Best possible jobs with emergency restriction orders

[LeslieRNFL]

So here's my story: I've been in RN for four years in the emergency room. I was doing exactly what I wanted and only one semester away from graduating with my BSN. I truly had it all. Until I didn't anymore...

last year I was charged with credit card fraud. They served me with the search warrant and in the process of searching my house found a few Percocets for which I did not have a prescription at that time. Wind of that got to my director at work Who reported me to the board. I was then dealing with my legal case as well as the board of nursing. My legal case is still pending but even with hiring a very good attorney, there is still a chance I could be convicted of a felony. I've truly never had a drug problem fortunately and I had no problem submitting to random drug testing on the legal side of it. When the board of nursing came to interview me they emphasized how important full disclosure was so I gave A full statement admitting to possession of a controlled substance without a prescription and to the credit card fraud but never to taking drugs. But because I was 30 years old and had never had a record of any sort they assumed that I must have developed a drug problem and didn't believe the few pills that were found in the house were not mine. Regardless I was in hot water and obviously fired from my job in the ER. My license remained clear and active but I had a hard time getting another position with the open cases still on my record. Every interview I went on offered me the job and then withdrew after they got my background check. Even though most of the applications only asked about convictions I started changing my strategy and being very upfront from the beginning. I still got some job offers but they would withdraw after checking with HR policies. I gave up on the hospitals for a little while and tried other nursing jobs. I was hired on the spot at a cardiovascular center doing research. The money wasn't what I was used to making but I didn't want a gap in my employment so I made the most of it. In the meantime, six months after the fact, I get a letter stating that emergency restrictions were placed on my license. I couldn't pass narcotics or have access to financial information.... Touché. I used to love going into work, but now I dread it. I do some patient care but not like I used to. I've been shopping for healthcare attorney but I already gave a statement so I'm not sure how much one would be able to help.

One attorney told me that under new Florida law, if you are convicted of a felony I under statute 893, you will not be able to renew your license. Does that mean ever?? No matter what?? Any chance of another state being more lenient? How long does the process take after the emergency order is placed? I know I should just be happy to have a job in light of the mistakes I've made. But I really miss the patient care and I want to know that someday I will have a chance at that again. I'm going to stay at my current job in some capacity because even if my license is revoked I will be able to continue working there. But I'd love to be able to pick up some shifts, even if it's in long-term care. But right now I can't pass a level two, so I think that even that is out.

what are some jobs you can get with restrictions? Maybe dialysis? Blood banks? Has anyone had luck?

[hppygr8ful, ASN, RN, EMT-I]

I can't speak for Florida but I worked for five years in an acute psych facility where the meds are mostly passed by Psych Techs - three years in I got my med privileges back and two years later I moved on to another area of nursing - It's a part of my past but it's behind me.