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Aristus

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12. With my new employer, it's not so bad. We have nurse triage.

Reply to berniesandersmittens (Reply #11)

Sat Sep 20, 2025, 07:28 PM

Sep 20

They vet the calls to see if they're worth waking up the on-call provider. My old employer didn't have nurse triage. I got some of the stupidest non-emergency calls in the middle of the night imaginable.

*Half-awake, stifling a yawn* "Hello?..."

"Yeah, can you refill medication X for me?"

"How long have you been out of it?"

"Oh...about three weeks."

They called in the middle of the night, instead of during office hours at anytime in a three-week period. Like I don't need to be well-rested for the next day of clinic...

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No Friday night drinking thread last night. I'm sorry. I missed you. I'm on call this weekend. [View all] Aristus Sep 20 OP

I checked before I went to bed Marthe48 Sep 20 #1

Only had one call last night. Aristus Sep 20 #3

And we missed you. I hope your weekend is quiet and uneventful. niyad Sep 20 #2

So far, so good. Aristus Sep 20 #4

Glad to hear that! niyad Sep 20 #5

I have a whole week to decide what drink I want to mix next Friday. Aristus Sep 20 #6

Decisions! Decisions! I skip anything with clam juice as well. niyad Sep 20 #7

I've had sake straight up before. Aristus Sep 20 #8

A very small possibility, but cannot be entirely discounted. And it is niyad Sep 20 #9

So there's an opportunity to see how it works as a mixer. Aristus Sep 20 #10

Being on call is hard work berniesandersmittens Sep 20 #11

With my new employer, it's not so bad. We have nurse triage. Aristus Sep 20 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author berniesandersmittens Sep 20 #13

I'm a Physician Assistant, not a doctor. Aristus Sep 20 #14

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