Filing a Grievence

happthearts · Jan 23, 2006

I need to know what is important when filling out a grievance form. Do you explain why you feel you were wrongly terminated? Provide a copy of the policy which makes your actions appropriate? List of demands such as having PTO paid out and being able to resign with rehire on back ground?

First off did you get copies of every thing you signed when you first signed on at your hospital? I always have a copy of my contract that I sign with the hospital. Check your contract are you a at will worker .Are you in a state where they have the right to fire you with no reason. Called right to work state.

I would explain using there contact, if they are dead wrong about what you did or didn't do.

Second did you write a note at the time you were written up stating you did not concur with the write up always respond to a write up. Don't ever just sign a write up without responding.

I had an RN charge doing the deed out in the parking lot with her boyfriend :uhoh3: ( a long time ago) ,when I had told her before early in the shift one of our PT was very unstable vitals were very bad off and the RN accepted PT to our hospital which was a drug rehab. From another hospital. I asked her to go down and check PT which she the RN didn't.

I was just the aide (so what did I know only had been in nursing 20 years .)RN was an RN 6 mts. RN went off to lunch with no one in charge didn't tell us she was going, PT who was full code starts taking a dive in 2 hours .We looked all over no RN to be found. So I called 911. Fire department drives up next to the Van in the parking lot and sees her jumping out of van zipping up. They report this to staff inside .Then RN says what's going on. That I have over stepped my bounds .But protocol indicates otherwise. RN then begins passing meds and not documenting on the PT chart. Never charting on PT.

Following day she tries to write me up in front of administrator and RN tries to get me fired having heard her side first they believe her. Wanting me to sign and just crawl away .Really forcing the issue. I said only if I can write my whole side of the story on that paper .They said no which was against policy. I told them that I often read policy when unit was slow or few PT. So I was well aware of policy.

So I asked to explain what I did. That I would go to the nurseing board. Told them not all of us aides are stupid. RN was sure surprised.

They were totally buying RN side of the story until I mention they might want to check the security camera's from last night in the south parking lot and that half the staff was told by the fire department saw a female jumping out of a van half clothed. That staff could not find her any where. I told them to check with those who were on and they backed me up. They could also check with the two firemen who I named by name. RN was shocked!

Can you believe they didn't fire the RN .The PT ended up dying. She was no longer charge RN. But then she was fired for another thing the following week. Never saw her again after that. But I wasn't fired either, worked another 4 years until they closed the hospitial. When they checked on what I told them they tore up the write up in front of me and told me I did the only thing I could have done to cover the hospitial.

Keysnurse2008 · Jan 23, 2006

i need to know what is important when filling out a grievance form. do you explain why you feel you were wrongly terminated? provide a copy of the policy which makes your actions appropriate? list of demands such as having pto paid out and being able to resign with rehire on back ground?

just my opinion....but .....i wouldnt waste too much ink on the grievance paperwork( bc..they are not going to really read it anyway).just state that you acted within the company's policy if that is what happened.then ...evaluate what occurred.write down any events while it is fresh in your memory.if you feel like they have discriminated against you...or just outright lied in a attempt to get rid of you for some reason( like you were too vocal about c/o unsafe staffing ratios, or you were singled out bc of your age/race etc etc) ...contact an atty.alot of states are "at will" empolyers...and they can fire you for any/no reason....unless you are placed in a position that is an exception to public policy...or you are in another protected class-race/age etc etc. until a few months ago i was completly clueless on all this "legal" /employment kinda stuff...blissfully unaware that terms like retaliatory discharge, torts, etc etc even existed.what happened??