Now, that's an interesting thought! Why a lawyer? Ron -- Ron Carson MHS, OT
----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2008 To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subj: [OTlist] Lost my OT job today sac> Get a lawyer this is really important does your state assoc. sac> have a lawyer they keep on retainer or one they refer to call AOTA Susan sac> Susan N. Schriber Orloff sac> CEO/Exec.Director Children's Special Serivces, LLC sac> 770-394-9791 sac> [EMAIL PROTECTED] sac> www.childrens-services.com sac> -----Original Message----- sac> From: Ron Carson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sac> To: Brent Cheyne <[email protected]> sac> Sent: Fri, 17 Oct 2008 7:21 pm sac> Subject: Re: [OTlist] Lost my OT job today sac> Thanks EVERYONE. sac> I just don't get it. I just don't understand how OT is so far sac> behind... sac> I don't know if I shared this or not, but one of the other therapists, sac> a PT, documented over 45 visits in one week. Now, tell me how can a sac> therapist make 45 visits in one week, especially when they are driving sac> 100+ miles each day? The answer of course, is that each visit is 20 - sac> 30 minutes. How is that quality therapy? Is that even therapy? sac> I thought about going back to the manager and explaining that OT is sac> vastly different and that OT takes more time than other professions. sac> And that I can't do quality OT in 20 - 30 minutes, it's just not sac> possible. But, like my lovely wife pointed out, the HH agency sac> obviously cares more about money than quality therapy. I understand sac> that as a corporation, there are revenue goals to be met but come on. sac> You know, it would be difficult meeting 30 visits/week. For one, I sac> routinely drive over 100 miles/day and som sac> etimes 150. That's a LOT of sac> drive time. So, when is paperwork, phone calls, family calls, etc? sac> It really is a shame. I give 100% to patient's outcomes, I often leave sac> patient's homes wringing wet with sweat, and yet my agency is "upset" sac> because I'm not meeting productivity. Sadly, I could go sit on my sac> butt, counting exercise reps for 30 minutes and easily make sac> productivity. But, how much benefit is that? sac> I am so stinkin' frustrated with OT and AOTA. You know we've got that sac> "great" centennial vision of OT being: sac> "a powerful, widely recognized, science-driven, and sac> evidence-based profession with a globally connected and sac> diverse workforce meeting society's occupational needs" sac> At times like this I think some people at AOTA are TOTALLY clueless sac> just how bad it is. How can we meet society's needs when the VAST sac> majority of society has no earthly idea what we do. Or when OT's are sac> practicing so different from our framework that we are seen by almost sac> EVERYONE working in phys dys as UE therapists. Almost every patient I sac> meet in home health is either clueless about OT or they know that we sac> do pegs, cones, etc. Or, I really love it when a patient who does NO sac> cooking says she "baked brownies" in OT!!! My gosh, people, GET A sac> STINKIN' CLUE ALREADY! sac> The situation STINKS !!! and I'm tired of it!!!!!!!!! sac> OK, time to move=2 sac> 0on, right? sac> Ron sac> -- Ron Carson sac> MHS, OT sac> ----- Original Message ----- sac> From: Brent Cheyne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sac> Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 sac> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> sac> Subj: [OTlist] Lost my OT job today BC>> Ron, BC>> Sorry to hear of the struggle and I think a lot of us have BC>> been there before...getting the "OT slap in the face." We are the BC>> Rodney Dangerfields of the Rehab worll...we get "no respect...no BC>> respect at all". You have my admiration for your conviction to BC>> your ethics and principles which is all you have in the end. I BC>> often have days of wondering whether I chose the right BC>> profession...just due to the fact that I have to explain myself BC>> and earn respect and justify my serivices...it is hard work Just BC>> stay strong and move on...some good may come from it all. BC>> Brent Cheyne OTR/L BC>> --- On Fri, 10/17/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] BC>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: BC>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> BC>> Subject: OTlist Digest, Vol 43, Issue 14 BC>> To: [email protected] BC>> Date: Friday, October 17, 2008, 6:33 AM BC>> Send OTlist mailing list submissions to BC>> [email protected] BC>> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit BC>> http://otnow.com/mailman/listinfo/otlist_otnow.com BC>> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to BC>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] BC>> You can reach the person managing the list at BC>> sac> [EMAIL PROTECTED] BC>> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific BC>> than "Re: Contents of OTlist digest..." BC>> Today's Topics: BC>> 1. Lost My Home Health Job Today... (Ron Carson) BC>> 2. Re: Lost My Home Health Job Today... (pat) BC>> 3. Re: Lost My Home Health Job Today... (Ron Carson) BC>> 4. Re: Lost My Home Health Job Today... (pat) BC>> 5. Re: Lost My Home Health Job Today... (Marie Henderson) BC>> 6. Re: Lost My Home Health Job Today... (Guy Montague-Smith) BC>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- BC>> Message: 1 BC>> Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:18:40 -0400 BC>> From: Ron Carson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> BC>> Subject: [OTlist] Lost My Home Health Job Today... BC>> To: [email protected] BC>> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> BC>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 BC>> Well sort of. BC>> I was asked to revert back to PRN status because my productivity is BC>> not high enough. The goal is 30 visits/week and I've only been as high BC>> as 24. BC>> I guess I'm to blame because I give patients ONLY what they need. If a BC>> patient needs 5 day/week, that what they get. If they don't need any BC>> OT, then that's what they get. I guess I could just see all patients BC>> 3x/week and that would take care of the productivity, but I don't feel BC>> that's appropriate. BC>> I told my supervisor that I can not see patients if I don't get the BC>> refer sac> rals. I told my supervisor that I've always thought OT should be BC>> the premier discipline but I don't think she agreed. I also had to BC>> counter the OT = upper extremity "thing" at least three times. BC>> It BC>> seems that no matter how many times I explained that my OT is not BC>> about UE, she just didn't get it. She did ask me to do an inservice BC>> for the nurses, but I'm not too optimistic... BC>> I must say that my poor little OT feelings are deeply hurt. The agency BC>> just hired 2 new PTA's. I must say, I do get a wee bit tired of BC>> fighting this battle. BC>> Thanks for listening to me "cry". 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