Filip Jančík, DiS.
Internal clinic of the 2nd Faculty of Medicine of the UK and FN Motol - 7th station
Born: In the Sign of the Fish (1998)
Graduated from: Medical assistant – SZŠ Žďár nad Sázavou (2017), General nurse – Praha Ječná (2023)
Career idea: Help people.
Most popular activity: In my free time, I like to wander around cafes and look after dogs. At work, for example, I like to pass on the service.
The idea of an ideal holiday: I always long for a week of rolling on the beach, it never happened for goodness sake. I like to move and I like small Nordic beaches. I would like to visit the USA one day.
Favorite book/movie: May by Karel Hynk Mácha
Life motto: It's never too late for a revolution.
When did you decide to become a nurse and who or what led you to this idea?
I wanted to be a psychologist. I thought high school would help me with college entrance exams. Another reason was that there was little mathematics, which many people will probably understand. But I started to enjoy it with the internships in the third year. I liked that I had immediate feedback from patients and that I often see the result of the work almost immediately. After graduation, however, I had a minor crisis and I did not want to work as a nurse. In a fairly short time, after about half a year, I got bored, I moved to Prague with a friend, and then it all started. I completed my education remotely directly in Prague, which was sometimes not easy at work. I plan to continue my education. A few years ago, the scenario that I would work here would not have occurred to me at all, but I am glad for it. I enjoy the variety of work and that every day looks different.
Do you remember your first working day at FNM?
That's a pretty good story, kind of funny in retrospect. I arrived late because the train was late. Then I wandered the corridors with my suitcase for quite some time. In addition, I absolutely needed to leave at 15 p.m. that day - and in combination with all that, it was quite difficult to explain to the station. In the end, it wasn't a problem. Of course, the first days were difficult, like in any job. But I had a great mentor, so the adaptation process was fine and I fondly remember my first days, except for a few small missteps.
You work at the Internal Medicine Clinic. What brought you to this field?
I never liked surgery and pediatrics. I enjoyed interning already during my high school internships. As I mentioned, it is a varied field, which is what I enjoy the most. You can really try a lot. Even before starting the job, I was scared at the interview just by the sheer size of the whole building, I thought I wouldn't get on and would run home with anxiety. I couldn't imagine working in such a huge hospital. But then everything calmed down. So I'm still wandering here, I can't get to the CPR classroom by myself even after four years of being here.
What is your typical working day like at the Internal Medicine Clinic?
Very fast. A shift, whether day or night, flies by with the snap of a finger, and I enjoy that, even if it's often challenging. But I always come home feeling like I did something good. I think we can all work together and that's how we all feel good at work. I think this is important, otherwise it wouldn't work. A lot of people might say that the work done internally is more routine in nature. But it always adds something special to her, so neither I nor my colleagues get bored. Every patient is different and interesting in some way.
What qualities and prerequisites do you think a person who decides to work in the healthcare sector should have?
I think the most important thing is to maintain the pace that is required of us. Then one must learn to be able to ask for help or advice, because not everyone can always manage everything on their own. Of course, you have to want to do the job, be close to people and show empathy and a certain tenacity. In my opinion, the first half of the year is the hardest, then everything usually goes better - new people get used to it and find a certain routine at work.
Another thing is not directly related to the performance of the work itself, but it is essential and difficult. Everyone must be able to switch off and be able to leave their thoughts behind the door of the department and not take their work home, which is often very challenging, but it is not possible without it.
Can you remember something that most pleased or amused you at work recently?
When I recently cut the hair of our patient for the first time, who is hospitalized there for a long time. I was a little nervous, but it actually turned out pretty well. That is, except for a few small teeth. No one wanted to do it, and we don't even have a hair straightener or scissors. But we managed it and the master was happy, which is the main thing.
How do you relax, what do you think is the best rest?
Any form of mental acupuncture and thought ventilation. Otherwise, I really like dogs, more alternative Czech music. Beer with friends in summer and winter.
What was your biggest childhood dream?
I wanted to work on the film, but my namesake, the dubbing, is often heard in the subtitles, so I changed my mind so that people wouldn't get confused and I wouldn't mess with him. I often blamed my mom for giving me the wrong name and ruining my career. As a child, I thought about getting my name changed as soon as possible for that very reason. Then the idea of veterinary medicine stuck with me for a long time, but it quickly left me with the advent of chemistry at school.
Do you have a guaranteed recipe for stress management?
Nobody has that, unfortunately. But regular sleep works for me, which is very demanding in terms of shiftability.
Is there anyone who is life inspiration for you?
Every motivated colleague.
Text: Filip Jančík, DiS.
Photo: Anežka Konrádová