Curious if I would be eligible for rehire?

[Nicolecn]

Hello,

I worked at a hospital about 4 years ago( I was 19 at the time) and I was hired to assist in PT. I honestly shouldn't have taken that job at the time because I was struggling with debilitating migraines, but being young and immature I didn't really think about that and was just so excited to be able to work at a hospital, so I took the job. Needless to say, I hardly ever made it to work due to my ocular/hemiplegic migraines that I was experiencing at the time. I worked there for maybe a couple of months and ended up deciding to leave to take care of my medical issues. It also wasn't the job for my anyways. I had previously worked as a caregiver/CNA and it was a totally different type of work that I was not good at. They did not fire me or ever say anything to me about it, but I know it looked bad taking the job in the first place. When I left they said I probably shouldn't list them as a reference because I worked there for such a little amount of time, but they said I may be able to reapply in the future when healthy. Fast forward and now I am currently in nursing school and have been doing my clinicals at that hospital. We are able to request where we want our clinicals, so I'm wondering if its a waste of time doing them there because they wouldn't hire me when I'm done with school anyways, or if it's a possibly they would hire me back? Would they have told me if I was ineligible for rehire? I'm just not sure what to do and it stresses me out that I may have ruined my chances at this hospital due to my poor choice to take that job even though it's a totally different department. I am in a much better place now physically and mentally and have done really well throughout nursing school and I just hope I get the chance to show that. Opinions? Thank you!

[caliotter3]

If the question bothers you that much why don’t you visit HR and ask? Worst that can happen is that they tell you they can’t disclose the information.

[Kallie3006, ADN]

I agree with contacting HR and inquiring about your hire eligibility status that would at least give you the answer to something that we are not able to answer for you.

[Jedrnurse, BSN, RN]

Why not just do clinicals at another hospital, since you can request your placements? You may find other sites just as appealing.

[Mergirlc, MSN, APRN, NP]

Sometimes it doesn't matter whether you left on good terms or bad terms at some former places of employment. I left a job after giving two weeks notice (non-healthcare) which automatically lists you as "ineligible for rehire" just because they do not wish to rehire people who already worked there! You could've been there for 1 month or 25 years OR gave 1 month notice or 1 minute notice -- it was the same either way.

Personally, I would pick somewhere else to do my clinical just to get some exposure elsewhere.

You can try to contact their HR and honestly explain your situation and see if they can answer you. More than likely they won't - it's just how HR rolls.