koine2002 wrote:Yes, there is a high burnout rate. The hospice I'm with understands the cost of training new employees so they keep us around by a very high rate of pay, allowing us to determine visit frequency and plan of care, and a very thorough "compassion fatigue" support system. It's owned by this former corporate attorney in New York who got fed up with business as usual in healthcare HR and management.Scott B. wrote:koine2002 wrote:I was pulled over the other day on Texas 274 near Tool. I was carrying. I work in hospice as a chaplain. Everyone on my team (nurses, social workers, CNAs, marketers, volunteers, office workers, etc.) gets pulled over around Cedar Creek Lake a couple times a year. I don't have cruise control so I sometimes end up speeding (as I really try not to). That happened last week to me for the second time. The officer was friendly and did not bat an eye with my LTC other than asking where it was. He did thank me for my cooperation and courteousness. However, that, the LTC, and the "I'm on my way to bring comfort to a dying person and his family" when asked what I was doing around the lake (I live in Dallas) did not result in no ticket. Oh well, I haven't been ticketed in 9 years. I guess I'll do the defensive driving thing.
My sister also has a lead foot and was a hospice chaplain for a number of years. Bless you for doing that work. High burnout rate I know. But, no excuse for the lead foot
And you're right, there is no excuse for the lead foot. I filed for defensive driving yesterday.
Heck, if that corp covered another 100 miles to the SE she might go back to doing it. Sounds nothing like her old gig, they just ran them till they dropped. She still has the lead foot, but also has a collar now - doesn't always help though.