Thursday, November 5, 2009

Job posting

I got an email today from a job seeker website I signed up for a few months back before moving to Oklahoma to help me look for jobs. I'm still getting emails from them once in a while with some interesting positions. But this one today really sparked my interest. After going through midwifery school I was undecided about what I would do about work. I enjoyed the births a lot, but hated the hours, the stress, and unpredictability of it. So I thought, lets work in a clinic where it'll be 9-5, no weekends, no holidays, no on-call, no fear of being sued up the ass because your baby was born with a slightly lop sided head. And so this is where I decided to go. I'm now working in a clinic that sees no pregnant patients at all. I really enjoy what I do now, but, I know I could be doing a lot more. I was trained for more than this. I am, dare I say it, over qualified (tooting my own horn!). It's a great job for a newbie like me, but already, I can see that in a year or so I'll get bored. Anyway, back to the email. It was job posting for a midwife in a birthing center in San Diego. I've always wanted to work in a birthing center, and if I would have stayed in Maryland, I just might be working at the one in Annapolis right now. After visiting the website of this particular birthing center, I realized that I do miss the births. No matter how nervous it made me or how tiring and frustrating it can sometimes be, the reward in the end is worth it. So maybe I will go back to delivering those babies again. I really do hope so :)

5 comments:

Diana said...

hmmmm what are you saying Amy? ;P *wink wink nudge nudge*

amy said...

That I'd rather be catching them... then pushing them out!

Phi said...

catching babies is an adrenaline rush, no? haha

and stupid malpractice; highest for obgyns/surgeons

i mean, it's the parents fault if the baby comes out lopsided, i mean, it is their DNA after all..

hahajk

puffycakes said...

you will def get to do it!! enjoy the ride, you'll get there in due time! :)

Rebel VN said...

yeah, you can only stay in a place so long until it starts getting boring and the position won't let you grow anymore.

uh huh..yeah...i feel ya.