Nate has been looking forward to working in an outpatient setting since he was in grad school. He chose a skilled nursing facility right out of grad school for several reasons; mostly the money, to be honest. We wanted to pay off his student loan in a hurry, which we did. Nate enjoyed his time there for the most part, and made good friends. When the opportunity arose to work with one of the clinical instructors he worked with as a student he decided it was time for a switch. The opportunity first arose last year, but circumstances weren't quite right at that time. Glad we were patient because it has turned out to be a great blessing.
He has been at Therapeutic Associates for about a month now and seems to be settling in nicely. It is quite a transition going from skilled nursing, where he saw a lot of the same conditions and working with the geriatric community, to going to an out patient setting where you never know what you will see. He likes the challenge though.
Here is his profile picture that I took for their website. Isn't he handsome?
