BUSH DIARY JANUARY 1998:
Happy New Year!!!
1-5: Two babies born over the weekend, NO paperwork taken care of so am making telephone chase and paper catchup. One phone number not worky. Put out general call amongst co-workers and one of the native ladies suggested calling her uncle. Yeah, he was able to give me a good number. BC number one all done. Mom number two was from one of the villages and I finally tracked her down at one of the local hotels. Got that info all documented and stuff. I always thought being a medical record professional was part dictionary and part detective and I have not been proven wrong as of yet.
Afternoon walk-in clinic was jam packed. 65 by 5 pm.
We have a pharmacy staffing problem. ASNA told one guy not to return and that leaves the pharmacy not covered for a period of three or four days. Oopsie. So got TDY guy up from Eagle River. Fortunately the pharmacy tech, Roxanne, is smart, fast and likes rushing around.
More Pharmacy mess: We had five pharmacists come and mostly go and the tech was out with a sick child and no data entry was done. ASNA asked that one our ladies, Gwyn, to cross train in pharmacy data entry. Well at least she does not have to pull charts or file.
My electronic birth certificate program is having hiccups. I can do everything but download the BC to a disc. I have a call into the tech person. Help.
1-29: Potluck at work to welcome Patrick Pendleton back from medical leave. I made tamale pie again it always goes over well.
Boja went to the Vets to get spayed, a little woozy but she will be fine.
Upgrade at work: We have speedy connections at work now. The computer guy upgraded us to something that will blow your hair back.
Busy week: we had five babies. I have been chasing paperwork all week.
And something new, Alaska has begun to accept three part affidavits of paternity. There is a spot for the husband, a spot for the mother and a spot for the father. The state decided that it was in the best interests of the infant to track all parties responsible for birth and legal standing. Okay then. Let me wrap my head around that one.
Our fun radiology tech, Ellen T got "fired" and "reassigned". She was told it just was not working out. She was so much fun. Dammit.
Monica got some good news today. ASNA is going to pay her student loans to the tune of 40K. She got her RRA degree in St. Louis and it a spendy place to get educated. She is now committed to two years in Barrow. Thank you Monica!!
Just when you thought things were getting dull: You may remember a few postings back I documented that Michael and Michelle wanted to be recognized in the computer system so I added that name under AKA in registration.
Well, we had a thirty hour hostage situation on Friday the 13th (sigh). Michael/Michelle broke into the house of the Gould family. He threatened the man and his wife. The wife managed to sneak out of the house about ten hours later and the husband sneaked out 30 minutes later. Then the guy got tired and gave himself up. Turns out the bad guy is not one of the regular bad acting characters. He has been saving up for a sex change operation and decided to do some fund raising all by himself. He had a land deal with UIC fall through and he was upset. This is the same person seen about town in full ninja outfit, black clothes, crossed swords on back etc.
All righty then, that is just about enough about January.
G'night folks.
Happy New Year!!!
1-5: Two babies born over the weekend, NO paperwork taken care of so am making telephone chase and paper catchup. One phone number not worky. Put out general call amongst co-workers and one of the native ladies suggested calling her uncle. Yeah, he was able to give me a good number. BC number one all done. Mom number two was from one of the villages and I finally tracked her down at one of the local hotels. Got that info all documented and stuff. I always thought being a medical record professional was part dictionary and part detective and I have not been proven wrong as of yet.
Afternoon walk-in clinic was jam packed. 65 by 5 pm.
We have a pharmacy staffing problem. ASNA told one guy not to return and that leaves the pharmacy not covered for a period of three or four days. Oopsie. So got TDY guy up from Eagle River. Fortunately the pharmacy tech, Roxanne, is smart, fast and likes rushing around.
More Pharmacy mess: We had five pharmacists come and mostly go and the tech was out with a sick child and no data entry was done. ASNA asked that one our ladies, Gwyn, to cross train in pharmacy data entry. Well at least she does not have to pull charts or file.
My electronic birth certificate program is having hiccups. I can do everything but download the BC to a disc. I have a call into the tech person. Help.
1-29: Potluck at work to welcome Patrick Pendleton back from medical leave. I made tamale pie again it always goes over well.
Boja went to the Vets to get spayed, a little woozy but she will be fine.
Upgrade at work: We have speedy connections at work now. The computer guy upgraded us to something that will blow your hair back.
Busy week: we had five babies. I have been chasing paperwork all week.
And something new, Alaska has begun to accept three part affidavits of paternity. There is a spot for the husband, a spot for the mother and a spot for the father. The state decided that it was in the best interests of the infant to track all parties responsible for birth and legal standing. Okay then. Let me wrap my head around that one.
Our fun radiology tech, Ellen T got "fired" and "reassigned". She was told it just was not working out. She was so much fun. Dammit.
Monica got some good news today. ASNA is going to pay her student loans to the tune of 40K. She got her RRA degree in St. Louis and it a spendy place to get educated. She is now committed to two years in Barrow. Thank you Monica!!
Just when you thought things were getting dull: You may remember a few postings back I documented that Michael and Michelle wanted to be recognized in the computer system so I added that name under AKA in registration.
Well, we had a thirty hour hostage situation on Friday the 13th (sigh). Michael/Michelle broke into the house of the Gould family. He threatened the man and his wife. The wife managed to sneak out of the house about ten hours later and the husband sneaked out 30 minutes later. Then the guy got tired and gave himself up. Turns out the bad guy is not one of the regular bad acting characters. He has been saving up for a sex change operation and decided to do some fund raising all by himself. He had a land deal with UIC fall through and he was upset. This is the same person seen about town in full ninja outfit, black clothes, crossed swords on back etc.
All righty then, that is just about enough about January.
G'night folks.
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