Hospital OB/GYN Clinic Orientation HELP

[PlaidPaisley]

I started an awesome OB/GYN Hospital Clinic position last week.

This Clinic is huge. We have many sub clinics, colposcopy, gyn clinic, ob clinic, high risk clinic, procedure room, NST clinic, Nurse Visit Clinic, Triage, etc.

Today was my 5th day.

I have rotated half days though 5 different clinics.

Today I was asked if I was ready to run my own clinic.

HELLO I need more orientation!

My background is family health clinic, birth center, and postpartum. GYN is totally new to me! As is their endless amount of paperwork (no real EMR here).

I asked what should I focus on? I was told everything!

I love this job and want to succeed.

Thus, I am seeking advice. This hospital is in the middle of restructuring and things like just logging in, getting accesses have not happened. I do not mind searching things out and I really want to make this work. Am I crazy or are they?

I bust my butt trying to learn it all. I come home and read my notes. All these different clinics have my head spinning! They want me to learn the MA's jobs (fine), the RN job (fine) and be in charge (great!)

Curious, how do I delicately ask for more time?

I even stated, "Sure you can put wherever you need. Personally, I want to do things right the first time. With a bit more orientation I can surely do that!" At least a couple full days in each clinic to learn the flow, the endless paperwork, doctor's names, procedures, ect.

Any advice would be awesomely appreciated.

[CrunchRN, ADN, RN]

Ask them to pick a clinic and then at least give you day or two orientation to that clinic and allow you to learn them one at a time so you can get proficient before you learn the next.

[PlaidPaisley]

Exactly what I asked. I will ask again. "Learning" one clinic for 4 hours and then another after lunch just is not working for me. I am a pretty fast learner, but come on! Thank you.

[USA987, MSN, RN, NP]

When I went to the office I felt like GYN was my biggest learning curve so I focused a lot there.

[klone, MSN, RN]

At our clinic, which sounds a lot smaller than yours, new RNs get several WEEKS of orientation. I think it's unreasonable for you to have less than at least one week at each clinic. And I agree with the other poster who suggested you should become proficient at one before introducing another.

[PlaidPaisley]

I know there will be many rough days. My first day truly training in the procedure room was truly overwhelming. I have seen two procedures. Last week, my second day in the procedure room...several days after my first observation, I was literally handed a chart and told to do everything...ready patient (fine)......but conscious sedation, time out, maintain patients, document, finish, bill, interpreter. I was like a deer in headlights being "in charge".

I LOVE the job, want to succeed, and I do not give up easily.

It was very hard to hold it together when I was told later that same morning that I would be running an afternoon clinic - that usually is staffed by a provider!

I am a pretty fast learner but come on. Not sure how this is going to pan out. Doing my best and hanging on, but very bummed that I am expected to just know.