Has your job ever been given to someone else?

[SilverBells, BSN]

Three months ago, I was hired to do admissions, assessments and patient reviews.   Recently, another nurse has been brought on to help complete assessments.  I just found out today that the Interim DON will be doing potential patient reviews and, it appears, admissions.

Meanwhile, I keep getting asked to help out with staff training.   I'm also increasingly being involved with wound cares, medication set up, constantly answering staff/family/provider questions, overall communication with providers and the pharmacy, and observing staff/residents on the floor.   I was not hired for any of this.  

I feel as if the job I agreed to is being assigned to someone else.  Has anyone else experienced this? 

[klone, MSN, RN]

It's likely they are reassigning those tasks because you are not doing them effectively, and they find that you are more effective at these other things.

You have 2 choices - you can continue to post about all the crappy things happening at your job and do nothing (sound familiar? that's what you did at your last job - do you see a theme or common denominator?); or, you could decide it's not what you signed up for, not what you want to do, and find a different job.

[hppygr8ful, ASN, RN, EMT-I]

klone said:

It's likely they are reassigning those tasks because you are not doing them effectively, and they find that you are more effective at these other things.

You have 2 choices - you can continue to post about all the crappy things happening at your job and do nothing (sound familiar? that's what you did at your last job - do you see a theme or common denominator?); or, you could decide it's not what you signed up for, not what you want to do, and find a different job.

I think @klone is correct. The management may want someone who better rounded in a skill set. It probably doesn't help that you complain a lot then try to push RN duties to an LVN. Most of the LVNs I know are awesome at what they do but they are not going to risk their license anymore than you will. If you really just want to push paper all day which I found to be unfulfilling maybe train as an MDS nurse.

I notice there has been an uptick in your posts since your insurance changed and you no longer have your therapist to run things by. Doesn't your new Job have health insurance or an EAP program?

Hppy

[brandy1017, ASN, RN]

It looks like this job change happened shortly after your not answering the phone when you were on call and then having the meeting with them re taking intermittent FMLA.  Whether they have decided to take admin matters off your plate so you can focus on routine things while you get yourself together vs planning to have you train a replacement; I'm not sure.  Only you know what is really going on. 

The only way to know for sure what is going on is to speak to your manager.  But I would probably start looking for another job.  Maybe try a different employer and something outside of the nursing home.  At least you got a long deserved pay raise and promotion with this job to add to your resume!  Good luck!