2 assist job

JKL33 · May 13

Well this isn't entirely helpful, but no they can't make you. On the other hand they don't have to continue to employ you either. This is one of those topics for which you need to decide where to draw the line for yourself.

I have pointed this out before, but most of our job descriptions have the physical requirements for the job listed. Such as must be able to lift X number of pounds or pull/push weights up to X amount. If they (or any of us) really stuck to this we would need a lot more staff than we usually use to move patients around. They claim they have appropriate assistive devices and charge us with the responsibility of using them, but we all know that's a joke and they face no consequences for these lies. My last ED had one Hoyer on wheels and it didn't fit under any of the ED stretchers which had undercarriages with low clearance. And of course no one had time for that nonsense anyway. This is all by design and staff are regularly treated like consumables just like toilet paper.

So. Decide for yourself. I would base it on whether or not I felt the task had a realistic potential for harm to my patient or myself and that's where the line is drawn.

JKL33 · May 13

AND remember that when the patient gets hurt and you were working outside your job descriptions and/or without the assistive devices they lied and said they had, you will be blamed.

If you are in a home and are supposed to be doing a high risk activity for a patient whose care plan says they need two assist, they either need a VERY solid and well practiced plan for family to be the second assist or else you would want to ask who's coming out with me to help today.