DON: Do you hire nurses with misdemeanors?

[SuzieVN]

My case is misdemeanor DUI. No action against my nursing license after the BON investigated- meaning it's clear, as is my DL. It's not a barred offense from the OIG/CMS standpoint. If I applied and you saw this, would you dismiss my aplication? Consider the details? I've been asking potential employers upfront whether this is a barrier on its face, I'm getting all kinds of replies. I am believing that really, they don't want me to be so forthright about my past, since many say 'come in and apply'. I don't want to waste the effort, though, if the DUI is an automatic barrier, so I'd like to just ask upfront. My question is- when you read an application, what are you thinking? What are your parameters? Thanks. I have no illusions about the row I have to hoe- I'm just fishing about for random bits of wisdom.

[Nursemaple]

Oops. I did not see this was a LTC forum. I work an acute care setting