New job!

Brian asked me to post about my new job so I'm jumping into his blog for one post.

I was hired on Wednesday April 23 for a full-time position on a med-surg unit for DAY shift, 7a-7:30p three days per week.  The best aspect is the 10 minute commute to St. Vincent Medical Center, which is part of the Providence hospital network.  My first week at my new position will be the week of May 18.  As of tonight I have 8 more night shifts (and counting) at Providence Portland Medical Center (PPMC).




Facing East: Walking down the ramp from
the MAX stop in the Hollywood District
 at NE 42nd Ave.  The houses along the road
are cute and quaint, very typical of NE and SE
Portland.  I've been tempted more than once
on my walks to/from the MAX to buy one of
these choice houses near the hospital. 
However the freeway noise and lack of
 garages quickly remind me that it's not
a good idea.

 

As I stepped off the MAX on Wednesday evening the 23rd, having just accepted the new position an hour prior on the phone, the weather was warm and the walk to the hospital was pleasant.  I took a few pictures of my 'MAX to hospital' walk in anticipation of nostalgia settling in once I'm done with nights.  It's great that it's now daylight when I leave in the evening and come home in the morning.

When I caught the blue line MAX Thursday morning after work, the train changed to a green line at the Rose Quarter without any overhead announcements.  So I looked up from my book to find myself on NW Couch St which is not good, but thankfully the green line runs through Pioneer Square so I was able to hop off and catch a blue line home.  Nostalgia feelings -- gone at that point.

Facing East: Walking along the pedestrian path adjacent
to I-84 (on the left).  I had Brian do the commute with me
when I first started at PPMC to make sure that the walk wasn't too sketchy. 

The driveway to the Cancer Center at Providence Portland Medical Center on NE 47th Ave.
 You can see the chapel in the background.

The Cancer Center is the newest addition to the Providence Portland hospital. 
My current unit is the 7th floor south. 

My new hospital!!  St. Vincent Medical Center on SW Barnes Road at the intersection of Hwy 217 and Hwy 26.
I have no picturesque walking photos because I will DRIVE everyday.  My unit is the 7th floor east (I must like 7th floors).

It was a good thing to work downtown this past year to get me out of Beaverton and experience greater Portland life.  I will miss that to a certain degree but I'm very excited for this next adventure closer to home.  Brian and I both have a strong desire to work and live and go to church in our city, and this job is a fulfillment of my prayers for that over the past year.