Unwanted transition

jadelpn, LPN, EMT-B · Mar 27, 2015

You never know, maybe pain management will be just fine.

As an agency nurse, unfortunately, you have to move around. And it does stink that once you found your niche, it has to change.

Network with this MD in case anything changes in his practice and he needs another nurse, full time for him as opposed to an agency nurse. Perhaps his practice will be such that he could use 2 nurses. Perhaps he will need his own nurse to round with at the hospital. You never know.

You have worked for 5 years as a nurse, and I am sure take pride in your practice and professional reputation. Don't let your disappointment in having to leave the job cloud your practice going forward.

Best wishes!

Emergent, RN · Mar 27, 2015

Wow, I'm on FMLA recovering from an accident. I'm disappointed that you all were trying to get around that. My manager had to hire an agency nurse to cover my shifts. Can you imagine how it would be for this gal to be bumped out of her job because you hit it off do well with the doc?

TSL7286 · Mar 27, 2015

No need to be on the defensive end emergent. Not saying she should be jobless. She could work with pain management just as easily as I couls :) I'm looking for support here. Geez.

TSL7286 · Mar 27, 2015

And thanks so much jade, that was really a nice message.

roser13, ASN, RN · Mar 27, 2015

You never know, maybe pain management will be just fine.
As an agency nurse, unfortunately, you have to move around. And it does stink that once you found your niche, it has to change.
Network with this MD in case anything changes in his practice and he needs another nurse, full time for him as opposed to an agency nurse. Perhaps his practice will be such that he could use 2 nurses. Perhaps he will need his own nurse to round with at the hospital. You never know.
You have worked for 5 years as a nurse, and I am sure take pride in your practice and professional reputation. Don't let your disappointment in having to leave the job cloud your practice going forward.
Best wishes!

Jadelpn, I don't see where OP is an agency nurse?? She said that she was hired by the orthopedic practice.

OP, I feel bad for you. I'm wondering if you were hired with the knowledge that this position was temporary? Did you know you were replacing someone on leave?

I'm guessing that your MD must be an employed physician within a large system since he apparently does not have the last say over who works with him.

And Emergent, while it is true that an employee on FMLA must have a position held for him/her, it is not true that the EXACT same position be held.

Emergent, RN · Mar 27, 2015

No need to be on the defensive end emergent. Not saying she should be jobless. She could work with pain management just as easily as I couls :) I'm looking for support here. Geez.

When you post here, you open yourself up to various opinions. I'm entitled to give mine. I think management made the correct decision.

Emergent, RN · Mar 27, 2015

Can my employer move me to a different job when I return from FMLA leave?
On return from FMLA leave (whether after a block of leave or an instance of intermittent leave), the FMLA requires that the employer return the employee to the same job, or one that is nearly identical (equivalent).
If not returned to the same job, a nearly identical job must:
offer the same shift or general work schedule, and be at a geographically proximate worksite (i.e., one that does not involve a significant increase in commuting time or distance);
involve the same or substantially similar duties, responsibilities, and status;
include the same general level of skill, effort, responsibility and authority;
offer identical pay, including equivalent premium pay, overtime and bonus opportunities, profit-sharing, or other payments, and any unconditional pay increases that occurred during FMLA leave; and
offer identical benefits (such as life insurance, health insurance, disability insurance, sick leave, vacation, educational benefits, pensions, etc.).

Can my employer move me to a different job when I return from FMLA leave?

FlyingScot, RN · Mar 27, 2015

And Emergent, while it is true that an employee on FMLA must have a position held for him/her, it is not true that the EXACT same position be held.

I could understand that if the original nurse had been gone for like 6 months but for the love of all things holy she was only gone for 6 weeks!!!!!

While I feel bad for the OP (having recently been ripped from a job I loved and held for 7 YEARS) but I think making the returning nurse change jobs to keep a temp nurse happy is really pushing it.

roser13, ASN, RN · Mar 27, 2015

I could understand that if the original nurse had been gone for like 6 months but for the love of all things holy she was only gone for 6 weeks!!!!!
While I feel bad for the OP (having recently been ripped from a job I loved and held for 7 YEARS) but I think making the returning nurse change jobs to keep a temp nurse happy is really pushing it.

According to the OP, the MD also requested that she stay on his service. It wasn't just a matter of keeping the nurse happy.

TSL7286 · Mar 27, 2015

I actually never met this individual, they have been out for 3 months.

It was just a temporary position, However fellow workers, and managers & doctors have been telling me that for the last 3 wks I'll most likely stay. The CEO had the final decision, of course.

Thank you all for replying to my post.

emergent I hope you heal ok from your accident and I wish you well.

Libby1987 · Mar 27, 2015

If you do get moved, bring your enthusiastic team oriented style with you and build another great relationship. Automatic chemistry is wonderful to just slide into but it's not the only way to make a good team. Glass full speaking, maybe the next provider is craving better work relationships as well, or needs help making them.

Also profusely glass half full, maybe think of the pain patients as the ones your wonderful doc wasn't able to help.