Another Psych'ed Canned (Texas) - Falsifying Records with history of sexually abusing patients
source: http://www.kaufmanherald.com/articles/2012/01/18/community/doc4f1710b46d39c150724019.txt
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A state psychiatrist has been fired from Terrell State Hospital for not disclosing a 2001 settlement banning him from working in other state of Texas mental health facilities.
The Austin American-Statesman first reported Jan. 4 that Dr. Alejandro Munoz was fired from the hospital in December. He had been employed in Terrell since 2006.
Carrie Williams, a press officer with the Texas Department of State Health Services, confirmed Tuesday that Munoz had falsified his application for employment, stating that he had left Rolling Plains State Operated Community Services in Graham in 1998 for personal reasons.
“When in fact, he had been dismissed,” said Williams, who added that the dismissal resulted in Munoz filing a grievance and lawsuit against the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation. “He then entered into a settlement agreement in which he agreed never to seek employment with TDMHMR or any component facilities or contractors.”
According to Williams, Munoz was hired in Terrell in 2006 as part of a limited pool of applicants.
“His license was in good standing,” said Williams, adding that Munoz shouldn’t have applied to work for the state hospital and the facility shouldn’t have hired him due to the settlement agreement and abuse confirmation. “We should have picked up on the extent of the history and the issues with his application. Our practice is not to hire people with sexual abuse confirmations.”
The Department of State Health Services checked employment records for Munoz after he was mentioned in a newspaper story on state hospital psychiatrists and alleged sexual improprieties with patients, according to a report by The Associated Press.
Williams said that applicants for state hospital jobs are heavily scrutinized during the hiring process.
“At this point, Munoz appears to be an outlier that we discovered as part of our ongoing review of all our hospital doctors,” Williams said. “The vast majority of our employees are good hires doing great work, but there is always room to improve. Our hospital employees are heavily scrutinized, and we’re going through our process with a fine-tooth comb.”
http://www.kaufmanherald.com/articles/2012/01/18/community/doc4f1710b46d39c15072...
The Austin American-Statesman first reported Jan. 4 that Dr. Alejandro Munoz was fired from the hospital in December. He had been employed in Terrell since 2006.
Carrie Williams, a press officer with the Texas Department of State Health Services, confirmed Tuesday that Munoz had falsified his application for employment, stating that he had left Rolling Plains State Operated Community Services in Graham in 1998 for personal reasons.
“When in fact, he had been dismissed,” said Williams, who added that the dismissal resulted in Munoz filing a grievance and lawsuit against the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation. “He then entered into a settlement agreement in which he agreed never to seek employment with TDMHMR or any component facilities or contractors.”
According to Williams, Munoz was hired in Terrell in 2006 as part of a limited pool of applicants.
“His license was in good standing,” said Williams, adding that Munoz shouldn’t have applied to work for the state hospital and the facility shouldn’t have hired him due to the settlement agreement and abuse confirmation. “We should have picked up on the extent of the history and the issues with his application. Our practice is not to hire people with sexual abuse confirmations.”
The Department of State Health Services checked employment records for Munoz after he was mentioned in a newspaper story on state hospital psychiatrists and alleged sexual improprieties with patients, according to a report by The Associated Press.
Williams said that applicants for state hospital jobs are heavily scrutinized during the hiring process.
“At this point, Munoz appears to be an outlier that we discovered as part of our ongoing review of all our hospital doctors,” Williams said. “The vast majority of our employees are good hires doing great work, but there is always room to improve. Our hospital employees are heavily scrutinized, and we’re going through our process with a fine-tooth comb.”
http://www.kaufmanherald.com/articles/2012/01/18/community/doc4f1710b46d39c15072...
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Good Riddance!!
- 4 months ago
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