Freedom of speech..

[Sprat]

I am a professional working in a hospital, as their employee. However, the position I hold is as a Licensed Health Care Provider, by law, working in a dependent role with a supervising physician. Our State passed a new law allowing certain activities by our profession if approved by the supervising physician. The hospital adminsitration is balking in allowing us to do what our supervisors wish us to do.

The hospital administration is delaying, and has for so long that some of us have worries of losing our ability to practice due to the delays, as perceived by the Medical Board of the State. They are balking at letting us perform our duties as wished by our supervisor physicians, and these same duties are allowed by the hospital for another non-physician practitioner group in the same hospital.

Complicated, I know. I have been speaking out on the job with my fellow professionals, but have recently been told that some of the administrators are taking issue with it - although not speaking to me. Am I safe to speak up for what I and my physician supervisors believe is my right - or - could they jeopardize my career there, since this is an 'at-will' employer and I am their employee, not the physician's?

Thanks, sorry for being vague and verbose..