siobanyan

I took this forum's advice and checked with my state BoN about this person. Oh my goodness, he is, in fact, not a nurse of any sort. I just filled out a complaint online about him. I am hoping that my very specific complaint to the BoN (at least, the fact he isn't licensed here or anywhere else & never has been!) will result in his losing his job without ever even having to try & schedule another appointment through him. Answering a question someone asked previously, he knows the details of the doctor's financials as he saw them on a fax. Also, to anyone who has tried to respond to me via private message -- I can't seem to view PMs unless I've posted at least 15 times. Unless I'm doing it wrong. Thank you so much to everyone.

This person told me that he 'was' a nurse; I don't know if there is still truly active licensure here, as the reason the move out of state didn't pan out was an inability to find a job, despite landing final interviews 3 different times. So that was a good point; now I'm wondering. HIPPA is a big thing I could bring up if I am able to speak directly with the Dr. -- for example, I (as a patient) should not know why the woman who lasts over on her appointments (who is scheduled just before I come in) goes over so long & always leaves crying. I should not know how much my psychiatrist makes. I think I've been confirmed here in what needs to happen. I need a new psychiatrist, and whatever his licensure status this person should probably not have access to people's records from home. It would be unfair to check out of the patient-provider relationship without making an effort to tell the Dr. what's going on with the whole situation so it can be addressed.

Thank you to all who responded. This was an ex-coworker who only scheduled me upon having planned to move out-of-state due to ethical concerns. The move didn't work out, and a what was initially billed as a 3-or-fewer month stay on my couch (just a friend) led to a stay in my bed. This person has access to my chart notes online (I know because I've been shown) and, as I say, acts as a gatekeeper to all appointments. Were I to contact the Dr.'s second office, for example, on one of this person's day's off, he would nevertheless be able to cancel, view and / or modify new appointments even from his home. I've thought of leaving a note on the Dr.'s windshield or something, but I'm sure psychiatric providers deal with all sorts of stalkers & psychos, and that's no doubt how I'd come off. I really think I'm just going to try and find another provider, even if it's just a GP at first to continue on with my meds, and never, ever, ever, ever sleep with anyone who works in a provider's office again.

Cliff's Notes Version: If you break up with the nurse at your Dr.'s office are they allowed to stop scheduling you?! Obviously, probably not. But what do you do, exactly? Long Version: I would like to gather opinions on what rights a person might have if a nurse working at a particular practice acts as the gatekeeper for all ongoing patient appointments, and after a mutually agreed upon & mutually (but acrimoniously) terminated personal relationship, the nurse refuses to schedule you. Is this against the rules? I don't even mean is what's going on here against "the law" -- just the rules. I don't want to sue anybody. I just want to know what I could do here. I would like to tell the doctor, but appointments at both offices are vetted through the same person. In this state, only my doctor can terminate care, but this can be done by mail and I think it will be if I 'miss' a certain # of appointments.