snowdrifter Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 I have been unemployed for the past 7 months and I have my first interview this week after months of no success. My first job I was employed as a hospitalist PA, however, the title of "Scribe" would be more accurate. I left 6 months in for another rural hospitalist PA job which was the complete opposite. No training. Had 13 patients my first day with no help from the other hospitalist doc on that day. The PAs at this hopsital managed the patients on their own with no conversing with the doc about admission plan or tx plan for any of the patients. I left and started an ER job 5 months later which was completely toxic. In the 4 short months I was there, I doc, 3 PAs and countless nurses left. Two months later I was hired for a privately owned family practice. I stayed there almost 2 yrs, but they let me go because of not enough pt panel. This practice lost 30k in revenue because they didn't credential me with the insurances correctly. They also committed medicare and private insurance fraud. Since i wasn't credential, they would still have me see patients then would sign my chart and bill it under the doctors. The MAs were doing the billing and they also had paper charts. They obviously have no freaking clue how to run the practice. So, my question is how to I explain these gaps?? I feel like my explanation above, although true is alot of different reasons and a red flag and also, I would be talking negative about my employer for the last gap. I do have generalized anxiety, mild social anxiety and depression. I honestly was just going to blame it on this and tell them I am finally getting treatment and it wont happen again. Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UGoLong Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 It takes time to change jobs at times. Something on the order of 6 months shouldn’t be an issue in a CV.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinkertdm Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 Well, for gosh sakes, don’t tell them any of that. While all the jobs you had were excellent, you left to pursue other interests, explore other opportunities, collect shells on a beach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted July 15, 2019 Administrator Share Posted July 15, 2019 4 hours ago, snowdrifter said: [...] I do have generalized anxiety, mild social anxiety and depression. I honestly was just going to blame it on this and tell them I am finally getting treatment and it wont happen again. Thoughts? Oh, heck no. Those situations would have given anyone anxiety, don't take the fall for bad working conditions. However, you want to put a good spin on it, For example "Credentialing issues resulted in loss of anticipated revenue, and the practice laid me off to reduce overhead" sounds nice, but anyone who knows healthcare knows they screwed up, you paid the price, and you're being nice about it. THAT is that way I would approach gaps, reasons for quitting, etc.: honestly, yet diplomatically. 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cideous Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Leave out the anxiety/depression. Save that for people that can help and care about you. Employers do not. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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