I really like most of the techs in our ER. They work hard, and do pretty much anything they are asked to. Difficult blood draws, splints, clean up, you name it, all you have to do is ask. If they are busy, the usual answer is, "I need to this this and this, then I will get to it", not "no I'm too busy". So if what you want is a high priority, you know if you need to have them stop and do your stuff first or if their other stuff is just as important.
Vent part: one tech complains that we are wasting her skills by asking certain things (like going to pick up the telemetry unit so the admitted pt can go to the floor). Ah, if you don't do it who will? How are your time and skills more important than the nurses', who would have to go get it if you don't? (and for the record, I have picked up plenty of tele boxes myself, especially when I'm in charge and we need to get people moving). Your job description includes stocking the rooms with linens, why is it suddenly beneath you? I know you have some paramedic training and are planning on nursing school eventually, but you are hired as a tech here and now. Yes you can do more, so can I; my scope is broader and has more responsibility than yours, yet I put sheets on the shelves, and clean up patients, and put them on bedpans. Do you really think when you get the rest of your training and education you won't be doing these things? Quit complaining and just do your job!
