Interview success!

The interview went, I think, very well.

I met with two people, actually, and was interviewed for a total of one hour. About 20 minutes with the first person, and then about 40 minutes with both of them.

I felt that I answered their questions in the ways they were hoping for, and I also felt that I asked all of the right questions to lead them to believe that I am a viable candidate.

They even went so far as to tell me that they can meet my previous job's salary without any problem, and to show me where my office will be, if I am hired.

Yeah. MY OFFICE. It's a corner office, too.

With a DOOR!

Anyway, the only thing stopping them making an offer to me on the spot was the fact that my potential direct manager is on vacation through next week.

She will be calling me, and setting up an interview, when she is back in the office.

The position they are considering me for is business office manager of a skilled nursing care and rehabilitation center.
The facility is part of a nation wide corporation called Sun Health Care, and this particular location is one of several in the state of Oklahoma.
It is a facility that offers full spectrum care, from surgical rehab, to alzheimers/dementia care, to end of life/hospice.

This site has been without a business office manager for a while now, and the corner office I looked at was stacked high with unresolved files.

I would have three direct reports (as opposed to the 18 I had at my last job), and all three of them are medical billers, so that part of my job will be a breeze. 15 fewer people to keep tabs on! YEAH!

I would also be in contact with all other departments, though, and have to coordinate with other managers.....but I kinda like that idea.

The position was vacated months ago by someone who never really got any work done, so the place is in shambles.

I would admittedly be stepping into a situation that was left chaotic and in crisis, which was explained to me in the interview....but I would be part of a NEW team that's being built to FIX all of that, and start over.

Oh, and they are also in the midst of a software transition, so I will have to learn TWO systems, and will have to learn everything twice. That can also be a good thing.

I made sure to ask if I would have adequate support and training when I walk in the door, and I was assured that I would.
The women interviewing me are aware of the bad situation this facility finds itself in (they are both from corporate), and what they WANT is for someone like me to come in, learn the ropes from them, and then take over.

They understand that I can't just walk in the door and take over. *phew*

The question I have to ask myself in the time I have before the second interview is, do I WANT to put myself into a situation like that?

It would be a challenge, to be sure. But it is the good kind?