 What's up you guys it's the Donna welcome back to my channel So I wanted to talk to you guys today about a question that I got asked one of your questions It was really about kind of like the gap that I had from passing my boards to actually getting a job So that is what this video is going to be about. I hope you guys like it If you do like it go ahead and hit that like button and subscribe so you can know exactly when I come out With a new video so this question I got it was from a Chan it says Hi, Adana. Thank you for this video I was looking at your timeline in the description and I noticed between passing your boards in December and Starting your new job in April is a few months. What did you do during that time? Did it take that long for the credentialing process? And so I was like yo, I'm gonna do a question do a video about this because I think that Everybody would like to know what happens from the time that you actually like pass your boards get that see And become certified become a certified PA to actually getting your first job Now if you've seen any of my other videos like way way back when I talk about, you know Building bridges and things like that during rotations because it's important If you are going to be a new grad PA to have those connections so that you can reach out to them when You're graduating when you pass your boards to say, hey, you know, I'm interested in a position at your company Are you guys hiring? Also, there's a lot of times when you get job offers while you're on the rotation, especially if you're close to graduation So what will happen is like you can work something out where they'll pay for your board exam And they'll help with all of like the credentialing and all that stuff Now a Chan asked if it took that long for credentialing And so it didn't take that long for credentialing, but some of that time was credentialing So I didn't I got offered jobs like while I was in PA school But because I was so far out like I got offered jobs during my first few months of Rotations and I still had like another six seven more months of rotations to go through So it just wasn't gonna be a good fit. So that didn't quite work out So once I actually like graduated PA school and then I went and I took my boards in December For like the second time you guys if you haven't seen that video go check that video out But I took it again and I passed my boards I took it in November and I passed them in December you found out that you passed usually like a week after taking your board exam so Immediately after passing my boards I started applying to jobs and I immediately started getting offers for interviews and that processes it can be daunting but You kind of just go with the flow really, you know, you kind of just you're like, okay Like I want to see what it's like you get your feet way You want to see what kind of offers you're getting If it is kind of like the national norm or if it's just like somebody trying to low-ball you or not Or if it's really a good offer so I did quite a few job interviews and I Reached out to one of my friends. I would say that I made while I was on a rotation This is why I say build those bridges. Don't burn them when you're on your rotations but she was my kind of preceptor for that rotation and She was like, hey, yeah, you know, I know that our hospital is hiring Do you want me to reach out to the hiring manager for you? And I was like, yeah, sure, you know, why not I? Don't mind coming back to that hospital. I had a good experience there And you know if I can get into this particular field, I think that would be great If I could just get into the hospital I think that would be great as well because then I can kind of maneuver into the field that I want to be in So she reached out for me and that was like maybe I would say in Like December like close to the end of December and then I What I like contacted him Because he contacted me first and I reached back out and was like, yeah, you know, I'm interested He said what the positions were There was like an ICU position This trauma position and a cardiology position and I knew like I wasn't really trying to do ICU or cardiology So I was like, okay, I rotated in trauma. So let me say that I'm interested in this trauma like general surgery position so my position started off as General surgery and we were going to be cross-trained in trauma because a lot of our general surgeons are our Traumatologists as well. So it was gonna be kind of like an easy fit but Because like COVID hit and all that stuff happened. We really just kind of were thrown into trauma So it worked out, you know, because I'm getting a lot of experience, but Back to my timeline, you know, I reached out to him that was closer to the end of Mid mid to end of January. I went in I had my first interview who's like, you know, the job is yours if you want it I was like, yeah, you know, I'm interested in it He's he brought me back for a second interview towards the end end of January and then Towards the beginning of February, I had a third interview and he's like, yeah, the job is yours. You know, this is what we're offering I'll get you the like final like actual real offer in a couple days if you want it I was like, yeah, I do want it. So I actually got hired Really and truly in the beginning of February. So if you can imagine I started Applications and things like that and I had a lot of interviews from December to January and I got hired at my current position In February, but I didn't start working until April and that was because of the credentialing process. So When you are a new grad PA, it takes a little bit longer for you to credential typically like three months If you're not a new grad PA, it kind of goes a little bit smoother But since I was a new grad PA, there was a lot of things that I had to go through and the process of credentialing is literally like They're they're looking at everything, you know They're trying to make sure that you are actually who you say you are that you are a licensed professional that you can work in