Out of the Loop

This is how I felt all week. Out of the Loop. Important decisions that impacted my job and all that I do at work were made around me and I was the last to know. Very frustrating.

I took two days of vacation last week and then I had a mandatory training on Monday so I was out of the office for 3 work days. Needless to say, coming to work on Tuesday morning was a rather frantic affair. And if my head was not already spinning with all the I had to try and fit in, my sitter called and said my 8 yo was throwing up and needed to be picked up right away. I had 6 client visits booked, 3 meetings and 12 phone calls to return. And then, I learn of the plans laid for my job.

There are now 2 mental health nurses working for the county. I work in the north office, she works in the southern office. but there are 3 teams. I have clients on all 3 teams. I was curious how we were going to divide the work load. I had already discussed my ideas with my supervisor. But all of a sudden I get calls from case managers saying that they are going to refer their clients to another organization for skilled nursing.

I was scratching my head, trying to figure it all out. I am not really upset by the changes. In fact, I am fine with it because it will help free up time for me to do some of the things I would like to do like going out with the intake team and making assessments of new referrals and being able to bring the medical component to the full picture of each client. What I am bothered by is the way that these changes were made and the lack of information I was given.

But, by the end of the week, I got over it. And I did survive the chaos. My fiance' was able to pick up my boys, one was already home because he had a fever, and then one threw up and one looked like he might, but never did. I was able to meet with the clients I needed to or schedule them for the next day. All things got finished and the time went by very fast.

If this is how it is after I take 2 days vacation, what is it going to be like if I take a week? I shudder at the thought but having a week off sounds positively divine.

Another blessing occured at the end of the week. I had my clincial supervision with a psychologist. It's like "work therapy". And she was really good at helping me sort out my head in light of all these changes and she has really given me a lot of positive feedback and direction for my role on the teams I am on. I went home on Friday, feeling less burdened and more ready to face the next challenges and hopefully, I will find a way to better stay in the loop.