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question: can i get fired/written up if i call in sick multiple times but have doctors notes?

ok so basically im a cna at a hospital. last friday (may 12th) i called in sick because the previous day i had a vaginal biopsy for a tumor that i had (it turned out to be benign but its still causing me grief) it hurt to walk, sit and was absolutely excruciating to pee so i called in and got a doctors note. it was healing well until today when i noticed the site started bleeding alot and was becoming very painful again to walk and urinate, so i will probably have to call in sick again and seek urgent care. i think it might be infected. problem is, about a month ago i had called in sick for a bad cold i had where i tested negative for flu and covid. my hospital has a policy where if you are not sick with flu or covid, your absence…


ok so basically im a cna at a hospital. last friday (may 12th) i called in sick because the previous day i had a vaginal biopsy for a tumor that i had (it turned out to be benign but its still causing me grief) it hurt to walk, sit and was absolutely excruciating to pee so i called in and got a doctors note. it was healing well until today when i noticed the site started bleeding alot and was becoming very painful again to walk and urinate, so i will probably have to call in sick again and seek urgent care. i think it might be infected. problem is, about a month ago i had called in sick for a bad cold i had where i tested negative for flu and covid. my hospital has a policy where if you are not sick with flu or covid, your absence is not “excused” even if you present a doctors note. if i call in sick too many times within a period of time, even if i have a doctors note, could they enforce disciplinary action like firing me or writing me up?

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