Jobs while monitored...

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I often see nurses who are unable to find a job, or just starting feeling lost about where to look for a job early in their monitoring. Might be nice to show a list of type of jobs and how long it took to get a job while under contract.

Doctor office: I luckily interviewed 2 weeks after getting busted, in the interview I told them of my impending monitoring and the requirements, and was hired before peer assistance agreement was signed. Went to work 2 weeks later. I did a lot of things to expedite getting to go back to work so fast. So...for me I was truly blessed with a quick turn around on returning to work. Really feel like God carried me through it, like everything fell into place. I know it hasnt been that way for everyone, but there are multiple nurses in my area being monitored, and all of the ones I know got jobs pretty fast too. Guess we are in a recovery friendly area.

They won't let me perform direct patient care because of my seizure disorder - any recommendations? Im over these people

RNemj said:

They won't let me perform direct patient care because of my seizure disorder - any recommendations? Im over these people

Telemedicine, phone triage, casemanager, infection control nurse, QA nurse, Drug or sales rep.  Good luck!

 

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Hi everyone! I'm so thankful I found this thread. It's s just so relieving to read all of these personal stories from other nurses. Even though I'm aware of other nurses in recovery, I don't know any of them personally, so I often times feel this sense of being alone. So thank you for sharing your stories, because you've given me hope. I have so many questions, but I don't always get a straight or clear answer from anyone at my monitoring program here or the BON.

In December I'll have completed 2 of my 3yrs on monitoring. But about 6 months ago I was surprisingly placed on the OIG exclusion list for 2 years. I am so confused on where I can and can't work. And my monitoring program director seems to know nothing about it.

-First of all, aren't the majority of us nurses who are in a monitoring program here because of diverting a medication? Please correct me if I'm wrong...Yet according to a lady at the OIG sanctioning office, they have to investigate/place every single nurse who was reported to them, they "don't pick and choose." ....SO WHY isn't every single nurse in every monitoring program on the OIG exclusion list? I feel the program and BON should be well versed with where nurses can work, and which companies hire them, especially since the program requires us to work during the program. 

-secondly, I've read that several of you were hired in Drs offices, but don't most clinics take government insurance? Atleast that's what I believed, because out clinics are connected with the hospital.

I've also read about addiction treatment centers, and mental health hospitals. Wouldn't those primarily take Medicare/government funds?

And our dialysis center is inside of our hospital, and I believe is a Mercy Clinic. So again, how would I not be in violation if they're receiving government funding. 

I feel like I'm missing something. Thank you so much for your time!

 

 

TwinMomNurse27 said:

Hi everyone! I'm so thankful I found this thread. It's s just so relieving to read all of these personal stories from other nurses. Even though I'm aware of other nurses in recovery, I don't know any of them personally, so I often times feel this sense of being alone. So thank you for sharing your stories, because you've given me hope. I have so many questions, but I don't always get a straight or clear answer from anyone at my monitoring program here or the BON.

In December I'll have completed 2 of my 3yrs on monitoring. But about 6 months ago I was surprisingly placed on the OIG exclusion list for 2 years. I am so confused on where I can and can't work. And my monitoring program director seems to know nothing about it.

-First of all, aren't the majority of us nurses who are in a monitoring program here because of diverting a medication? Please correct me if I'm wrong...Yet according to a lady at the OIG sanctioning office, they have to investigate/place every single nurse who was reported to them, they "don't pick and choose." ....SO WHY isn't every single nurse in every monitoring program on the OIG exclusion list? I feel the program and BON should be well versed with where nurses can work, and which companies hire them, especially since the program requires us to work during the program. 

-secondly, I've read that several of you were hired in Drs offices, but don't most clinics take government insurance? Atleast that's what I believed, because out clinics are connected with the hospital.

I've also read about addiction treatment centers, and mental health hospitals. Wouldn't those primarily take Medicare/government funds?

And our dialysis center is inside of our hospital, and I believe is a Mercy Clinic. So again, how would I not be in violation if they're receiving government funding. 

I feel like I'm missing something. Thank you so much for your time!

 

 

I'm not in monitoring because of diversion. I had a singular positive drug screen in March 2025, while in the ER while not working. I have negative drug screens from September, November, December 2024 and now April-July 2025. I also have no diagnosis of SUD.

Since I feel like they realized they couldn't really get me on the substance use piece, they then said I'm in the ER too much related to my seizure disorder - I haven't signed a monitoring agreement yet so I don't know how they are trying to frame this. I do know it's absolutely an overstep, but as my lawyer said - in administrative law they can basically do whatever they want.

As for working environments - my initial plan I signed very specifically stated - requires a practice liaison in any position requiring a nursing license. So I will do whatever job I want not utilizing a nursing license and they can eat dirt. They tried to tell me I needed a liaison to work as an office assistant in a doctor's office and I politely reminded them of the wording and have not heard anything back. My lawyer would go to bat on that one for me. So going forward I will not notify them of any job not utilizing my nursing license no matter the setting. Because guess what, I am still a human being with basic civil rights and they are overreaching into my personal life enough as it is.

TwinMomNurse27 said:

Hi everyone! I'm so thankful I found this thread. It's s just so relieving to read all of these personal stories from other nurses. Even though I'm aware of other nurses in recovery, I don't know any of them personally, so I often times feel this sense of being alone. So thank you for sharing your stories, because you've given me hope. I have so many questions, but I don't always get a straight or clear answer from anyone at my monitoring program here or the BON.

In December I'll have completed 2 of my 3yrs on monitoring. But about 6 months ago I was surprisingly placed on the OIG exclusion list for 2 years. I am so confused on where I can and can't work. And my monitoring program director seems to know nothing about it.

-First of all, aren't the majority of us nurses who are in a monitoring program here because of diverting a medication? Please correct me if I'm wrong...Yet according to a lady at the OIG sanctioning office, they have to investigate/place every single nurse who was reported to them, they "don't pick and choose." ....SO WHY isn't every single nurse in every monitoring program on the OIG exclusion list? I feel the program and BON should be well versed with where nurses can work, and which companies hire them, especially since the program requires us to work during the program. 

-secondly, I've read that several of you were hired in Drs offices, but don't most clinics take government insurance? Atleast that's what I believed, because out clinics are connected with the hospital.

I've also read about addiction treatment centers, and mental health hospitals. Wouldn't those primarily take Medicare/government funds?

And our dialysis center is inside of our hospital, and I believe is a Mercy Clinic. So again, how would I not be in violation if they're receiving government funding. 

I feel like I'm missing something. Thank you so much for your time!

 

 

I also do thing the medicare/medicaid thing lies in your job duties. Because if you are working as an office/medical assistant - they are definitely not billing under you. I would think it's all billed under the doctor, but I don't know. I ended up taking a different non nursing job so I didn't really look into all the ins and outs.

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