Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Extremely Frustrated
So, as part of having this new teaching job in Delaware, I have to jump through a few hoops first. I have to get a TB test, I have to get my former school district to send employment verfication, get fingerprinted by the State of Delware, get a drug screening within 36 hours of being told I need one, send transcripts, get a Delaware teaching license and, last, get my doctor to sign a paper that says that I don't have any diseases, physical defects or mental health problems. I have jumped through every hoop except the last one. It's not because I haven't tried but it's because my doctor was on vacation the week between finding out this information and moving to Delaware. And she refuses to sign my form without examining me. Now, the HR person at the school district said specifically to me that it was not about having a physical. It was just to confirm the other information. In part, I understand my doctor's reluctance to sign the paper but, at the same time, even when I have had allergy problems and have gone to see her, I have called in later to get more medication for the same problem. She won't just call it in. She has to see me AGAIN! I know, I know. She has every right to want to see me before calling in medication for me. We're spoiled I guess by the fact that most other doctors we've ever had would be able to give an over-the-phone consultation and decide whether we should be seen or not. This woman has never talked to me over the phone until today to tell me that she would not sign my form. So, my insurance in TX expires today and I won't have any insurance in DE until Sept. 1. So, I have to find a doctor within the next couple of weeks to sign my form and not charge me through the nose for it. That should be easy, right?
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