I worked for a huge reputed healthcare system out od residency and then for 2 other smaller healthcare systems – I never had a meeting where I thought they are really asking our input to improve patient care. They already made decisions and informed us that they will be implemented. Sometimes department heads were not involved in the decision making process as well.
I was 34 wks pregnant and was asked to add 2 more shifts to my weekly schedule ( 20 pts each) ( probably they are trying to make up for my future revenue loss when I go on maternity). But when I politely declined to add and said will do it when I return back, they termininated my contract for clinical competancy reasons when I was 36 wks pregnant…..(not sure why thye were not worried about clinical competancy when asked me to see more patients……..