SENTA Support Helps NP Thrive
Neethu Athimattathil, MSN, recently started as a family nurse practitioner at her Atlanta Allergy & Asthma (AA&A) location. While looking for a position, Neethu realized that there were three areas where she didn’t want to compromise: the specialty, the environment and the co-workers. She already had an interest in allergy, so that box was checked at AA&A. However, she didn’t just want to see patients and go home; she wanted to feel like part of a family. “I could feel that the environment was very positive and supportive from day one. They cared about making me feel comfortable,” she says.
Neethu Athimattathil, MSN
Neethu had a variety of work experience before landing at AA&A. After working at a long-term care facility and an emergency department, she realized how much of a difference SENTA’s training, resources and connections had made in her professional role. “Always look for a place that will support you,” she says. “You have that with SENTA.”
SENTA’s orientation and training materials allowed her to feel more secure. From administrative support to education to the best resources and products, SENTA has helped her hit the ground running and feel confident as an advanced practice practitioner.
Neethu also noticed the low turnover rate at her SENTA office. People were coming to work and weren’t leaving after a year to find better support or resources; instead, they were sticking around and creating a career with SENTA. “That’s a sign you’re at a good company,” she says.
She and the other providers have used SENTA tools to help them decrease wait times, which creates an increase in patient satisfaction and allows providers to see more patients in a day, filling their schedules and increasing profitability. Neethu also realizes that SENTA’s resources can make initial visits less overwhelming for patients. She has been able to use SENTA resources to educate patients and herself on the latest and greatest products and options and make sure that her patients are coming back.
As she eases into her new position, Neethu says she hopes to take on students of her own in the future. She wants to influence the next generation of providers to be the best that they can be, both for their patients and their own career advancement and well-being. After her training with SENTA, she feels confident in her ability to pass along all that she’s learned.
Recent Grad Has Found Her Place With SENTA
Hannah Vinyard, MSN, FNP-C, has only been at her new Atlanta Allergy & Asthma location for about six weeks as a family nurse practitioner (FNP), and already she is seeing the value of starting her career with SENTA.
Hannah Vinyard, MSN, FNP-C
As a recent grad, Hannah has had the opportunity to navigate the job market and see firsthand how SENTA can make your transition into a new job as organized and straightforward as possible. “The orientation process with SENTA has been incredible,” she says. “Training can be tough, but they’re easing me into it. New employees want a lot of orientation time, and that is something that is valued at SENTA.”
She is now working with two of her former classmates, and she appreciates that she’s with an organization eager to take on new grads. “I love that they’ve hired the three of us,” Hannah says. “They’re not afraid of new ideas, and it shows that they trust us.”
She also notices how supportive and knowledgeable SENTA doctors have been, both with patients and newly hired providers. Since day one, she has noticed that doctors take the time to work closely with new NPs, even on busy days. “The doctors I work with are incredible. They’re never frustrated with us, and they want to share their knowledge.”
While she is still learning the ropes at her new position, she is already thinking about how she’d like to continue her career. In a few years’ time, she’d like to earn her PhD and have the opportunity to conduct research with SENTA—specifically on how gut health can alter the immune response—and with SENTA’s abundance of resources and support, there may well be the opportunity to do that.
Physician Assistant Makes Connections Both On and Off the Job
After moving back to her college town with her husband and 2-year-old, Victoria White wanted to become part of her community and get into a position quickly—but not just any position. She wanted to land somewhere she felt she could grow her career and become a better provider. She also wanted to have the opportunity to get to know and understand the patients she was treating in her community rather than feeling disconnected from them.
Victoria White
After working in ENT for six years, Victoria landed a job at ENT and Allergy Associates of South Georgia as a physician assistant. She says she immediately noticed how efficient the hiring process was, especially in today’s job market in which the interview process can take weeks, if not months. “SENTA makes it easier in every aspect,” she says. “It’s more streamlined… everybody’s been very professional and helpful.”
Victoria says that the best part of her job so far is the connections she’s been able to make, both with other providers and patients. She says the team was welcoming and willing to help ease her into her position. Building relationships with co-workers and patients, she has been able to meet people and become a part of the community that she serves. As a new mom, she also loves to treat kids—something she says she gets to do daily. SENTA has given her the opportunity to provide her community with support, resources, products and technology that has not only enhanced her practice but improved the lives of those living around her. This has helped her connect with her neighborhood and form lasting patient relationships and friendships, both in and outside of the office.
Victoria hopes to take care of patients in her community for years to come, with SENTA’s resources and network there to help her grow along the way.
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