How should I explain to a hospital I want my job back

[Nurse J1112]

So I was terminated from a hospital earlier this year... So my dad's friend is a nephrologist who spoke to someone in the system (I am guessing somebody with power) and he told my dad they were going to call me. The nephrologist friend doesn't know that I was terminated from that hospital system this earlier this year.... (didnt want him to know that)

How do I explain to the hospital that I want to work for them again? I ask this because I know they will know, or if they don't and hired me anyway..the orientation staff will recognize me and put brakes on the whole process. So it is better to be upfront. I was terminated for not passing PBDS and behavior. I don't want to get into details but it wasn't towards a patient directly or anything physical or hurting anyone. Honestly was more like me venting to my preceptor I guess? From a new, stressed and young first time professional I found myself in a difficult situation...I definitely learned to just run my mouth at home and shut the **** up at work.

I don't know where this will go...I NEVER harmed a patient or anything so I am hoping in SOME way that will kind of lessen the tension....or not I don't know..Please help and let me know honestly if there is even a shot at getting back in. I really learned BIG TIME.

[HouTx, BSN, MSN, EdD]

PBDS is a joke. No new grad should be expected to pass it anyway. Most travel nurses will refuse contracts at facilities that administer this bogus designed to trip you up pass fail test.

If you want the old job back, it's not impossible. The nephrologist brings in $$$ so ask for a cushy job in PACU, or cath lab.

Keep your chin up.

If you want a really decent entry level job, in a very cold part of the U.S., with housing included, let me know.

Just wanted to provide an alternative viewpoint.

PBDS is the "gold standard" of competency assessments. Since it does not contain any 'forced answers (T/F, multi-choice, etc) & you have to enter all responses as free text from your own nurse brain - it can be scary. However, the responses are rated by highly trained nurse-raters who evaluate responses based upon the individual's demographic information. New grads are never expected to respond at the same level as a more experienced nurse. In my organization, we have ~ 30% of our new grad assessments that "meet expectations" without any additional focused development. BTW, there is no "pass or fail" because it's an assessment, not a test.

Also - physicians do not hire nurses. Most of them don't even understand our scope of practice. Therefore, Physician 'recommendations' are pretty much worthless as a professional reference. If anyone tries to 'pull rank' or use undue influence to obtain a job -- bypassing other qualified applicants and the normal hiring process -- this is a huge red flag for hiring managers who are very sensitive to behaviors that reflect a sense of entitlement.