Recent content by Daniel Herkes

I don't know. I can tell you that the ability to attract employees can be correlated to the wage.

Yes and it hurts. We are slowly going broke. The state is not paying us in a timely manner and many of our patients are elderly and on public aid.

Thank you for your opinion helpful as far as it was.

That's kind of where I'm heading next. Thank you.

He told me to do my best and that he would be responsible. I don't think you understand the situation. I'm sorry that I have not been clear. Are you an attorney?

That would be quite difficult. The license is a general sort of validation. Medical training is specific to the type of patient in the unit in which you operate. All hospitals train employees to work under known conditions that exist in that specific hospital.

I asked, they said no. I'd have to go back to school for a few years. I'm in my sixties.

No, not so. In the scenario I described I was spread very thin having to be shift supervisor, lead resource, and then covering a unit clinically. There was no one else to do the work. I am not going to attempt to interpret the language of the licensure act. I am not a lawyer.

Thank you for the intelligent reply. Must note saying 'no' is not an option where I work. When this has happened I have had to respond. I have gone on record as having wanted further training. I am concerned that I need to file a safety report to CYA. I am not able to completely understand...

Thank you.

What is the name of your state? Illinois I hold a professional license for an allied health care field. I have a defined scope of practice and I work under the supervision of a MD. Recently I had to work as a supervisor (cover during an emergency) in an area of the hospital that I have very...