MedFlightDreams

I just interviewed for this position and did not get it. I was devastated. I have a lot of the qualifications but there are a whole lot of politics to muddle through. I wish you luck.

You do not have to study. All you need are the skills you bring to the exam.

As far as working under licenses, a nursing assistant/ER tech is considered a UAP, and you are responsible for what you delegate to them.

I'm a traveler and am a little out of my element dealing with a situation like this since it's not my own home ER where I'm comfortable. There is a tech in my ER who has been there for 20 years. He is a bit too comfortable in his role and it's getting on my nerves, but he's the type who you have to watch your back with so I have been hesitant to deal with this period...however, the other night he ordered a urine for my patient under my name without asking, then sent it and after getting the result told the patient they may have a UTI. He also advised the doctor of the results in front of the patient before going to me. I have also caught this tech looking up results on other patients who aren't mine under my login and now I have been logging out every time I turn around. He was even doing it when I was right there. I have also seen other things like him advising a nurse on where a patient's STEMI was when medication was dependent on it, but I wasn't involved and wasn't interested in getting involved. This tech wants to do everything BUT tech things, and I respect the longevity but I have no relationship and it's my ass and license. Do I pull the tech aside or do I go to the manager? Either way I'm setting myself up for a long assignment of backstabbing and being under a microscope, but I HAVE to say something because I'm not a pushover and I won't be treated as one by someone working under my license.