Showing posts with label scut. Show all posts
Showing posts with label scut. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

I'm not hiding

I'm just dealing with fallout. Fallout related to the end of our hospital's fiscal year.

Some of the fun  meetings I've been subjected to:

1. Year end recap
Actually, I'll be forced to do that next month. Boss didn't show for this month's meeting (that's really a waste of time).

2. Meetings with my boss, coworkers and a provider who was forced to be there.
An hour of telling people what I do, what I am allowed to do, and why you telling me what to do isn't a good idea.

NOTE: my boss sat on the sidelines watching this car crash. He/she knows better.

I had fun by pointing out how I know what you know, and when I knew it, even though I'm not supposed to do your job.

3. "Scut work"
Said provider in #2 said he/she isn't going to do the work that other providers in our system do, because he/she can delegate that "scut work" to the NP.  BTW none of the scut work mentioned here is even done by an MD in our system.

NOTE: this "scut work" requires a physician or licensed independent provider to write an order. Our MDs are really "busy" not writing as many orders as they can, especially at odd hours.

My favorite excuse: "just blame the computer". This wreaks havoc for the nurses, especially when your facility supposedly "disciplines" providers for too many verbal or telephone orders.

I really wanted to ask what he/she normally does when not goofing off, but I bit my tongue.

The train is coming, so off I go. Enjoy your day wherever you are!