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In the past 20 years I've been in this business, I have lost - SM

Posted: Sep 02, 2012

a total of four jobs due to offshoring, worked for peanuts for a number of different nationals, and finally decided to get out of the business all together and at the beginning of this summer after my last lay off, I took a job at a local doctor's office basically as a receptionist/scheduler/transcriptionist. I get acclimated to the job, like everyone I work with, and start feeling really comfortable and then last week, a woman shows up for an appt with one of the senior doctors/partners saying she has an appt to "tour the facility." I go and tell the doc that she's here and he says "yes, yes, send her back." He proceeds to give her the tour. The whole office is a atwitter. No one knows what's going on and some are speculating, since the doctor owns the building as well as the practice, that maybe he's getting a 2nd mortgage on the building because his daughter is getting married and he's been complaining about the extravagant affair she expects to have.

Finally the nurse practitioner in the practice comes back from lunch and tells us the doc is thinking about selling the practice to the local hospital and that woman was an appraiser hired by the hospital. Of course the doc never bothered to let us know that he was thinking about this which I think is totally unprofessional. I know he doesn't need our permission or opinions, but just a heads up would have been nice. Now I'm thinking I JUST CAN'T WIN!

I'm thinking I should give up on healthcare all together and just apply at Wal-Mart or the local pasta plant or something. I'm just so fed up. I don't want to go back to school. I went back to school to become a transcriptionist and I'm currently finishing up a coding course to try to get my CCS, but I'm not close to being done and I all I really want is to find a job where I can earn a decent paycheck and have some semblance of job security. Plus I'm just going to stop getting to know people and becoming friendly, because the friendships never last after you lose your job!

Maybe I'm too much of a pessimist. Maybe, if he sells to the hospital, we all keep our jobs and we get health benefits which we are not offered right now as employees of the doctor. Maybe we get raises. Somehow I don't think so, but if I'm going to look on the bright side, best to dream big.

I just really wanted to "talk" it out. So thanks for listening.

Selling the practice - BTDT

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The hospital can own the practice and you can still have a job, you would just be an employee of the hospital. It might mean more stability, actually, if the doc is having financial issues. Just a heads up, but employers don't usually consult the staff on business decisions for a number of reasons. People panic, and people talk, I'm sure they didn't want this leaking out. It also doesn't sound like a done deal. Unless someone has told you that your job is in jeopardy, just keep showing up and doing your best. If you were a coder and the practice closed you'd be out of work too. We're going through an affiliation like this as well; not a lot is changing except the name, but it is scary and I understand your need to want to talk it out. When the time is right, they will let you know their intentions. Until then, hang in there and do the best you can.

Actually had this happen in a single doc family practice clinic - IAMT

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I worked in. He sold to the hospital and stayed as an employee himself on salary and shared call. Worked out well for him (he was in a better mood) and the staff was all asked if they would stay, we kept our jobs with better benefits through the hospital system. We were eventually told but it was very hushed for a lot of reasons up until then and they had reached an agreement and all the I's were dotted and T's were crossed and the info was released to the public then. I wouldn't worry much, think this is a usual route for a transition such as this. Hope things work out to your benefit.

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