Absences...long, please read

[Mommyof2RN]

I have not gotten through my 90 day probation period. I feel really bad because during this time my sister in law passed away, my son got pneumonia and was hospitalized, and now I have pneumonia. I am only supposed to miss 2 days before getting terminated, I have missed those 2 days plus some but luckily found someone to cover my other shifts. Now my doctor wants me out for a week...and I could not get a hold of any managers or employee health...I was supposed to work saturday, I spoke to my recruitment person from HR and she told me as long as I've left messages I should be fine but I was not so sure...

When I finally got a hold of an assistant manager she told me not to call the nursing office (general procedure for calling out) but to call my unit manager. I called her twice, emailed her, and paged her twice. I didn't get a call back but i got an email back about 4 hours later. She said that she would talk to HR and her AVP on monday and see what she could do and to rest and feel better.

Saturday rolls around...my job calls, saying i'm a no call no show. i explained the situation, they decided to call the manager...she was unavailable.

Sunday I was scheduled to work so I called the unit, talked to the person I'd talked to previously to find out what to do, she said she was going to speak to the ANM but the manager should have let them know my situation.

Today I am informed by manager that I should have known to call the nursing office and now I have 2 no call no shows....

I am 27 weeks pregnant, and can't afford to loose my job but I have had it up to my ears with this nonsense...

[NotReady4PrimeTime, RN]

Let me guess... you're in a "right-to-work" state. I can't provide any advice to you because I work in a union hospital in Canada, but I can tell you that you're being treated very poorly. Your unit knew you weren't coming in, and that's the most important thing. The rest of it is just obfuscation. I'm very sorry this is happening to you, and I recommend you speak to someone in HR about the process you followed and get their take on it.

[southernbelle08]

Wow, it sounds like they need to get their act together. I would save copies of the e-mails you exchanged most definitely. I know on our floor when you call in - you speak with the charge nurse and she writes it down and makes it known you won't be there. Then you call nursing service and let them know you won't be there - which is making the nursing supervisor aware, I imagine, so he/she can staff your position if need be. Even that isn't free of mistakes, but at least we have a plan!!

Your hospital sounds incredibly unorganized and I am sorry you are dealing with this. I would definitely save that e-mail(s) and keep trying until you get an answer. It just sounds like nobody wants to take responsibility or be in charge!

Good luck!