Thankfully, and I mean THANKFULLY, this has not yet become my reality but for many full time and traveling therapists, nurses, etc, this has become theirs. Personally, many of my friends, past colleagues, and fellow travelers have been asking questions about the process of applying for unemployment insurance as COVID-19 has proven that job security in healthcare isn’t as safe as we once thought. So, I figured diving in to answer as many of these questions as I could would be helpful. Plus, there is a strong chance that after my current contract is up at the end of May, I may be applying for unemployment as well since the…
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Coronavirus: The Importance of a Financial Crisis Plan
It was Sunday at noon when I received a call from my secretary. I had missed her call earlier in the day and it was her off day so I figured it was important for her to call again, so I answered. See, at this time, I was hiking a trail in the outskirts of Sedona, practicing social distancing. So I found a spot with okay service near the peak of the trail and answered. I was supposed to be hiking Zion National Park, and visiting Las Vegas this weekend for the first time during possibly the best sporting event of the year, March Madness. I had even taken two…
