Being pushed out of Job WWYD?

[SimonJester]

Posting for my wife, for the past three or so years she has loved the unit she is working in. Loved the patients, loved her co workers. About a year ago she ran into a communication issue with one doctor who was frustrated with DWs inability to "anticipate what he wanted from her before he needed to tell her". He told DW and her manager he just didn't like my wife, and they were not communicating.

When my wife pressed the doctor and her manager on what she should change, no one could come up with anything. For a period of several weeks they avoided each other but eventually the working relationship resumed. My wife has not had any issue with other doctors in the unit.

Several months go by and the issue is brought up again, DW is told that she just isn't communicating well with that DR and to try better. Again when pressed for specifics they could not offer any.

So the beginning of this month my wife is called into the office and told she has 30 days to find another job. That she just isn't a good fit for the unit. Again she pressed her boss on what in her practice she should change or do better and was told they just couldn't give her any specifics. She asked is this was because of this one Doctor and was told no, however we suspect it is. She was told they are giving her a chance to exit from the unit without involving HR.

At this point she is looking for other assignments within the same employer. The thing is she really loved this unit. We are not sure what happens at the end of 30 days if she has not found another job. Does she just show up and wait to be fired? Does she goto HR and explain what is going on?

I dont feel HR will help, this DR verbally abused with swearing and such another RN who did goto HR and complain, HR basically smoothed things over between the two but the RN is looking for a job else where.

[Ginger's Mom, MSN, RN]

First of all your wife has a communication issue and you are posting here for her, don't you see a pattern here? Does you wife do this in her professional life too, ask someone else to communicate for her?

I think there is more to this story, if your wife lives works employment at will state, there is nothing that can be done. In my nursing experience Doctors have little to do with hiring at firing. At the end of 30 days she will escorted off the unit since she had been asked to leave.

I would love to hear your wife's side of this story.

[roser13, ASN, RN]

For some reason, I always have immediate concerns about any situation where a husband feels compelled to speak for his wife. I could be completely off-base, but that's my gut reaction.

[caliotter3]

I suggest your wife diligently start looking for a new job. She probably should have read the handwriting on the wall long ago, but that is water under the bridge. Now she is under the gun. In less than 30 days she will not have a job. That is the reality of it.

[morte, LPN, LVN]

First of all your wife has a communication issue and you are posting here for her, don't you see a pattern here? Does you wife do this in her professional life too, ask someone else to communicate for her?

I think there is more to this story, if your wife lives works employment at will state, there is nothing that can be done. In my nursing experience Doctors have little to do with hiring at firing. At the end of 30 days she will escorted off the unit since she had been asked to leave.

I would love to hear your wife's side of this story.

assumption much, if info given is true, wife has issue with one doc, whom other persons have also had issues with. perhaps husband is more computer savvy. And in a smaller hospital, esp private, docs can certainly have influence in firing.