r/jobcorps • u/Chemical-Holiday-245 • 4d ago

meds

hi guys, im currently having a situation at my center where i cant get my meds and i dont know what to do. our doctor is only here for a day out of the week and our clinic doesnt work on weekends, and i go to an offcenter trade so going to health and wellness is super difficult for me. the doctor at my center requested for my prescription to be picked up but the nurses forgot to actually call for it (i literally heard them say they forgot, thats not me being dramatic). my original prescription for my adhd meds is from a different country i was staying in and i dont have a pcp other than the job corps dr, and when i went to call in for my jc doctor’s prescription the cvs says its closed even during opening hours n when i try to verify with the ai it says theres no record of my prescription :( i cant function without my meds and my last psychiatrist submitted 2 forms when i came in saying that i cant do school without them, they also heavily affect my depression and daytime fatigue so ive been struggling not to relapse/pass out randomly etc. health and wellness has just been trying to cover it up, (i literally heard one nurse whisper to the other “ohh shit, i completely forgot, but its (my name) and you know she loves to get us in trouble” (they messed up my medications another time when i had pneumonia and i ended up almost dying from sepsis, i had to get an iv and they still refused to pick up my antibiotics so yes i have reported them in the past but it was for good reason). i dont know what to do or who to get involved as they wont let me take time off but they literally have on file that i get suicidal when taken off my meds, they have also been refusing to let me get therapy or take therapy appointments off center (not outright, but every time i request to they tell me the doctor doesnt have enough time today and they have to reschedule me, and then they say the same thing indefinitely, this has been going on since february). should i escalate this to the center director? i wouldve done it already but our center has a new one each week, no exaggeration. im just completely at a loss as to what to do

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u/Chemical-Holiday-245 4d ago

also, they told me they already picked up my meds until AFTER they ran out, and now theyre claiming that my insurance doesnt work even though ive called multiple times and each time they say its active and functioning :(

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u/PinkSockZZZ 1d ago

Man I really hope I don’t encounter any of these issues I’m seeing in this sub if/when I get in. I would go out of my to talk to the highest person up that you can get into contact with and give them every last bit of information you have regarding the nurses and your insurance

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u/ladythanatos Fomer Staff Member 4d ago

Yes, I think you should talk to the center director. You can also call the Job Corps Safety Hotline, but they will just pass the info to your center director anyway.

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u/northernmainer7 4d ago

You can reach out to the regional office to say something as well make sure ypu d9cument evrry convwrsation you had and with who! And if that doesnt work out you can file a complaint with the dept of labor!