HCA warning

I started working at an HCA-owned hospital as a new grad. I guess I was the only person who’d ever figured out how to see our KRONOS time clock online (that is — see how our managers could CHANGE THE TIMES we clocked in/out). I worked there for 6 months and they changed my hours so often that I’m owed something to the tune of 5-6k. Example: my shift would start at 7, they’d clock me in 9, etc.

Thank god I got out when I did. After I asked about the time changes, thinking it was accidental or something innocuous, my entire world there changed. They started accusing me of diverting, falsifying records to say I never titrated drips for an entire shift (both blatantly untrue).

I had to go to the pharmacy manager and have them pull video of my alleged “diversions” because they were just demonstrably false and flat out lies (all proven via video).

I say all of this to say, believe what you read about how shitty HCA is. I have no reason to think that they wouldn’t have stopped for anything to get me out, even if that meant trying to take my license.

They are a nightmare of a company and I just want to warn you all because I truly had no idea before I got hired and wish I did 💗

ETA: the story does have a happy ending, at least! I got hired at a hospital with a MUCH better reputation making time and a half of what I was ~ so, thanks HCA, I guess?

Another ETA: don’t share this with anyyyyone at work honestly. Protect yourself and then protect your friends. I know my unit was very cliquey and you just never really know who you can trust, no matter how close you are to them at work. ((Edit: as other commenters have said, don’t trust HR. If you know this is happening to you, go to the labor dept or BON.))