Hey guys…
My question for you is when did you know it was your time to move on to another department/specialty? What made it click or did something happen to make you decide it was fine to try something new?
I’ve worked in a Cath lab for over 2 years that also does basic IR procedures. It’s a small lab, small crew, and overall a smaller hospital linked to a larger health system. We have had a mass exodus of staff where I lost some of the best co workers and team members I would want to save my life. Every call team has been annihilated and we’re a skeleton crew of 6/15 people of 2+ years experience. I’ve started questioning my lack of trust for my team, and today we had a procedure that went completely south. Patient is alive but it truly showed how unsafe and unprepared the new crew are. I didn’t want to ask for their help because I couldn’t trust them.
I’ve gone to management about multiple patient safety issues, blatant disregard for the patient and procedures as well as the fact that no one feels safe and can trust the crew as a whole. I fear that I’m starting to check out but I’ve never had the experience of a mass exodus as I came from a large radiology dept. I fear for every STEMI that comes my way because of this.
I’m also starting to become bored of the basic procedures and have become interested in doing more but would require a job change since our lab isn’t capable. I am okay with this but would also put a lot of people in a bad position if I leave. Is this normal with large turn overs? Or am I just so far gone that I am at the point where it’s time to look for a new job… has any of this happened in your labs?
Side note: The new crew has experience in critical care, started call, and has been exposed to multiple situations. They’ve been spoken to by the medical director and have laughed it off.
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