Med Asst

Having my first job as a Medical Assistant has been exciting yet difficult. I attended school for approximately seven months including my extern hours. But, school is definitely not the same as having an actual job. I am actually working with real people, real lives. I must make sure to sleep well and eat well because I need to be at my site concentrated. When I perform immunization, I must verify with the provider to make sure I am giving the correct vaccines to the correct patient. More over, when patients need to see a specialist, I am responsible to refer them. Meaning, getting approval from the insurance companies and setting up the appointments and lastly keeping in touch with the patient to check if they actually showed up to the appointment. Referrals are very time consuming and we must document every little thing that we do. Now that we have the flu season near by everyone stops by to receive the injection, for my side as a Nurse, I have lots of paper work to complete and to record on the computer. But then again now that I keep doing the job it is getting easier. I am very grateful to have my new job. I really hope I have the opportunity to grow within the company. =0)

CluBing VS $$$

When I was fourteen I began to go out with my friends to party’s and dances. I loved going to Quinceaneras, which are similar to Sweet Sixteen party’s. Most of the Quinceaneras that I attended were big with Bands that would play about two or three hours and of course they had a DJ. After, when I was about sixteen I began to go to dances, or better, concerts. When we would go out, we would be about 6 or more girls. Then, we would meet up with the boys. We would all have fun and dance until the music would stop. I thought that going out to party’s and to dances was the thing to do all my life. But, after high school, my thoughts had changed completely. At my job, in order to put in more hours I had to open my availability to work either morning or nights on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sunday s. Working for a restaurant, I had for sure the longest hours and would close mostly every weekend. I was getting the money I wanted which took over my ambition to go out to have fun. I had a few opportunities to ask my supervisor to give me one night off and I would explain to her that I had the urge to go see an artist and she would grant me that favor.  

Now, having the short life experience that I have, I see my friends from high school still going out to dances or clubs in Los Angeles. They sometimes invite me to go with them, but I still do not think that I should go out rather than earn a few dollars. Once in a while, I accept to go out but I do not see myself having a stable mind set if I were to keep hanging out with my friends.

My Familia

I am super glad to say that my father (Javier) mother (Estela) and two sisters ( Arlene and Ariana) are a big happy family. My father’s career consists of being a automobile mechanic.  Of course, when ever one of our cars brakes down he is there to fix it. For me he is very important because recently he taught me little things that can be a life saver when it comes to cars. For example, I recently began working forty-five minutes away from Oxnard; Meaning that I have a higher risk of my tires exploding. But my father has taken the time to teach me how to lift the car, loosen the lugs, and lastly take the tire off. In addition to that, I know how to check all the oils and (in a way) I know how to change them. My mother has a very important job. She works with a company that offers services to pick up patients from their house to take them to a facility where they receive dialysis (which is when patients get plugged into a machine that removes excess water and waste from the blood because the kidney does not function well anymore). When she got the job, I imagined that she would be taking people old in age. Surprisingly, she informed me she took young adults; as young as seventeen. My sister, Arlene, is three years younger than me.  I am very proud of her. She has also completed high school and completed the Regional Occupational Program, where she was trained to be a Dental Assistant. When she was still in high school, I brought her to work with me as a phone operator, now she continues to work as a Phone Operator at night and works as a Dental assistant during the day. On top of her busy schedule, I advised her to at least take a couple of classes. Being her older sister, and knowing what is out there, I have tried to guide her in the correct path.  Now, my youngest sister is approximately eleven years apart from me. She is now in fourth grade. She has been doing well at school. She is going to be ten in December and is maturing; she comprehends when we try to correct her when she does something she is not supposed to. Even though we all have busy schedules, we all manage to get together and appreciate being each others company.