Pharmacist sues Walgreens over uniform and training pay

[BidingMyTime]

http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.co...-sues-walgreens-over-uniform-and-training-pay

Anyone know if there is more to this story? Granted I'm not familiar with CA law, and she might have a case under CA law, but boy does this sound lame. Suing because her employer doesn't pay cleaning for her lab jacket???? I've never heard of any place that pays for cleaning of uniforms (other than surgical units in hospitals, where the uniforms must be sterilized.) And suing because she didn't get overtime for her vaccine training, presumable she got CE for it, I'd be happy that my employer paid for the CE training. Of all the things one could sue over, these two would not be on my list.

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[CynicalIntern]

I agree that the dry cleaning is crap, but given the number of times I've been told I had to go to mandatory meetings at the corporate office, or do flu clinics on my day off, or anything like that, this is kind of a big deal.

 

[zelman]

I just order a new coat when mine is dirty. Does Walgreens have a limit on lab coat orders?

Though, I agree on the paid immunization training. I'm sure she was forced to become certified by her supervisor.

 

[cmspharm]

This same lady apparently stole over 9000 Hydrocodone/APAP tablets, as well as Carisoprodol, Furosemide, and Potassium Chloride between April 2011 and April 2012 while working as a pharmacist at Walgreens.

http://www.pharmacy.ca.gov/enforcement/accusations/ac134905.pdf

 

[confettiflyer]

This same lady apparently stole over 9000 Hydrocodone/APAP tablets, as well as Carisoprodol, Furosemide, and Potassium Chloride between April 2011 and April 2012 while working as a pharmacist at Walgreens.

http://www.pharmacy.ca.gov/enforcement/accusations/ac134905.pdf

Lol, nice find!

 

[zelman]

Maybe she had to sell them to get money for dry cleaning?

 

[Sparda29]

All the hospitals I've worked at, gave you like 3-4 white coats and you brought them back to linen to be washed and they returned it a couple of days later.

 

[trailerpark]

Why are pharmacists even wearing white coats, unless you have an MD/DO you should not be wearing a white coat! I hate degree inflation and especially white coat inflation. The god damn 18 year old high school drop out techs at CVS wear a white coat.

 

[lt23]

you will be wearing one at Walmart too....................................................

Why are pharmacists even wearing white coats, unless you have an MD/DO you should not be wearing a white coat! I hate degree inflation and especially white coat inflation. The god damn 18 year old high school drop out techs at CVS wear a white coat.
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[BidingMyTime]

This same lady apparently stole over 9000 Hydrocodone/APAP tablets, as well as Carisoprodol, Furosemide, and Potassium Chloride between April 2011 and April 2012 while working as a pharmacist at Walgreens.
http://www.pharmacy.ca.gov/enforcement/accusations/ac134905.pdf

HA! Well that explains her lame lawsuit, its retaliatory.

 

[BidingMyTime]

Why are pharmacists even wearing white coats, unless you have an MD/DO you should not be wearing a white coat! I hate degree inflation and especially white coat inflation. The god damn 18 year old high school drop out techs at CVS wear a white coat.
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Out of curiosity, what do you think employers should have pharmacists wear? Employers who deal with the public, want to make sure their employees are easily recognizable, especially in retail but also in hospital. They are going to want their employees to wear something, so why not have pharmacists wear a white lab jacket which they have traditionally been associated with? Would you rather they had pharmacists wear a red visor so they look like a McDonald's employee or something?

 

[BidingMyTime]

All the hospitals I've worked at, gave you like 3-4 white coats and you brought them back to linen to be washed and they returned it a couple of days later.

Interesting, I've worked at several hospitals, and none of them laundered pharmacists jacket unless the jacket had become contaminated with biological fluid (which fortunately, never happened while I was working there.)

 

[Sparda29]

Interesting, I've worked at several hospitals, and none of them laundered pharmacists jacket unless the jacket had become contaminated with biological fluid (which fortunately, never happened while I was working there.)

Yup, another one I worked at simply had the hospital name, pharmacy department, pharmacist embroidered on the lab coat, a hospital patch on one shoulder and the pharmacy department patch on the other shoulder, pharmacist name wasn't on it. You go to linen, give them your size, they give you a lab coat. You bring it back when it's time for a clean, they take that one back and give you a new one.

 

[trailerpark]

Out of curiosity, what do you think employers should have pharmacists wear? Employers who deal with the public, want to make sure their employees are easily recognizable, especially in retail but also in hospital. They are going to want their employees to wear something, so why not have pharmacists wear a white lab jacket which they have traditionally been associated with? Would you rather they had pharmacists wear a red visor so they look like a McDonald's employee or something?

The pharmacist should wear a nice tucked in dress shirt and the techs can wear scrubs or another type of uniform, for example, khaki pants with a blue collard top, like at Walmart.

 

[owlegrad]

The pharmacist should wear a nice tucked in dress shirt and the techs can wear scrubs or another type of uniform, for example, khaki pants with a blue collard top, like at Walmart.

