Bad FTO

[falkenrath]

Greetings everyone,
I was recently employed by a company in SoCal that does IFT's. My FTO assigned to me is looking like she is not going to pass my training. However it doesn't feel to me as if she is actually teaching me. We were going over narratives, and she wrote a list of what needs to be on there and said just follow this. No explanation greater than that. Now, the FTO who was assigned to me has never actually been in the back of a rig with me w/ a patient. She has been driving all four training days. So when I would write a narrative, I would read it out to her, and she would have me make corrections, which proceeded about 4 times. And then the complaint was it was not legible because of all of the corrections. I even waited a couple of times to ask her a question, which got me a review of "Unfocused". I tried to get help from the attendant that works with her but he has a slightly different style than her and that has gotten me into trouble with her as well. I'm not sure what to do at this point, cause with the level of instruction I have received I don't feel comfortable working as an attendant without supervision. There are other companies in the area that do 911 runs, I am tempted just to apply there but I do not know how to back out of this situation. Any suggestion would help. Thanks.

 

[feldy]

talk to your supervisor or training dept. (following chain of command) and let them know that you feel you are not getting adequate instruction/guidance. Maybe request for a different FTO. Unfortunately with the FTO process anywhere, everyone is different. One FTO may tell you one thing and another with be completely opposite.

Do you do reviews on your FTOs after each shift like they do for you?

 

[falkenrath]

Yeah, I told her the issue and that the reason the PCR's weren't complete is because I had questions or didn't know something. All I got was a shrug, my next step is to talk to the Supervisor. Let him know whats going on.

 

[Jim37F]

Wait? How on earth can an FTO train, supervise, evaluate, or otherwise grade you on your performance if they are not actually watching you do anything??? They're driving? While you (who is still supposed to be being trained) is in the back of the unit alone with a patient?? If I was a supervisor I'd do everything I could to make sure that FTO never trains anyone on anything again

Your FTO is not doing their job. I say you should request a new training officer immediately.

 

[TRSpeed]

That's ridiculous man, some people should not be ftos. Talk to your sup if things don't get changed Free you talk to her one more time. Although I have a feeling sups of anyone doesn't care about those things, just getting paid.

Are you working for ELite? Or any other little shady renal rodeo company?

 

[CALEMT]

talk to your supervisor or training dept. (following chain of command) and let them know that you feel you are not getting adequate instruction/guidance. Maybe request for a different FTO. Unfortunately with the FTO process anywhere, everyone is different. One FTO may tell you one thing and another with be completely opposite.

This above. Sounds like your FTO ain't that great of a FTO and I can't even fathom that she isn't in the back training with you. Like everyone else is saying talk to your sup or chain of command. Hopefully it all works out for ya.

 

[stemi]

Definitely speak up before anything bad happens to you. Especially since your FTO is not doing things that are part of her job.

 

[homersimpsonemt]

Just because some people have experience doesn't mean they can be teachers. Sounds like a bad FTO, talk to supervisor like others are saying. You're not getting good training. I'll be the second person to ask this. Do you work for Elite?

 

[TRSpeed]

Is she that bad many people already got that hunch? Haha you can pm me

 

[falkenrath]

Failed

It seems that it was actually company policy to have your driver as an FTO. I ended up not meeting company standards. (They did have an attendant in the back with me However he was not able to tell me how to do anything or help because that was the FTO's Job.) The company wanted me to have perfect run reports which I understand but at least show me what you want done. All I got was corrections at the end of the day when I was tired. And I would miss a check box or two. NONE of my mistakes would have had any major effect on the continuity of care. Anyway I ended up failing which sucks. But on-word and up-word. I have already applied to a couple of other companies. I thank you all for your comments, just wanted to know I wasn't crazy and this wasn't normal.