Pseudo - Boss

So my friends are complaining that I haven't written anything in a long time. I guess I don't necessarily have an excuse to not write anything because there are plenty of things that are going on in my life.

One of them being that I had the interesting experience of taking over my boss's job (Director of Rehab) for a whole month. I have been expecting it for a while and so I was what I thought already emotionally prepared to begin the task of taking over and dealing with the daily schedule, manager's meetings, staffing issues and all the family/managers/therapist's issues that come into play.

I always thought I would one day do a job like this because leadership roles tend to drift towards me and I thought I would find it enjoyable.

I wouldn't say that I hated it, but I wouldn't say that I loved it either. It is interesting to work in a health care system with the dynamics of being a place that helps people but at the same time it still is a business. While I was boss for the month we were what you call "low census" which meant that we were low patients in our facility. The managers get stressed out because as I said before, it is still a business and they try to figure out how to make ends meet. When they get all stressed out they put a lot of pressure on the rehab team to make sure that we aren't sending our patients home too soon. It was definitely an interesting experience.

Maybe I will end up doing this role but when I was doing this job I missed treating patients. It made me realize why I am in this profession. I love the interaction with my patients and knowing that I am making a difference in their lives. But I am definitely glad that my boss is back and I have a better appreciation for what she does.