AnnaHill

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Hi, I am 15 months in on my 5 year contract with HPMP and desperately need to vent and get advice. I am afraid I am going to be dismissed because my caseworker quit and one of the program directors took over my case. He is reviewing my files and is finding multiple problems with my paperwork that my previous case manager never said was an issue. For example, my contract stated I could attend ANY type of 12-step program and I chose to attend one that was not AA or NA. Well, the director called me out on this saying I have to attend either AA or NA because they want me to continuously work on my "addiction". In response, I told him I do not have an addiction and my initial report from an INOVA Addictionologist states that. He said I do because THEIR evaluator diagnosed me as having Substance Abuse Disorder (SUD) and they only accept evaluations from their approved list of people. For reference, I was charged with DUI after I pulled over and parked my car, took my pain medication as prescribed by my doctor, and went to sleep. An officer woke me up and to my shock I received a DUI because I took a narcotic, was sleeping in the driver's seat, and have a push ignition car. The rational was I could have woken up at any time and driven off and I obviously drove there so I was charged. At the time I was not working as a nurse due to an ongoing medical issue, but self-reported the DUI to the board and voluntarily entered HPMP as recommended by my lawyer. The charges were dropped, but in the meanwhile I had been labeled a drug addict by HPMP's evaluator. Meanwhile, my medical issue has resolved and I haven't needed pain medication for over a year, but HPMP wants me to work the 12-steps and talk at the AA/NA meetings. I hate having to play along to get along, but I will do and say whatever they want to keep my license. My problem is now I have been noticed by one of the program directors and the advise on this forum is to keep your head down. I'm afraid I've been labeled as noncompliant and HPMP will be looking for any reason to dismiss me. I'm terrified of this happening and feel no matter what I do I'm doomed. I really missed up by telling the director I don't have a drug addiction. I felt I could be honest because I've done that with my psychiatrist, who they require me to see, and my previous case manager, but I I realize now what a big mistake I made. Any advice you guys have for me would be very much appreciated.

Hi, I am in Virginia's Health Practitioners' Monitoring Program. I've just received permission to return to work as a CRNA. Does anyone know if Inova's healthcare system would be open to hiring a nurse anesthetist in the monitoring program? I'm in the program for a January 2022 DUI (1st), so I will not have a clean criminal background check.