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job offer.
So. I got a job offer for a office mgr position at a new GastroIntestinal Surgeon's office. ... I interviewed Monday morning. They called last night to offer me the position.
I am nervous. #1, I have no mgmt experience.. but, there will be no one in the office except for me & the surgeon for the first month. Then they are going to hire some one PT to help me around the office.
So i'll be running the whole show by myself.. and IMO they are not paying me enough, but I have no experience so i really don't know what I can say. ... They said after i get my coding certification i will get a raise. I don't know how much of a raise, but if it's not enough i'll be leaving.
It's exciting because it's something I haven't done before, and it will look good on my resume. I'm getting in when they first open so I will be on top of the food chain once they start hiring other people. But my list of duties is ridiculously long... Thankfully its a brand new practice so the patient load should be 0 to very little for a few weeks.
The bad news. My house is not finished, and will not be for atleast 3-4 wks.. this leaves me trying to find some where to live until then. They want me to start May 27th.. (2wks from today!) I told my Ofc Mgr.. She understands. (she better, she's known since January this day would be coming!) . ..
Re: job offer.
Jena - first off, CONGRATS on the job offer!!! It's a tough market, so you obviously interviewed well and were a great candidate to get the offer. Second, I think it's totally normal to be nervous about taking a job, especially doing things you haven't done and setting up a brand new office. I think you can totally do it, so just do your best and learn lots.
Do you think you will for sure take it, or are you still "on the fence?"
As you said, if they don't give you a raise and/or you don't like it as well as you might hope - you can always look for something different. Good luck figuring out the living arrangements while your house is getting finished!
The Dr. e-mailed me late last night.. this gave me more time to think about what I should do about the position.. I've been thinking about this alot.
I'm actually not going to take it. They are asking me to take on a brand new office for the same money I make now... I understand I don't have mgmt experience, and I understand them not giving me what I asked for.. but to offer me the same money I make now.. I don't feel like that's right.
& honestly I don't even want to discuss it with them. I'm not mgmt material, I don't wake up in the morning saying "Man, I wish I could manage some people today"... I am a behind the scenes person, I enjoy sitting at my desk doing my thing. I don't mind talking to patients when they have a billing question, that is my "thing"... but I don't want to have to manage the problems of the office.. you know when someone is upset with something they want to "talk to the office mgr".. I don't want to be that person that has to handle those problems.
So. The Dr. is supposed to call me today @ 1130...
I told them in my interview I wasn't going to take the first thing that came up just bc I need a job and we are moving soon.. and I don't intend to.
It's sound like you've really thought it through and feel good about your choice
It's also good that you won't have to find a random place to stay before your house gets finished.
I'll keep my fingers crossed that you find something soon that's a better job fit for you!
oh brother... the Dr. convinced me I should take the job. For every fear I had, he had a resolution. He said he really thinks I can do the job and that he thinks I would be good at it. He said he will be learning about the billing to and if we have any problems he will find a class for me to go to. he talked about a relocation package, and tuition reimbursement...
He made my fears of mgmt dissolve. He said it would only be me and one other part time person. the part time person would only be there on days when we have patients in the clinic, which would be 1 or 1.5 days a week- all the other days Doc will be in the OR & i'll be @ the office by myself. So.. there really is no managing other people- i told him i'm a behind the scenes kind of person and he just kept telling me i would be good for the position and he wants me to be happy .... and if i don't like it I can quit. LOL..
So... I talked to H.... & i'm going to take the position. LOL.. ... It will be a good opportunity.. and he is nice, he doesn't have a "God-Complex" like alot of drs & surgeons.
He said if I have any more concerns I can contact him at any time..
So.. yah.
Thanks Carrie! Haven't seen you around in aaaaggggessss!!! How is everything?
Jena - congrats on the new job! Like Meagan said, I think it's good that you were upfront about your concerns and were able to talk through them.
Hope all goes well as you prepare to start:)