your capabilities So they're looking at all of like your graduation, you know, when you graduated Who is your director? Like they ask you all of those questions on through the credentialing paperwork They need to know your you know, sir You're sort of like your certification number and your license and all that stuff But licensing and licensure is also all part of the credentialing process when you're a new grad So I had to go through that whole thing where like I paid for my license and then they would reimburse me So I said, yeah, you know, like my license hasn't come through yet But this is the information for the person who's doing that And then we go through and we have to like figure out who's my Supervising physician gonna be get all that delegation stuff because as a PA you still need to have some money That is like your supervising physician who's gonna be over you and kind of like their license is attached to your license I guess you can say so that whole process takes an extremely long time because they have to go You know verify all this information go to the board go to your school you know if they so choose and kind of just knock all of this stuff through and In the same process you're getting all of the information for your licensure as well So that takes a little while and for me I didn't have to have like my DEA license and all of those things to like prescribe drugs and things like that Once I got hired, but you know in the time period of getting hired I needed to apply for that and with that stuff You can't apply for like your DEA license until you have like your CDS life License and you can't apply for a CDS license until you have your actual state license So it was just like a really kind of long convoluted process where you're sitting up here You're just kind of in this waiting mode You're signing a lot of documents. You're reading a lot of documents So make sure you read all of your documents because you know This is a binding contract and you want to make sure that what you're signing is something that you want I Negotiated like a lot of the various different things in terms of like my The times that I would work or that I wanted to work, you know Very different things like religious accommodation because I am Adventist So I wanted to ensure that you know I had my Sabbaths to where I can you know worship and deal with my family on Sabbath and you know honor God And so that was all like in this whole process of credentialing getting hired And onboarding I guess you would say and throughout that process as well that what they're doing also is making sure that you're getting like all of like the Stuff for Medicaid and Medicare where you're able to actually like bill for those various different things So it's not just like you're sitting down twiddling your thumbs There are things that you're gonna have to be doing but it is a lengthy process and it can take up to three months So that is why I got hired in February, but I didn't really start working until the beginning of April It took a little bit like two months And I think that that was a really short time in comparison to like some of my other Classmates and some of the other people that I knew that got Jobs earlier on like prior to me like they we started kind of the same time But they started their process a little bit earlier than mine And I think that's partially because of COVID like they were trying to get things pushed through And I got in right before everything kind of stalled and everybody was starting to work from home So it worked out It wasn't I didn't think that it was that long But when you're in the thick of it and then when you kind of look back and you're like, oh, okay Yeah, you know that was like a eight-week period from me getting hired to actually Starting my job or I guess how you guys are looking me passing my boards to starting my job It's a little bit longer almost four months, but it is the process and so just the process Don't worry, you know as long like that the first thing is getting the job, right? So as long as you get the job You're good start going through the credentialing process do the various different things that you need to do Make sure that you are actually like on top of your stuff because sometimes sometimes things kind of fall through the wayside and That will stall or make your process of actually starting your job and getting on boarded a lot longer so Once once you've graduated and passed your boards and it's time for you to actually like get your job and go through That whole credentialing process make sure that you have every single thing that you need all of your numbers or your license and You know certification numbers and all of that stuff And all of your verification so that you can just give them everything any immunizations and things like that That you may need have all of that ready to just give them so that your process can be smooth But that was it. That's really what I did and I also did a lot of studying because I was really nervous I'm like oh man like I don't know like I don't want to forget anything and I Didn't know exactly what various different things I would be seeing per se That I really needed to be like honed in on on the general surgery side of things So I was doing a lot of studying during that time as well But that is what I did during that four month slash three month time period From actually passing my boards getting hired and actually starting my now job that I'm on currently All right, so I hope that answered your question I hope that gave you guys a little bit more insight You can also, you know, just google like what is the credentialing process like And what happens in that process just so you're a little bit more familiar with that And kind of the length of time that it may take If you guys are serious about getting that see don't forget that we have started a platform called get that see university So head on over to get that see university dot com And sign up to be a part of the platform. 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