formal complaint filed, how to handle it

[nurse.etc]

So I JUST started a new job. I am in the second week of my training and I just received the letter from the BON containing my formal complaint. I've been in monitoring for a year now and I knew this was coming because I had already gotten the "we are investigating you" letter from the AG.

My question is how do I handle this with my employer. They know about my criminal charge and know I self reported to IPRP and the board. But when they hired me my license was still "mark free". Once I receive the actual judgement or settlement I know they will need to sign it and everything but what should I do in the mean time?

Do I tell them it was filed? I am so new that I worry they will fire me for it.

Do i wait for the final order and then tell them?

I've always kept to the idea that being honest and upfront is the best policy in my situation, but it keeps getting me in more trouble. Yet at the same time I dont want them to come across it themselves and fire me for not telling them.

Any one have anything similar to go off of?

[ruby_jane, BSN, RN]

We cannot give legal advice. You might consider asking a lawyer. Until the restriction hits your license, though, there is technically nothing to tell your employer (as they already know about the monitoring). A lawyer versed in Board issues in your state would be able to say (in your state) which is better: reporting before there's something to report or waiting (because you'll have so many months of good, clean, positive work record then).