This week was the beginning of my internship at Beaumont Family Medicine Center and it has been an interesting journey so far. On the very first day of my internship, I met a woman who works more with papers rather than patients. Her job title is something that relays in data. I believe her job title is a Data Analysis Director, but I do know she does deal with data and the paper aspect of medicine. She creates graphs and data sheets dealing with the number of residents, number of patients that are in and out, the number of no shows (doctors who couldn't make it to their appointment because of last minute procedures (usually mothers who are in labor), and a lot more. I also toured the "data/paper only" side of the clinic. The next day I met 3 registrars (official keepers of medical records and more important information) by the name Tania, Martha and another woman whose name I didn't catch. I learned how to check in patients and how to give a person their medication when they come in for it. There's different colored scrubs for people who do different jobs. The green are MA's (Medical Assistants), light blue are RN's (Registered Nurses), purple are registrars/clerical staff, and royal blue are either X-Ray techs or Respiratory techs. I learned about the scheduling for RN's, on call physicians, and on call residents. On the third day of my internship, I met 3 RN's named Judy, Paulette, and Karen. Judy is an OB (Obstetrics) nurse who is leaving the clinic to return to working in a hospital setting. I also learned that Residents have a certain amount of patients they MUST see during their 3 years of residency. I got to triage a patient which just means I was working with a patient based off their condition and what type of priority they were. After we triaged a patient, we went into this office area where RN's and others usually do insurance work, medical records, schedule appointments, etc. One major thing that I really learned this week is that a woman who is 25 weeks pregnant, should be measuring 25 centimeters; I also learned that everyone works together as a team. Everyone has an important role in the healthcare field and they all tie together.
I work in a office setting and I wouldn't really change anything about it. I like how organized and structured it is right now. My personal preference, however, would be working in a hospital setting rather than clinical setting. I feel the hospital has more of a fast-paced lifestyle, and I love the fast-paced aspect of medicine. There's always something going on in a hospital and that's what I like about it. I don't mind working in a clinical setting; however, in the future, I plan to work in the hospital for some time before I just go straight into a clinical setting.
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Victoria PerryHello, all! I'm Victoria Perry and this blog is going to be about my journey through Career Field Experience and shadowing doctors, nurses, etc. Welcome to my journey! Archives
November 2016
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