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***Author's note: Hey everyone. SO sorry it's taken me a long time to update this story! Are you still reading??? Also I'm not really for sure how a real interview goes for an ER doctor position, so bare with me!***
Unexpected Turn
Chapter 5
It was Wednesday. He couldn't believe how nervous he was. It's just Northwestern. Carter told himself as he walked towards the entry doors of the hospital.
"Yeah, only Northwestern, the place you've always wanted to work at," he muttered to himself, as he walked through the doors. When he walked into the busy ER; it felt like he was at County. It was busy. People sitting in the waiting room, which was almost full, doctors and nurses rushed around. He took a deep breath and walked up to the admitting desk.
"Can I help you?" the lady asked, sounding tired. Her nametag said Sarah.
"Yes. Hi. I'm John Carter. I have an interview at 2:30," Carter told her.
"Oh yes, John Carter. They are waiting upstairs in the conference room for you," Sarah said with a nod. Carter nodded.
"And where is that?" he asked, feeling slightly embarrassed that he didn't know where to go. Sarah smiled.
"Go to elevator G take it to the 2 floor; it should be the first room on your left. Knock before you go in," she told him.
"Ok. Thank you," Carter said and began to walk towards the elevator.
"Don't worry about it and good luck," she called out to him.
"Ok. Elevator G," Carter said as he looked at the different letter names on the elevators.
"G! Finally," he sighed pressing the button. He stepped onto it and pressed the 2 floor button. He straightened his tie and then his suit jacket.
"Take a deep breath, and relax," he told himself as the elevator doors opened to the 2 floor. He followed Sarah's directions and knocked on the door that said Conference Room.
"Come in," Carter opened the door and walked in, pushing his nervousness aside.
"John Carter?" one of the three men asked. Carter nodded.
"Yes, sir," he said.
"Nice to meet you. I'm Chief of Staff Dr. James Harrison, this is Dr. Michael Wilson, and this is Dr. Matt Lowe. We will be evaluating you this afternoon," he said. Carter nodded.
"Nice to meet you," he said nodding to the men.
"Please, sit down," Dr. Lowe said motioning to a chair that was on the opposite side of the table to them. Carter sat down, keeping good posture in the process.
"Ok. Dr. Carter, you are currently working at County General Hospital?" Dr. Harrison asked. Carter nodded.
"That's correct."
"And you did your med school training there as well, right?" Dr. Wilson asked as he was looking over Carter's file. Carter nodded again.
"Yes, I've always been at County," he said.
"How long has it been? 8 years?" Dr. Harrison asked flipping through his file.
"Almost 10 including med-school," Carter answered.
"It's says here that you started out as surgical med student. But you are an ER doctor. What change your mind about becoming a surgeon?" Dr. Wilson asked. Carter sighed. It seems like such a long time since I was a surgical intern, Carter thought to himself. He remembered when he first realized that surgery wasn't for him. He paused for a moment.
"I worked as a surgical intern for a few years, but then I realized that surgery wasn't the type of field I should be in. I knew the ER was where I should be and I have been there even since," Carter answered. The doctors nodded.
The questions continued for a while.
"And the last question, Dr. Carter. Why would you like to move from County to here?" Dr. Harrison asked. Carter sighed and thought about his answer. Did he really want to leave the comfort of County to go somewhere different?
"County has been the only place that I have ever worked. But I have always admired you all. I've always wanted to work here. County is great. I just... It doesn't seem like there's anything left for me there. I feel that I should move on, to challenge myself more," he answered. The three doctors nodded.
"Thank you for your time, Dr. Carter. We will get back to you soon," Dr. Lowe said as Carter shook their hands.
"Thank you," Carter nodded.
***
Later at County,
"Carter, Pratt needs you in trauma 1. A tension pneumo and a shattered pelvis," Chuny called to Carter as he stood by the admitting desk.
"I'm coming," he called. He hurried into the trauma room.
"He's bleeding internally and surgery isn't answering the calls," Pratt growled.
"OK. We need to tube him and just take him up there ourselves," Carter said.
"Can we do that?" Gallant asked.
"Yeah, that's what I thought. Let's go," Pratt said as he began pushing the gurney. Carter didn't follow; he took his trauma scrubs off and threw them away. He saw Abby walking out of an exam room. She smiled when she saw him.
"Hey. How did the interview go?" she asked. He shrugged.
"Ok, I think. They still have to call me," he said. Abby smiled and patted his arm. She was still surprised that Carter was thinking about leaving, but it had nothing to do with her. It's not like we are together, she thought to herself.
"You got it. You know you did," she chuckled as she walked away from him. A part of him, hoped she was right and that he got the job, but another part didn't want to leave County.
To be continued...
