Well, as it happens I had lunch this afternoon with a friend from the hospital who will be 65 come this April. She's looking to retire in November as medical staff coordinator. Her job involves all the credentialing for new staff appointments, tracking physician privileges, making sure they have insurance coverage, continuing education credits, a DEA license, etc. We were discussing how I'm already familiar with medical terminology, I already know most of the doctors on staff (and they know me), I'm computer literate and know how to update databases, am very organized etc. The upshot is she's going to float the idea of me replacing her in the fall when she retires. After all, I'm a known quantity and burned no bridges when I left, so I'm on good terms with administration and always got along with the current Medical Director who supervises the position. I could 'shadow' her for a few months to get the routine down. I'm not holding my breath, given the way things have gone in the past, but who knows? Weirder things have happened.
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