which describes my job

I thought I could start out with a description of my job, since that seems to take up a large part of my life! Since quitting teaching in 2016, I've been at a small 200 bed hospital in Reading, Pennsylvania. Initially I worked part time as a unit coordinator (secretary) in the critical care unit. At the beginning of 2018, I transferred to a different part of the hospital, doing the same thing but now working full time. I enjoyed what I did until we upgraded to a new computer system in June 2018, which changed the job description for unit coordinators. When I started, I was trained to enter physician's orders for labs, testing, medications, etc. It was challenging to be able to read doctor's handwriting and determine how to enter their orders. I learned a lot and loved being involved with the doctors and nurses and getting in on the action without having to do actual patient care. Seeing what the nurses go through convinced me that nursing wasn't the job for me, although parts of that life are appealing. The medical world fascinates me and I enjoy learning about the body, diseases, and treatment. When it comes to dealing with difficult patients and family members and other stresses that come from being short-staffed (a constant issue, from what I've seen), I don't think I could handle it. Anyway, back to the change the new computer system brought. Doctors now are entering all their own orders and everything is "paperless", which is mostly a good thing. However, it left me feeling bored, useless, and unchallenged. Before we transitioned to the new system, I had been looking for a different position because I knew I probably wouldn't be happy staying where I was. Pharmacy has always interested me and I knew some of the pharmacy staff working in the hospital, so I made some inquiries. Upon their recommendation I applied to a technician position and was able to get an interview. It took a long time to hear back, which was rather anxiety-inducing, but finally I got an offer and accepted the position. After taking a week off to recharge and mentally prepare, I started in the pharmacy towards the end of July. The first few days were tough and I think I ended up in tears by the time I got home. Finding my niche and learning so many new things was pretty overwhelming for awhile. Being trained in the pharmacy is a steep learning curve and it feels like they "throw you to the wolves," meaning you are expected to launch out and learn by doing. When I was trained in my previous position, I had several weeks of observing and being monitored by someone before I was on my own. Here it was like, "this is what you do, now go ahead and if you have any questions let us know." Thankfully I was somewhat familiar with abbreviations, medications, and brand/generic names. Still, I felt extremely lost that first week. I was warned that it would be tough because they were really understaffed at that time and the week I started, the lead technician was on vacation. Gradually things started making sense though. Since I started, they've hired 4 more technicians so we're now fully staffed, although we all still have further training to go through. It can take 6 months or longer until you've been trained in all areas of the pharmacy. The techs fill three positions within the pharmacy - the front, anteroom, and clean room. Since we are required to work a rotation, we get trained for day and evening shifts in all three areas. I most often work 8:30 - 5:00, but also anywhere from 6 - 10 evenings during a 6 week schedule period and generally every other weekend. In another post I might describe what I actually do at my job, but I think this is enough detail for now!