Finding a hospital job with a misdemeanor

Slylyfeignedchagrin · Nov 20, 2012

Sorry about the spelling mistakes, this phone I am using has a mind of its own. I was also wondering do I need to tell the bon or just wait until I have to renew my license. And if I need to report it, how do I go about doing this? Thank you all so much!

MichelleRN34, ADN, RN · Nov 21, 2012

Sorry about the spelling mistakes, this phone I am using has a mind of its own. I was also wondering do I need to tell the bon or just wait until I have to renew my license. And if I need to report it, how do I go about doing this? Thank you all so much!

When you renew their is a question asking if you've been arrested for anything.

kcmylorn · Dec 1, 2012

You have to send all the information about the misdermeanor, court records, all official documents to your BON and an explaination of what occured. The BON will write you a letter back.

I have a contempt of court charge on my record from my divorce. I called my now ex one morning @8:30 AM after i worked a double( I think it was double #4 in a row), was working close to 80r/week (and was able to bring in this documentation of hours to the support hearing/ court), after we were separted, no divorce filed, I could not afford a lawyer( and didn't qualify for legal aid becasue I was working but drowning in past due bills) the ex left $32,000 of out standing bills, every bill in the house was behind at least 2 months, the mortgage company was sending me forclosure notices and the ex was not paying one dime in child support or support to pay these bills. The ex made $75,000/yr. The ex felt this was harassment and we had restraining orders in place. I got hit with contempt of court. I went to court with out representation and honestly told the judge what ovccured and plead guilty and was found guilty. It is now on my record. This has haunted me ever since which is just what the ex wanted. It has played on mind ever since- 2005. and has cost me jobs, decent paying permanent jobs. One recruiter even came out and recinded the last permanent hospital position I applyed for and obtained because of it- told me over the phone they couldnt hire me because of it. I have been forced to stick out temp positions every since, I have had to file bankruptcy to keep the roof over my and my daughter's head- I had almost all of the $32,000 debt paid except for $13,000 of past due property taxes. The bankruptcy was like a safehouse- these bill collectors can't touch you in bankruptcy. Here it is 7 years later, I have applied to and recieved a offer letter for a good non hospital permenant job, It is my backround check that is holding it up and It is beyond the 5 days for the backround check to come through and I still don't know anything- I think this job is a wash. I am again left with nothing but maybe unemployment. I think that if one is hired with these criminal charges, these workplaces use the backround check to treat some one like they are dirt. They deal more harshly with workers with a charge on their record than some one who doesn't. That is what I have observed. Some of the things managers have said to me in these past 5 years, were never done prior to this. I feel they have dealt more harshly with me for really trivial things- not practice issues but things that border on personel attacks.

I think this charge can be expunged after 5 years. Some charges can be expunged and some cannot. Some can be expunged after 5 years, some after 10 years. I would have to ask a lawyer if after expunging an offense, does it have to be reported on a job application. I just did some recent readings on it this past week and the cost in my state is $1,500-$4,000, The infor to do it pro se( without a lawyer) to do it your self without a lawyer is alot of leg work, and I don't have the energy to do all the research through the court system and then the court appearances berfore the judge. If I get this job, that is first on my list of to do's. So this divorce nightmare will be finally over after 7 years.

Good luck- it's not going to be easy. I would advise if you can afford one, get a lawyer and get the facts about employment with this cahrge on your record.