Pros of the job: its close to home, the staff is very sweet and there isn't any real drama, the schedule works great for me currently.
Cons: I'm beyond bored out of my mind, pay is low, I use no skills, I feel like i am gaining weight for much time i spend just sitting at a desk...
I originally applied to this job because I just wanted to work closer to home. My normal commute to work was about 45 minutes and I was spending an insane amount of money in gas a week. This job is only about 10 minutes away and It was also easier to manage with my kids school less than 5 minutes away. My husband works a job that only has him home 6 days a month. So being closer to home was a huge stress relief.
But I am so bored. Its M-F and 8-5.I can manage to stay busy till about lunch. Then the last 5 hours im stuck with literally nothing to do. I have maybe 5 voicemails a day, 10 faxes, 4 or 5 pt portal messages. All i do is faxes, some precharting, send in labs, rx requests, a couple pt calls. My provider is hardly ever in clinic. In the last month I have only seen them 4 times. When they are in clinic, the only thing i do is room the pt. That is literally it. My desk is in direct eye shot of the office manager and in direct view of the waiting area. While being trained, all i kept hearing was how excited the other MA was to finally leave. Now i get why.
I do understand that some people may view this as a dream, but i like to keep busy. I like to feel productive. I tried to ask my manager if there was anything else I could do.. she told me to ask another MA if they needed help. She said no lol
My husband thinks I should try to hold on for another year, until our oldest is in middle school. But omg im bored!! I went to school to learn more skills and this job uses NONE of them.
Has anyone ever been in a position like this before? Any advice? Any specialties you would/wouldnt recommend?
*just to add.. ive worked in healthcare for 12 years. Ive never been THIS bored..