Terminating a contract

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Hi. I have a question to all you experienced travelers out there. This is a first for me so I was wondering if any of you had had this happen to you or knew somene that it happened to.

We are on assignment, (I will name the horror hospital system at a later date) and one of the travelers was terminated today. Reason "not being upbeat enough and questioning an admission" (whos heart was brady in the 30-40s and we are in a facility without tele.)

Now she was terminated. Not written up, not warned,just dismissed. Now with a contract, doesnt that protect u as much as them? Whats stopping them from making up any bogus accusation and terminating us?

I know it sounds far fetched but I have been with her the entire time, the story is true.

If you do know of a situation like ths, please share. If you dont, what would you do if you were her.

Im waiting for the axe to fall, one at a time on us.(They hired their own staff now and dont need us but are locked in for another 9 weeks)

Thanks guys.

RNT

PS. This is an RN of 30 years. She is 60 yrs old. Not a new grad.

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Specializes in ED, ICU, MS/MT, PCU, CM, House Sup, Frontline mgr.

did they actually fire her or did they pay the rest of her contract then ask her to leave? i have seen the latter occur more than once!

to answer your question as to what can stop them from lying to terminate your contract? witnesses who are willing to speak up.... so, speak up for your friend. bring in your administrators (and hers if it is not the same agency) and fight back. i have seen a traveler do this and win.

the traveler was treated poorly and placed in dangerous situations because the clique did not like her. she was a nurse of over 35 years of experience and she whistle blew about the treatment and all the ills of that department. her detailed complaint to her agency got the don fired! good luck!

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.

It depends on the contract. Most traveler contract I have seen have the "unsatisfactory conduct/performance" clause that can be used to terminate the contract. It's a crummy thing to do but perfectly legal. I think you are wise in preparing yourself for possible termiol. good luck!

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Most of all of the travel contracts Ive seen have a clause saying "This can be terminated at any time by either party without notice."

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Specializes in OB.

If they want to get rid of travelers the hospital will find a "reason". Unfortunately the contracts are pretty one sided. The best thing to do right now is let your agency know about signs that they are overstaffed (low censusing someone every shift, floating every shift, etc.) and that you see others being gotten rid of on spurious charges. That way if your "number comes up" for such action a good agency is more likely to support you and help you move on. You probably wouldn't want to stay there anyway as you would then have a large target painted on your back.

I have done this when such a situation arose and my agency had me in a new contract within a week.

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