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I know this related to the other thread previously started on nurses under the monitoring conditions, but I didn't know exactly how to get it in to be noticed as another question... anyway here is my story, I hope someone can give me some insight on what I may be able to do...
I worked in management of a Long Term care facility. A nurse applied for a position there and she was under the monitoring program. At the time she was not able to have narcotic access. I talked things over with my administrator and she refered me to the regional consultant nurse. I talked with the consultant about it and she told me that if I wanted to hire her and give her a chance, I could. I hired her as a nurses aid, pending state certification. I did a criminal background check, before hire of course, and she was clean. The only thing was the license issue. I recieved approval from the monitoring board to hire her and received the contract. I did what I was supposed to do and things were going well. After a couple of months the nurse told me that the monitoring board was considering allowing her to return to practicing status. I contacted the monitoring board and was told that this was the case. In the meantime, I resigned my position, which is another story. I told the new person taking my place all about the situation. I told the administrator that the contract was coming for this nurse to resume practice and that I had a position available (which we did). My last day at this job, I was told I could leave early. I said I needed to stay until the contract came through on this employee to get things rolling for her. To make a long story short, I was told to go home that my time was up...so to speak. I went home. I was contacted later by the nurse and she told me that they (administration at the job) had met with her and told her that they did not have a position for her, that I HAD NOT told them that she was under monitoring and that "corporate" did not know that she had been hired with conditions. They said she could stay as a NA but not as an LPN because they were not prepared to accept the terms of her monitoring, which was MY FAULT because I never told anyone about them. Well first, I CANNOT hire without administrator and corporate approval and all her paperwork was sent to corporate and in her personnel file and the administorator has to sign before anyone is hired. and I talked to the corporate nurse who said I NEVER spoke to her..and it was MY FAULT because I had not followed through. I, of course am no longer employed there and no one would speak to me about ti because it is confidential information. What do you think???