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How can i know if my rights as a patient have been violated by my employer

Asked Jul 3, 2012, 06:39 AM — 14 Answers
I am an employee for a large respected private hospital. I recently recieved treated in the Emergency Room, where I am a clerk. I was having neck spasms while I was working, and decided to seek medical treatment during my lunch. I clocked out, received treatment and was released all during my lunch. Hospital policy states that an employee must be off the clock when receiving treatment. Which I complied with. Two weeks after, I was approached by managment, questioning my actions on this particular day and questioning my visit to the Emergency Room while I was on the job. Because my visit was work related and because I missed work a day prior, I obtained a doctors note and submitted it the Employee Health Department. I felt violated due to fact that I was even questioned , because my employer apparently had reason to believe I was a patient while on the clock. Can they request times from me. They are wanting to know the actual time I was checked in, treated , and discharged. The problem is , I was physcially checked in, treated, and released all during my lunch. But the Nurses did not acutally discharge me in the computer system until an hour later, after they documented., but I was physcially gone and did not received treatment thereafter. How am I protected, I have feel violated.

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Jul 3, 2012, 10:18 AM
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You should have mentioned you were union in the beginning. I would have advised you to immediately take this to your union rep.

But also you didn't make this an issue of your job being on the line. Simply that the situation was noted. The matter is simple. You show when you clocked in and out, and you get a statement from the nurses that they did not finish the paperwork until after you had left the ER.
Thankyou, they are aware of my clockings, they new that before they even spoke to me about the issue. If it gets to that point, I will need to get a written documentation from Nursing/MD who treated me. I apologize, I should have mentioned the Union issue. Im thinking ahead of what I feel management is thinking of doing and the impression I got from them when they spoke to me.
I just wanted to get others opionion of this whole matter.
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Jul 3, 2012, 10:23 AM
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You can't make a case at all. In fact they were within their rights completely to question this.

They felt you violated a company rule and have a right to investigate.

You seem to be up set on something that is nothing.
Yes, you a right. I know they feel I violated the company rule. Which I didn't, and yes I am very upset. I have been employed here for over 18 years, and I feel like they want to fire me. Thanks.
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Jul 3, 2012, 11:00 AM
Trying to find an excuse to fire you is yet another issue.
Fortunately you have your union.
I hope you will bring up your medical problem on the medical board here. (Speaking as someone who has numerous pains and how I have trained myself to sit and work certain ways when at my desk.)
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Jul 3, 2012, 12:24 PM
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Trying to find an excuse to fire you is yet another issue.
Fortunately you have your union.
I hope you will bring up your medical problem on the medical board here. (Speaking as someone who has numerous pains and how I have trained myself to sit and work certain ways when at my desk.)
Thank you for your comment, this has been very helpful . I can put this matter somewhat to ease. I have a feeling that its not going to be pretty, I'm usually right with my gutt feelings. I hope I am wrong....all this is new to me, which medical board?
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Jul 3, 2012, 11:23 PM
Click on Browse, then Health, then Medical Conditions.
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