VA Mental Health Provider Venting / Problem-solving / Peer Support Thread

[WisNeuro]

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My favorite are the V95.43 "Spacecraft collision injuring occupant" - there has never been a spacecraft collision (as far as I'm aware) and they wouldn't merely injure involved parties...

Depends on the definitions here. If spacecraft is more loosely defined, multiple people have been injured by falling debris from spacecraft/satellites.

 

[cara susanna]

So far, the proposed solution to the clinic requiring opening several heavy doors to open is essentially to functionally lock me in the clinic at the beginning of my TOD and let me out at the end (the clinic has no bathrooms internal to it).

I would absolutely not be okay with that. Due to medical issues, though, I have to run to the bathroom very frequently.

 

[Psychologist1234]

So now that it’s the start of the new fiscal year, any new updates/leaks/rumors regarding the VA reorg plans? 👀

 

[cara susanna]

I heard that our VISN is still thought to be overstaffed and we'll have to lose some newer hires. Which just boggles my mind, because our clinic is running on fumes.

 

[WisNeuro]

I heard that our VISN is still thought to be overstaffed and we'll have to lose some newer hires. Which just boggles my mind, because our clinic is running on fumes.

Because this sounds better when Leavitt delivers her daily gaslight briefing. Most of teh rubes watching don't really care what is actually happening on the ground. Same way the VA secretary said "no one is delivering care from a cubicle" farm when my friends and dozens of other providers here were doing exactly that, among countless others across the country. Not much you can do for a base that is willfully lied to with easily verifiable facts, but they still don't care.

 

[Therapist4Chnge]

I heard that our VISN is still thought to be overstaffed and we'll have to lose some newer hires. Which just boggles my mind, because our clinic is running on fumes.

Are there still a bunch of layers in the VA of mostly useless middle management? THAT is where they need to cut, NOT direct service staff.

 

[Psychologist1234]

Hey, some of us have dreams to eventually become that useless middle management.

Are there still a bunch of layers in the VA of mostly useless middle management? THAT is where they need to cut, NOT direct service staff.

 

[Sanman]

Hey, some of us have dreams to eventually become that useless middle management.

Why? Do you enjoy herding cats?

 

[Psychologist1234]

I was mostly joking.

Why? Do you enjoy herding cats?

 

[Sanman]

I was mostly joking.

Don't joke about such things. As someone that used to be middle management, we need young optimistic  suckers future leaders to replace us.

It is good practice for owning a group practice in the future though.