Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird. It's a plane. It’s another Trident locum tenens perfusionist flying across the country in an emergency plight to save a life…
The nature of Trident’s business––to respond immediately to a hospital’s call for a perfusionist in any given U.S. city at any hour of any day––is a challenge that’s sometimes daunting, but one we are very, very good at meeting. Our organization is rich with resources and adept at acting swiftly to fill staffing needs both on a locums basis and for permanent placement. In the case of emergency need, we, at times, have been frustrated by the constraints of the state licensing and credentialing processes which throw a cog in the wheels of progress due to bureaucracy… and this brings me to the theme of today’s blog entry… on the spirit of Americanism, fight for freedom, and the evolution towards a more united approach to serving the patient, first and above all.
I’ve written before about the need for unity across this fine country, specifically for the reciprocity of perfusionist licensing. Refer to my blog entry, A Question of Inclusion or Exclusion: State Licensing and the AmSect Government Relations Committee (GRC) Position which highlights these concerns. Seems we are no closer to amends with the situation as I’ve written about, way back in 2008. Now, nearly two years later, it is still a struggle. Take for example, there are immediate issues with the State of Pennsylvania which has issued a deadline for Pennsylvania Perfusionists to submit miscellaneous paperwork for new licensing rules, creating hardship for compliance. Simply put, there needs to be a better way.
America stands for “fight for freedom” and we are and always have been strong in our favor of things right and good. We celebrate Independence Day to mark, “The meaning of aligning and forming a federal union of independent states,” and this is at the heart of the national celebration. Likewise, our perfusionists need national uniformity and alliance––to be included across the country and able to serve when called. And this needs to be done without undue interference.
To use a metaphor, there’s an urban legend making its rounds on the email circuit. Grounded in truth, the story has been retold and embellished, nonetheless, its points are valid:
A commencement ceremony took place at a US academic institution (sometimes claimed to be the University of Maryland). Prayer at the university was prohibited by law. When the final student speaker took the microphone, all students in the audience suddenly sneezed. As legend goes, the student on stage simply looked at the audience and said, ‘God bless you, each and every one of you!’ And he walked off. The audience exploded into applause...”
This story resonates as one that represents the fight for freedoms. In the spirit of Independence Day, let us find creative, civil yet bold ways to fight for the right things so our perfusionists can do their jobs––the right stuff for the right reasons.
I welcome your thoughts as we revisit earlier discussions––the notion of working under a united front. The job of the perfusionist is so very important and the future still in its evolution. We all can be a force towards betterment.
Happy 4th of July! Your comments and emails are always welcomed.
Ralph E. Jordan
President & CEO
Trident Health Resources, Inc.
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