***Author's note: Hey everyone. SO sorry it's taken me a long time to update this story! Are you still reading??? Also I'm not really for sure how a real interview goes for an ER doctor position, so bare with me!***
Unexpected Turn
Chapter 5
It was Wednesday. He couldn't believe how nervous he was. It's just Northwestern. Carter told himself as he walked towards the entry doors of the hospital.
"Yeah, only Northwestern, the place you've always wanted to work at," he muttered to himself, as he walked through the doors. When he walked into the busy ER; it felt like he was at County. It was busy. People sitting in the waiting room, which was almost full, doctors and nurses rushed around. He took a deep breath and walked up to the admitting desk.
"Can I help you?" the lady asked, sounding tired. Her nametag said Sarah.
"Yes. Hi. I'm John Carter. I have an interview at 2:30," Carter told her.
"Oh yes, John Carter. They are waiting upstairs in the conference room for you," Sarah said with a nod. Carter nodded.
"And where is that?" he asked, feeling slightly embarrassed that he didn't know where to go. Sarah smiled.
"Go to elevator G take it to the 2 floor; it should be the first room on your left. Knock before you go in," she told him.
"Ok. Thank you," Carter said and began to walk towards the elevator.
"Don't worry about it and good luck," she called out to him.
"Ok. Elevator G," Carter said as he looked at the different letter names on the elevators.
"G! Finally," he sighed pressing the button. He stepped onto it and pressed the 2 floor button. He straightened his tie and then his suit jacket.
"Take a deep breath, and relax," he told himself as the elevator doors opened to the 2 floor. He followed Sarah's directions and knocked on the door that said Conference Room.
"Come in," Carter opened the door and walked in, pushing his nervousness aside.
"John Carter?" one of the three men asked. Carter nodded.
"Yes, sir," he said.
"Nice to meet you. I'm Chief of Staff Dr. James Harrison, this is Dr. Michael Wilson, and this is Dr. Matt Lowe. We will be evaluating you this afternoon," he said. Carter nodded.
"Nice to meet you," he said nodding to the men.
"Please, sit down," Dr. Lowe said motioning to a chair that was on the opposite side of the table to them. Carter sat down, keeping good posture in the process.
"Ok. Dr. Carter, you are currently working at County General Hospital?" Dr. Harrison asked. Carter nodded.
"That's correct."
"And you did your med school training there as well, right?" Dr. Wilson asked as he was looking over Carter's file. Carter nodded again.
"Yes, I've always been at County," he said.
"How long has it been? 8 years?" Dr. Harrison asked flipping through his file.
"Almost 10 including med-school," Carter answered.
"It's says here that you started out as surgical med student. But you are an ER doctor. What change your mind about becoming a surgeon?" Dr. Wilson asked. Carter sighed. It seems like such a long time since I was a surgical intern, Carter thought to himself. He remembered when he first realized that surgery wasn't for him. He paused for a moment.
"I worked as a surgical intern for a few years, but then I realized that surgery wasn't the type of field I should be in. I knew the ER was where I should be and I have been there even since," Carter answered. The doctors nodded.
The questions continued for a while.
"And the last question, Dr. Carter. Why would you like to move from County to here?" Dr. Harrison asked. Carter sighed and thought about his answer. Did he really want to leave the comfort of County to go somewhere different?
"County has been the only place that I have ever worked. But I have always admired you all. I've always wanted to work here. County is great. I just... It doesn't seem like there's anything left for me there. I feel that I should move on, to challenge myself more," he answered. The three doctors nodded.
"Thank you for your time, Dr. Carter. We will get back to you soon," Dr. Lowe said as Carter shook their hands.
"Thank you," Carter nodded.
***
Later at County,
"Carter, Pratt needs you in trauma 1. A tension pneumo and a shattered pelvis," Chuny called to Carter as he stood by the admitting desk.
"I'm coming," he called. He hurried into the trauma room.
"He's bleeding internally and surgery isn't answering the calls," Pratt growled.
"OK. We need to tube him and just take him up there ourselves," Carter said.
"Can we do that?" Gallant asked.
"Yeah, that's what I thought. Let's go," Pratt said as he began pushing the gurney. Carter didn't follow; he took his trauma scrubs off and threw them away. He saw Abby walking out of an exam room. She smiled when she saw him.
"Hey. How did the interview go?" she asked. He shrugged.
"Ok, I think. They still have to call me," he said. Abby smiled and patted his arm. She was still surprised that Carter was thinking about leaving, but it had nothing to do with her. It's not like we are together, she thought to herself.
"You got it. You know you did," she chuckled as she walked away from him. A part of him, hoped she was right and that he got the job, but another part didn't want to leave County.
To be continued...