Forced out of job as MA

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This is more for my wife and me asking about her being an MA.

She started at a Clinic as an MA Float at 20-25 hours per week. Her Doctor was a complete ***** to say the least was yelling at her ( screaming ) in front of patients and would degrade her every chance she got.

I told her to complain about the Doctor. She did, they reprimanded the Doctor by talking to her and saying that was unprofessional. ( big *** deal ) So they moved my wife to Peds and floated between general and peds.

They said they didn't have a doctor slot open to put her in, so she would fill in where ever they could fill her.

My wife would see postings for MA with other doctors and she would ask her HR lady, after telling her that she wanted a position there, why she was never telling her about these open jobs.

Basically they ignored my wife about any positions, and told her the doctors didn't feel she could keep up and that they wanted more experienced people. ( load of **** because they hired a person who was an intern for a couple of the positions )

My wife was supposed to have a review 5 months ago and was told every 3 weeks, "Oh we are waiting on HR to send us all the paperwork from the other Hospital you were at ( same affiliation with the clinic )

Finally, today she got her review, and it was crap! They were saying she wasnt doing this or that and was told on several occasions about it. ( wife has never been written up or told she was doing anything wrong!

And all the while, everyone in the facility has pretty much shunned my wife with nothing but a hello.

So they were saying to her to her, well, there are no spots here. I think maybe you should just quit, because if we have to fire you, then it would look bad on your record.

*****!! So basically they are telling her to quit and it seems like ever since she complained about how badly the Doctor was treating her, they have shunned her and pushed her aside.

Now my wife is up in arms wondering what the hell to do! They made her sign her review, ( which after she did I text her and said don't sign anything )

Seems like they are trying to force her out, because if they fire her, they could end up paying unemployment or get sued for firing her for false items.

Anyones thoughts? Thank you!

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Ortho, ASC.

Its really hard to have an opinion, only knowing one side of the story. But I would guess that complaining about the MD was not a politically correct thing to do.

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Losing proposition. Welcome to the new American way of work.

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Welcome to healthcare.

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So if she quits like they want her to, she cannot get unemployment, if she is fired, she will never work for that association again and still not get unemployment because of the crappy review they gave her. Its a catch 22 and totally ***************

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Ortho, ASC.
So if she quits like they want her to, she cannot get unemployment, if she is fired, she will never work for that association again and still not get unemployment because of the crappy review they gave her. Its a catch 22 and totally *************

Pretty much. An MA is unlicensed and likely will not have a healthcare union or professional Board to handle employment disputes.

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She is licensed.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Ortho, ASC.
She is licensed.

What type of license? Typically, MA's sometimes have a certification (not required) but not a license.

In my state there is no license available for an MA.

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Specializes in Acute Care Cardiac, Education, Prof Practice.
She is licensed.

So she is a CMA? Like this: http://www.aama-ntl.org/becomeCMA/how.aspx

I am not familiar with the licensing/certification portion of this, so I don't know if there is any place she can go for support. I also agree it is difficult to give any advice with one side of the story, plus it is starting to border on TOS of legal advice to me.

I hope she can get things ironed out!

Tait

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I am not seeking legal advice, I am just wondering what it is like in that world..I am not sure if it is a Cert or a Lic, so I apologize if do not know. I am in the software corporate world, and politics are much different.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Ortho, ASC.
She is licensed.

"I am not sure if it is a Cert or a Lic, so I apologize if do not know.*"

You should probably be sure of your facts before you state them. Certification does not = licensure. Licensure as MA (IF it exists) does not share any commonalities with nurses. You are likely searching for information on the wrong forum, sorry to say.

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Specializes in Acute Care Cardiac, Education, Prof Practice.
I am not seeking legal advice, I am just wondering what it is like in that world..I am not sure if it is a Cert or a Lic, so I apologize if do not know. I am in the software corporate world, and politics are much different.

My mother-in-law had a situation where a doc she worked under, as an RN, was abusive and she left his practice. It didn't hinder employment anywhere else however. It does sound to some extent that the facility is favoring the doc over your wife, which doesn't surprise me as we see docs shut down projects/new charting systems/and walk out on hospitals over office space, so it might just be worth looking for employment elsewhere. I wish there was a better answer. The good thing is, as patients gain more control over their healthcare, and new docs are integrated into multi-disciplinary care, I have hope these issues of power imbalance will diminish further.

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