Turning up drunk to work is a mistake, especially if you are directly involved with patient care.
This is a follow up to our previous post on 101 ways to find a job in the healthcare industry. For those you who have succeeded in getting a job and like everyone else, you probably started your healthcare job with the intention of being a great employee, doing an excellent job, and not getting fired. But even in an industry like healthcare you could make one of the more common mistakes that get people fired:
1.You can lose your job by being consistently late
2.You can lose your job by not showing up
3.You can lose your job by being mean to fellow employees
4.You can lose your job by not caring about patients
5.You can lose your job because of gross insubordination
6.You can lose your job by being negligent
7.You can lose your job by stealing supplies
8.You can lose your job by stealing money
9.You can lose your job by stealing medical supplies
10.You can lose your job by lying on your resume
11.You can lose your job by not having personal hygiene
12.You can lose your jobs by not following directions
13.You can lose your job by cursing at the workplace
14.You can lose your job because of a lack of respect for co-workers
15.You can lose your job because of lack of respect for your employer
16.You can lose your job by being rude to patients
17.You can lose your job because of negligence
18.You can lose your job because of gross negligence
19.You can lose your job because of taking too many breaks
20.You can lose your job by taking too long of a lunch break
21.You can lose your job because you show disregard for rules
22.You can lose your job by lying to your employer
23.You can lose your job by talking behind your fellow employees’ backs
24.You can lose your job by talking behind your employer’s back
25.You can lose your job by surfing the net and not working
26.You can lose your job for being drunk at work
27.You can lose your job by being under the influence of narcotics at work
28.You can lose your job by stealing medicine at work
29.You can lose your jobs if you sell narcotics at work
30.You can lose your job by continually drowsing off
31.You can lose your job by being hostile to co-workers
32.You can lose your job because a lack of respect for the patient
33.You can lose your job by losing vital medical information
34.You can lose your job by lying to a patient
35.You can lose your job by constantly taking breaks
36.You can lose your job by talking about non related work issues all the time
37.You can lose your job if you do not perform the tasks given you
38.You can lose the job if you are incompetent
39.You can lose your job the functions are too difficult for you
40.You can lose your job if the hospital closes
41.You can lose your job if the healthcare facility closes
42.You can lose your job if someone is better qualified than you
43.You can lose your job if the healthcare facility is reorganizing
44.You can lose your job if the hospital is reorganizing
45.You can lose your job if your position is no longer needed
46.You can lose your job if you eat at work
47.You can lose your job from a lack of interest in it
48.You can lose your job from negative comments towards your employers
49.You can lose your job if from negative comments towards your co-workers
50.You can lose your job from negative comments towards patients
51.You can lose your job by stealing office supplies
52.You can lose your job by causing physical harm to co-workers
53.You can lose your job if the company moves
54.You can lose your job if you need more qualifications
55.You can lose your job because of a lack of communication with co-workers
56.You can lose your job because of a lack of communication with employers
57.You can lose your job by giving patients the wrong medicine
58.You can lose your job by giving patients the wrong advice
59.You can lose your job not giving patients the wrong therapy
60.You can lose your job by not giving patients their doctor’s orders
61.You can lose your job by missing mandatory employee meetings
62.You can lose your job by canceling employee evaluations
63.You can lose your job if the patient’s health is affected by your wrongful actions
64.You can lose your job if you lied and did not have the correct certifications for that certain healthcare position
65.You can lose your job if you have lied about your references
66.You can lose your job if you have lied about the courses you have taken in school that would qualify you for the healthcare position
67.You can lose your job if you are incompetent
68.You can lose your job by being overly emotional around patients
69.You can lose your job by not acting in a professional manner
70.You can lose your job because of personal appearance
71.You can lose your job by breaking workplace rules
72.You can lose your jobs by not following specific workplace instructions
73.You can lose your job if you are physically abusive towards a co-worker
74.You can lose your job if you are physically abusive towards an employer
75.You can lose your job if you are physically abusive towards a patient
76.You can lose your job if you are rude to a fellow healthcare worker
77.You can lose your job if deadlines you are given are not met
78.You can lose your job if an employer feels you cannot handle the workload
79.You can lose your job if you lie about your time card
80.You can lose your job if you lie about your billable hours
81.You can lose your job if your personal views interfere with the job you were hired to do
82.You can lose your job if you do not communicate clearly with superiors
83.You can lose your job if you sexually harass a fellow employer
84.You can lose your job if you sexually harass a patient
85.You can lose your job if you treat patients with disregards for their personal health and safety
86.You can lose your job by prescribing the incorrect medicine to patients
87.You can lose your job if you are not willing to work the hours that were specified in the job
88.You will lose your job if you continue to misplace medicine
89.You will lose your job if you smell of alcohol
90.You will lose your job if a co-worker can’t trust you to perform your duties
91.You will lose your job if you lie about the reason you are late
92.You will lose your job if you lie about the reason you missed a day of work
93.You will lose your job if you are not doing it correctly and continue to do so after explanation of employment duties
94.You will lose your job if you do not have the medical background that you specified when you received the job
95.You will lose your job if you are looking for other jobs while at the job you have
96.You will lose your job if patients are continually uncomfortable around you
97.You will lose your job if patients complain about your behavior
98.You will lose your job if co-workers continually complain about your behavior
99.You will lose your job if your employer sees you can’t handle the tasks given to you
100.You will lose your job if you lie on forms that need to be filled out
101.You will lose your job if you do not fill out required medical forms for patients
Healthcare jobs are much sought after, so make sure you don’t get fired from yours – there’ll be 50 people lined up, ready to take your place, so don’t blow it!
