PGY2ED

G2 RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

You are expected to be present and ready to work when your shift starts. Being late is not acceptable. If you are late by more than 10 minutes in 3 different instances, you will owe the department a shift.

You shouldn’t work if you are sick. Call the Team Center A pit boss or faculty at least 2 hours prior to the start of your shift if you cannot work. Expect to make up your shift if you do not call ahead.

TEAMCENTERS: You are the backbone in the Emergency Department. The pit boss will rely on you to help keep patients moving.

After you have performed your focused history and physical, develop a differential diagnosis and plan, and present this to the pit boss (or staff if there is no pit boss in your area).

Start tying up loose ends on patients 15-25 minutes before the end of a shift. Make sure that the patient has been staffed and that there is a plan in place. Complete all procedures, invasive exams, admission sign-outs (if applicable) and documentation before signing out at the end of a shift.

STABILIZATION ROOM: As the G2, you are responsible for critical procedures. G2’s should take turns doing procedures over the course of a shift. The TCA G2 should take the first procedure followed by TCB and TCC G2’s. Make sure you sign up in Emstat as the “stab G2”.

Take brief breaks as needed to use the restroom and sit down to eat. Coordinate with others in the pit area so that your patients are covered.

Take advantage of ED experience. If you don’t know how to do something, ask.

Work hard. Have fun.