I got a new job! Very excited about it although I am a bit bummed it is not in the respiratory field. After months of searching fruitlessly for a respiratory job closer to home and even looking in the 'business' sector I was approached by T-System, Inc here in Dallas about a project manager position (I guess they pulled my resume off of a job board as I hadn't applied to them... yet). They liked the fact I had my PMP, business knowledge AND I had clinical experience. It all happened so quickly, my head is still spinning - within a week of talking with them, I had a job offer I couldn't really refuse (without getting divorced). :-)
T-System is a small company (probably the smallest I've ever worked at) with about 250 employees located in Dallas, TX. They develop software used in emergency departments across the country. What will I be doing? Managing internal projects for the most part. I'll learn more once I actually start - February 13 is my first day.
I am going to miss my co-workers at Mercy Hospital but I am hoping that once I get settled at T-System, I will PRN once or twice a month up there to help keep my RT skills in place. We'll see how it all goes. I will NOT miss the 80 mile drive up to Ardmore each week - did I mention T-System is 24 miles from our house? About 4 miles from where Bryan works now? Hopefully our schedules will coincide so that we can carpool some of the time.