I work for a health center organization in a specialty program. I was hired 2.5 years ago, and my program changed directors 2 years ago. I like the work I do and I like the site I work at, but it's been difficult working for the new director, and after an incident I had Friday, I'm planning to request a transfer.
Short version: my director provided dishonest clinical supervision to me for a patient experiencing a BH crisis.
Long version: On Friday I spoke with a patient by phone and found her to still be in a BH crisis less than 24 hours after her hospital discharge. By crisis I mean delusional thinking, paranoia...it was a lot to have to handle on a Friday afternoon. I reported this to my director, she spoke with another staff person who knows this patient well, then told me what this staff person said. Based on this info, I decided not to call 911 or other emergency BH services, and opted to have the patient come in Monday for follow up as was already scheduled. On Monday, I spoke with the other staff person and found out that everything my director told me was a lie, and the staff person had said something completely different about this patient.
I cannot continue to work under a director who breaks basic professional standards and does not maintain safety for patients. But I don't want to leave my organization. There's a new location opening in September that I'd like to transfer to, but I'm not sure how to go about this. I feel bad leaving my current coworkers and the patients I work with. I don't want to tell my director I'm requesting a transfer, but I'm wondering if I'm obligated to. I'm worried my director could have my transfer denied, or my organization could pick other people instead of me. I don't want to report my director for what she did- she's known in the organization for being unprofessional but was promoted to director anyways- but if I can't be transferred to a new role, then I'm going to leave my job.
I tried to keep my post on the short side, but I can provide more details if they would be helpful! I appreciate any advice you have to share. I've never been in a situation like this before, and I'm stumped.
