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I started working at THE sports physio clinic a few weeks ago. This place is crazy busy. People come from all over and will wait forever to get treated here. There's quite a few physios there but only one person is full time and she had to get knee surgery so I am fortunate enough to cover for her on MWF. Damn it's crazy...? Many times I have 3 people going at once because you're just running late.
I'll be the first to admit that I was quite worried and nervous going into that first week. Firstly I hate the idea of covering for another physio, let alone one that is more experienced. Secondly people expect to be treated by the best there and for the therapists to know their stuff. But after two weeks of this I can confidently say that I love my job more than I ever thought I could.
It's been frustrating waiting to get the opportunity to work here and for awhile I was beginning to wonder whether or not I should just go work somewhere else, which I started to and have tons of opportunities. This was worth the wait though. I've seen more cases and more people in this past 2 weeks than I would have in months of working at another clinic. The range and challenges have been incredible. Every new grad has a learning curve but mine is probably the steepest it can ever get. I went from being a new grad to working for the best sports physio clinic in town. This profession is hard in the sense that you don't have anyone to consult with or mentor you. You're working on your own and when people ask you a question or come in with a problem, you need to do something about immediately. If it doesn't work, they know because they can feel if there is a difference.
A few more weeks the physio will return and I'll be back to working only a few hours at this clinic but you have to put in the crappy hours in order to move up right? At least I got my foot in the door and hopefully I make a good enough impression on these clients that it forces them to give me more hours, not that there's enough space for more than one physio at a time. For now, I'm enjoying being busy and loving the feeling of people wanting to see me. I'm so busy that I am fully booked for next week and there's a waiting list of people who want to be called if there happens to be a cancellation on any day that I'm there. I wish it was that busy at my other clinic then I would be set.
I was also offered to work for another professsional team's doctor this week. He is considering opening up another clinic and has asked me if I am interested in working for him. I won't be treating pro athletes at this clinic but again it's about making contacts and working for the best.
I'll be the first to admit that I was quite worried and nervous going into that first week. Firstly I hate the idea of covering for another physio, let alone one that is more experienced. Secondly people expect to be treated by the best there and for the therapists to know their stuff. But after two weeks of this I can confidently say that I love my job more than I ever thought I could.
It's been frustrating waiting to get the opportunity to work here and for awhile I was beginning to wonder whether or not I should just go work somewhere else, which I started to and have tons of opportunities. This was worth the wait though. I've seen more cases and more people in this past 2 weeks than I would have in months of working at another clinic. The range and challenges have been incredible. Every new grad has a learning curve but mine is probably the steepest it can ever get. I went from being a new grad to working for the best sports physio clinic in town. This profession is hard in the sense that you don't have anyone to consult with or mentor you. You're working on your own and when people ask you a question or come in with a problem, you need to do something about immediately. If it doesn't work, they know because they can feel if there is a difference.
A few more weeks the physio will return and I'll be back to working only a few hours at this clinic but you have to put in the crappy hours in order to move up right? At least I got my foot in the door and hopefully I make a good enough impression on these clients that it forces them to give me more hours, not that there's enough space for more than one physio at a time. For now, I'm enjoying being busy and loving the feeling of people wanting to see me. I'm so busy that I am fully booked for next week and there's a waiting list of people who want to be called if there happens to be a cancellation on any day that I'm there. I wish it was that busy at my other clinic then I would be set.
I was also offered to work for another professsional team's doctor this week. He is considering opening up another clinic and has asked me if I am interested in working for him. I won't be treating pro athletes at this clinic but again it's about making contacts and working for the best.
posted by Sub29 at 9:29 AM
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