I work in a SNF, usually on the LTC side of things. Recently, I have noticed that certain coworkers have been acting differently towards me. Today I received a call from the head of my department expressing 'concerns' that had been brought to her. Apparently, there have been people coming to her and saying bad things about me, all of which are untrue, with dashes of honesty thrown in. Apparently, I am "bringing in excessive baggage in order to steal resident items" and am "looking at Mediaographic material on facility computers". Both are lies, of course, but the way that it was phrased by my department head was exactly the same way only one other person has said it before. One of my direct supervisors. IMO, this nurse has been dismissive & exclusionatory towards me since my first day.
I occasionally bring in some of my own supplies, as the facility fails to do so, even after MULTIPLE EMPLOYEE COMPLAINTS that they lacked the necessary items to do their jobs. How, for example, are you supposed to change a soiled brief when you have no wipes, or even washcloths, to do so? Or when you lack clean briefs to put on them? Despite complaints to the facility administration, and company administration, as well as the state's department of health, NOTHING has been done.
The only time ny tablet gets turned on is when I'm on my break (in the break room, BTW), and all I do is check my e-mail, Facebook, and Twitter. If I step away, I make sure that it is password locked (as I explained to my department supervisor), so for anyone to even see what I was looking at would be impossible. I made it a habit after an ex decided they were going to break into my home and go on a rampage before stealing, amongst other things, my phone, which they then used to make threatening calls and send nasty text messages in my name.
But, of course, I am the bad guy here, right? I MUST be doing these things because a supervisory nurse made the claim. And the fact that this call happens the night after I work with her seems to reaffirm my suspicions.
It makes me worried because I was actually due for an annual evaluation and possibly a raise before this, and certain things have come to light through the rumor mill lately. The facility is in serious financial trouble. They do not have adequate staff (4 CNAs & 3 nurses for over 100 patients/residents during 11P-7A) as the vast majority of staff are quitting based on how they are treated), they owe so much money to the company approved plumber ($30K) that they had to hire one under the table to do work for them, and that they even switched companies to put down carpet in the facility hallways after the company that did the therapy area is still waiting on their $50K from over 5 years ago.
Should I even bother with this place anymore? I have been applying at other places, but so far with no luck. But this raises some serious concerns as to my future in the field. Am I going to get fired on the word of someone who doesn't like me? Am I going to end up unemployed when the bank comes in and hangs a forclosure notice on the front door?
Pretty much at a loss as to if I should just cut my losses and go, or just what I should do. Any advice would be appreciated.
