Hello from Mr. and Mrs. Griffin!
(For those who are wondering, that is my mom's '64' mustang behind us.)
So since we have been married for a whole 10 days, it was time for me to head off to my first assignment as a traveling therapist.
Monday was my first day of orientation training at corporate head quarters. Since I recently got married, they weren't sure which name to use...so they gave me both! HAHA!
My first Big Stone gear! I'm excited to get to work!
My living situation I figured out about 2-3 weeks ago. Since I will only be in this area for 3 weeks in Milbank SD, an apartment lease just wasn't feasible. So, I am doing an extended stay at a local motel.
For being a tiny, out-of-the-way place, its pretty nice. Complete with microwave and mini fridge.
My first day in the clinic was today in Milbank. It is a mixture of many settings: OP ortho, SNF, LTC, and acute. I expect to get a lot of good exposure here. The primary purpose of my 3 weeks here is to help me develop a mentor relationship with the clinic manager here. Once thing I really appreciate about Big Stone is their emphasis on professional development! They offer lots of free continuing education classes and ensure that each new grad coming in feels ready to be on their own.
Currently, I am licensed in SD and ND but I am still working on my MN license. For anyone who is looking to get licensed in any of these states, my deepest empathy goes out to those for MN. I think they sat around and tried to think of as many pieces of paperwork as they possibly could to include in this process! Not fun! Thankfully, however, Big Stone reimburses for licensing, so I will get a nice check soon. I'll consider it payment for the headaches I have developed trying to keep all three states applications straight.
So, I don't have much advise to give yet. I did discover though that it is best to arrive the day before orientation to get settled and figure living logistics out. I got here the morning of my orientation and didn't check in to my motel till the evening, when I was tired and hungry and didn't want to worry about anything. So needless to say, I got very homesick for a few hours since I hadn't unpacked yet and had no idea where to find food. So in the future I will be arriving at least one day early to get settled and unpacked so I feel at home when I get done with work and just want to relax.
Now that I am working and have a consistent schedule, I will be posting much more frequently with new tid bits and such.
Hope everyone had a fantastic and safe summer! See you again soon!
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