What kind of background checks do employers of nurses do? I mean I know we've always been told they check your background - and anything that's old -older than 10 years they ignore, and all that. But what about credit checks?
I mean obviously if you've been in school without medical insurance or something you might have unpaid medical bills - lots of students do. Do they look at that when considering whether to hire you?
A friend of mine says she wasn't hired because she thinks they saw that she owed them money. I thought about it and wondered whether the hiring department would even have access to that info -except for when they do your background check - but then again - if you owe money -that would be why you are looking for work - so it would be kind of unfair if they were allowed to not hire on that basis....lol -
Specializes in Pediatrics, Pediatric Float, PICU, NICU.
I would completely understand why a hospital wouldn't hire an employee who owed said hospital money if it was a significant amount/in default. I also don't think I would apply to a place that I was in debt to either.
JadedCPN, BSN, RN
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I would completely understand why a hospital wouldn't hire an employee who owed said hospital money if it was a significant amount/in default. I also don't think I would apply to a place that I was in debt to either.