of transplant. Miss ya babe! Oh, and Andrew ain't that bad either.