Jamie Scott, a registered nurse, has been charged with filing false insurance claims.
A Delaware County nurse was arrested and
charged with filing a false insurance claim, theft by deception and
other offenses after allegedly being filmed leading an exercise classes
while claiming she could not work because of an injury she incurred
while helping move a patient.
Jamie Scott,
36, of Ridley Township, Pa., said she initially hurt her shoulder in
August 2014, while lifting a heavy patient at work at Taylor Hospital.
The complaint against Scott filed by the
Delaware County District Attorney’s Office notes Scott, while receiving
physical therapy, was placed on restricted duty and later on light duty
at the hospital. Then Scott, according to the complaint, told her doctor
in January that her condition was improving and she wanted to return to
full duty.
The complaint states on Feb. 7 Scott
reported back to full-duty at work at the hospital, but when she helped
pull a patient up she said she had an immediate recurrence of her
shoulder pain and was unable to work the following day.
A doctor’s evaluation concluded Scott was
able to return to a modified work duty with no heavy lifting. Scott, the
complaint states, continued to complain of decreased mobility, joint
instability and tenderness along with pain that was aggravated by
driving a vehicle and lifting.
She said at a doctor's appointment on
April 13 that her recovery from the injury was not progressing, she
still felt sharp pain in her shoulder, but she was able to perform light
duty at work, court records show.
Source: http://www.bizjournals.com