Finding a Job While Having Probation on License in Missouri

[bummedonprobation]

Hi everyone:

I am looking for some advice for finding a job in the Saint Louis area with probation on my license. I got a DWI in nursing school and it was not my first offense. I have addressed my problems and not drank since the incident. I relentlessly pursued the Board to let me test and passed my NCLEX on my first attempt. I take random urine tests for alcohol and have started my job search now that my probation is in place.

I recently got an offer from Mercy only to have it taken back from Human Resources an hour after the offer. I was forthcoming on the application process, interview with hiring manager on the floor, interview with two charge nurses and the human resource intertiewer from which the job was offered about the probation linked to my license. She called me back and said that the legal department informed her that Mercy does not accept any new applicants that are on probation. I feel it was handled fairly unprofessionally, but at the end of the day, I take responsibility for my actions.

From reading many others posts with people in similar situations, I understand I might not get hired on at a major hospital. I was just wondering if anyone in Missouri with probation on their license has gotten hired on at SSM, BJC, or Saint Lukes. I am ok with starting at a SNF or dialysis center (apparently they hire with probation but think you need to have special training), but did not want to exhaust my search at hospitals just yet.

Thank you to any advice,

bummed on probation