What else should be reserved only for physicians? I mean white coats are used by butchers, lab techs, etc but god forbid a pharmacist should wear one.

 

[Jibby321]

What else should be reserved only for physicians? I mean white coats are used by butchers, lab techs, etc but god forbid a pharmacist should wear one.

Nurses wear em, and some of them only have a 2 year associates! Unacceptable!

 

[Jibby321]

Why are pharmacists even wearing white coats, unless you have an MD/DO you should not be wearing a white coat! I hate degree inflation and especially white coat inflation. The god damn 18 year old high school drop out techs at CVS wear a white coat.
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I agree wit bidingmytime. I don't think it's degree inflation rather than just tradition. White coat = health care professional.

As to why techs at cvs wear one I'm not sure. And I used to work there when I was 18 (not a highschool drop out) also, not sure how it is for you in whatever state you are in but FL you have to have a HS diploma or ged in order to get licensed as a tech. Techs at Walmart wear a blue coat. This helps differentiate. I think cvs techs should wear a type of red coat. That's just my 2 cents.

 

[trailerpark]

white coat = nosocomial pathogens = MRSA = increased patient mortality = health care professional?

 

[Sparda29]

IMO, if you work at a hospital you shouldn't be wearing any clothes from home unless you work only in an administration office, finances, legal, IT, etc.

Physician, PA, nurse, pharmacist, respiratory techs, nursing aides, unit secretaries, pharmacy techs, transporters, etc should be wearing hospital issued color coded scrubs. You come in, go straight to linen, get your correct scrubs, go to locker room and change, and head to your department. End of shift, change out of your scrubs and return scrubs to linen to be washed and sterilized.

 

[oldstock]

IMO, if you work at a hospital you shouldn't be wearing any clothes from home unless you work only in an administration office, finances, legal, IT, etc.

Physician, PA, nurse, pharmacist, respiratory techs, nursing aides, unit secretaries, pharmacy techs, transporters, etc should be wearing hospital issued color coded scrubs. You come in, go straight to linen, get your correct scrubs, go to locker room and change, and head to your department. End of shift, change out of your scrubs and return scrubs to linen to be washed and sterilized.

I've seen plenty of MDs/residents, PAs, nurses, medical or nursing students, and even some pharmacy students/residents wearing scrubs and a stethoscope hanging around their necks like some sorts of medals outside of hospitals in places like groceries, restaurants, movies, coffee shops, etc. Why ??

 

[Sparda29]

I've seen plenty of MDs/residents, PAs, nurses, medical or nursing students, and even some pharmacy students/residents wearing scrubs and a stethoscope hanging around their necks like some sorts of medals outside of hospitals in places like groceries, restaurants, movies, coffee shops, etc. Why ??

And I've done it before. #1 reason = chick magnet

 

[oldstock]

And I've done it before. #1 reason = chick magnet

True true. But I do feel bad for those chicks since they are attracted to a walking pool of potentially deadly bacteria. But anything to spread those genes right ??

 

[njac]

I wear a coat for the pockets, not the prestige.

If I didn't do that I'd need a fanny pack or something for all the stuff I have readily available in the ED.

When it's hot I take it off and it sits at my desk and I just throw it on for codes and traumas.

 

[BidingMyTime]

True true. But I do feel bad for those chicks since they are attracted to a walking pool of potentially deadly bacteria. But anything to spread those genes right ??

Well ya, but ya know exposure to bacteria & stuff helps increase your immune system, so in the long run, those short-term illnesses will make them stronger (assuming they don't kill them )

 

[confettiflyer]

Why are pharmacists even wearing white coats, unless you have an MD/DO you should not be wearing a white coat! I hate degree inflation and especially white coat inflation. The god damn 18 year old high school drop out techs at CVS wear a white coat.
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If our NP's, PA's, RD's, lead RN's, retail technicians wear a white coat...I'm wearing one on rounds, too! I'm all in with white coat inflation, hahah.

It's funny, it's gone in circles such that the only healthcare professional that does not wear a white coat now (except seeing pt's in their outpatient practices) are the physicians. Our ICU docs are in usually in scrubs, and the department chairs are casually dressed up (gotta love that Silicon Valley ethos).

 

[confettiflyer]

If I didn't do that I'd need a fanny pack

That's sexy as hell.

 

[oldstock]

Well ya, but ya know exposure to bacteria & stuff helps increase your immune system, so in the long run, those short-term illnesses will make them stronger (assuming they don't kill them )

Lol. u r really pushing it lol

 

[Sparda29]

Well ya, but ya know exposure to bacteria & stuff helps increase your immune system, so in the long run, those short-term illnesses will make them stronger (assuming they don't kill them )

I'm pretty sure I'm a walking, talking MRSA colony.

 

[rxglasshalffull]

well im in CA and we just mailed in our signatures to receive money to two class actions ...walgreens.