How to get un-barred

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I worked at a hospital chain, CHI Hospitals, in Omaha Nebraska when I decided to do travel nursing. I gave a 2 weeks notice, however, 4 weeks was required. I was young and dumb, and I had some pressure from the nursing recruiter to start a travel assignment sooner than my 4 week notice would have allowed. As a result, I was told by my then manager that I would no longer be employable at that hospital chain. Essentially, if I were to apply to that hospital chain, my application would be kicked out automatically by the computer.

Since then (nearly 4 years ago) I've married and changed my name. I'm back in town (as I'll be starting school soon) and I am not applying directly to the CHI hospital chain as an employee. However, I am applying to a staffing company that only staffs area CHI hospitals.

Do you think my barring would affect my ability to work for the staffing company at CHI hospitals? Even if I technically am not working for CHI directly?

Do you know of any way to get this barring removed? I was told by my manager (probably because she thought I was young and dumb too) that basically a process exists in which you can apologize, state that you've seen how you made a mistake in not giving a 4 weeks notice, and all will be forgiven. If I can do that, I would like to so that this is not an issue in the future.

I have the phone number for my old manager at CHI, and ironically Facebook found her profile in the "people you may know" search. Should I reach out to her directly?

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Specializes in Oncology.

Well I definitely wouldn't reach out to your old boss over Facebook, but that's literally the only advice I can give you on that situation.

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Specializes in SICU, trauma, neuro.

I wouldn't think it would be an issue...you weren't a danger to patients. Your decision made you unreliable in their eyes. The hospital is not hiring you; the staffing agency is. I'm not management of course, but that would be my guess.

In the future, make sure to give sufficient notice. 4 weeks has been the norm pretty much everywhere I've worked. The tradeoff of being on the do-not-rehire list is way too high a price.

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Specializes in Family Nurse Practitioner.

I also don't think it will matter because you aren't seeking employment with the hospital. I'd probably call HR and ask if I was on their no hire list. This is definitely one advantage of not becoming a nurse until I was older and wiser.

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Have you talked this out with your current employer?

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Specializes in Trauma, Teaching.

If it is that important to you, why not make an appointment with HR of the chain, and go in to ask what you can do to remediate the problem?

If your new employer doesn't have a problem with hiring you and sending you to the chain, you may want to just let sleeping dogs lie.

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Specializes in M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab.

Definitely call HR. I worked at a job & resigned but what my boss didn't tell me at the time was that by resigning the way I did, I was unemployable with them. That included any outside agencies that they use to staff the facility.

I was also young & dumb. But I have since tried to apply at the same facility & my application has gone through & I was offered an interview. That was all after I spoke with HR at length.

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Oh good lord. The same company that wouldn't hesitate to throw you out on your butt with zero notice and for zero good reason is the same company that gets upset because you failed to tell them a full month in advance that you wouldn't be working for them anymore. So upset in fact that they took their toys and stomped out and said "never come back here again!".

I mean, I get that that's how it works. I just still think it's ridiculous.

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I once had a manager who was giving me a hard time and fabricating infractions to write me up for (as she was doing to a lot of the staff there). She called me in "for a meeting", and I knew she was just going to fire me and make a big production out of it, so I called HR and just said "I quit" and that was that; I already had another job lined up. I was told I would be ineligible for rehire. 4 years later, I go back to the same hospital chain, and they not only rehired me, but offered me almost $10/hr more base pay than I made the first time. No kidding. Anyway I guess my point is they may have forgotten about it or would just hire you anyway. Especially if you have a different name.

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Specializes in Work Comp CM 3 yrs & Cardiac PCU 27 yrs.

Absolutely Agree with everything you said.

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Specializes in Family Nurse Practitioner.
Oh good lord. The same company that wouldn't hesitate to throw you out on your butt with zero notice and for zero good reason is the same company that gets upset because you failed to tell them a full month in advance that you wouldn't be working for them anymore. So upset in fact that they took their toys and stomped out and said "never come back here again!".

I mean, I get that that's how it works. I just still think it's ridiculous.

Nothing against the OP because it sounds like she was young and would do things differently now but wow do you really feel not giving the expected notice as a nurse should be turned back around on the employer who is upset and puts someone on a no hire list? I totally agree employrs would toss us out like yesterdays newspaper but feel we owe ourselves, our profession and our patients a bit more respect.

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