areenactor
2nd Level Blue Feather
- Joined
- Nov 7, 2001
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well a little while ago i posted that i was starting a new job, and wouldn't be around as much. as some may have noticed, i have been around more the last 2 weeks.
the reason is, i was "let go". the reason was financial. last year the practice (4 dr. urology office) paid $84k in malpractice ins.
this year it was raised.. conciderably! the bill for this year is$350k! that's $350,000 children. and they were never sued!
they got the notice the say after making the job offer to me in writing. by law, since it was in writing, and signed, it was like a contract, and they had to hire me. i lasted a month. they let me, and 2 office staff go. they are also looking a a possible move to another state where the ins. premiums aren't so usurious.
so, here i sit with no job, again! and please don't say "but theres a nursing shortage", because it's not ture is practice. it is true that the patient/nurse ratio should be lower, but in actual practice, the hospitals don't care. and most dr. offices are now using aids, and lpn's to lower costs.
funny thing too, a couple of the comments that the drs said to me when i was "let go" were that i was "the smartest nurse there"; that "i knew more about other areas of medicine that a couple of the drs, and all the staff"; big fucking deal! doesn't put food on my kids table! greedy fucking lawyers, and suit happy patients, and ins. companies that want to make record proffits every quarter.
steve
the reason is, i was "let go". the reason was financial. last year the practice (4 dr. urology office) paid $84k in malpractice ins.
this year it was raised.. conciderably! the bill for this year is$350k! that's $350,000 children. and they were never sued!
they got the notice the say after making the job offer to me in writing. by law, since it was in writing, and signed, it was like a contract, and they had to hire me. i lasted a month. they let me, and 2 office staff go. they are also looking a a possible move to another state where the ins. premiums aren't so usurious.
so, here i sit with no job, again! and please don't say "but theres a nursing shortage", because it's not ture is practice. it is true that the patient/nurse ratio should be lower, but in actual practice, the hospitals don't care. and most dr. offices are now using aids, and lpn's to lower costs.
funny thing too, a couple of the comments that the drs said to me when i was "let go" were that i was "the smartest nurse there"; that "i knew more about other areas of medicine that a couple of the drs, and all the staff"; big fucking deal! doesn't put food on my kids table! greedy fucking lawyers, and suit happy patients, and ins. companies that want to make record proffits every quarter.
steve
