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I don’t mind giving flu shots. I actually enjoy sticking people.

I look forward to slowly penetrating a 23 gauge, 1 1/2 inch needle into the bastards who made me call their insurance company to inquire about their high copay when I have a million other stuff to do.

What I do mind, however, is all the extraneous activities I have to do along with giving flu shots.

What activities you ask?

Making sure patient is indicated, calling MD to get a RX, typing up the RX, labeling the RX, drawing up the shot, completing pre-vaccination questionnaires, ringing up patient, giving shot, finishing post-vaccination questionnaires, monitoring patient, discharging patient, faxing MD required forms, filing such forms.

Don’t forget all the daily activities including dispensing, verifying, counseling, answering phones, taking stupid tech questions, fixing stupid tech mistakes, calling insurance company, getting transfers, receiving doctor calls.

Since the implementation of this program, my responsibilities as a pharmacist have tripled. And so did my liability. There’s always a chance that a patient could turn pale (twice), break out in rash (once), or go into anaphylactic shock (none, thank God).

Frankly, making sure I don’t misfill and making sure my flu shot patient doesn’t collapse is becoming quite overwhelming.

But Corporate Heads don’t give a damn about any of that. They just care about the money, over $2 million in three weeks from the flu shots to be exact.

How much of that money gets back to me? None.

I do get, however, a big pat on the back for doing a terrific job.

Yep, that fucking pat is supposed to make it all worthwhile.

I wouldn’t be surprised if I come into work tomorrow, check my email, and find out that while filling 300 scripts, I have 2 MRIs, an X-ray, and a bypass surgery to do by 9 o’clock.