Medical Administrator of 27 successful years

I have been a medical manager/administrator for 27 years with a very successful career until my last employer of 2.5 years. I doubled his medical practice but he terminated me without warning, a complete surprise to me.

After receiving 2, $10k annual raises and 7, $2 bonuses I was fired because, as I find out 6 months later in an EEOC hearing, of false and incorrect BS from an employee of who was out for my job and later was so appointed. I was offered a severance agreement with terms to retain counsel. I did but before my attorney and I could respond to the offer, it was rescinded.

Long story short, I have been unemployed now since 2008 for over 20 months and I can document 17 times where I was the top candidate until each potential employer did a reference check with this past physician/owner. This physician denies saying anything. This physician is clever enough not to say anything to just anybody but will only talk to another physician, "off-the-record". You and I both know that no physician would say anything to harm another physician.

So my career is finished in health care after 27 long and successful years. In my past as an employer/supervisor, reference checks were balanced with the fact it was a stranger on the other end of the phone and subject to circumstances at that time, at that site. I have other positive references and I have my record with this employer but potential employers trust strangers and not what they see in me as the best candidate in front of them. Why?

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labtech (05/09/2010) I was worried about a former employer doing this to me, too, years ago. The advice I was given at the time was to hire a private detective to pretend to be a doctor interested in hiring you, to talk to this rotten physician that's been blackballing you, and thereby obtain actionable slander. You could also leave the last job off your resume (but this might involve more questions), or just tell them that the doctor at the last job would not be a suitable reference for you - but add that he gave you two 10k raises plus others, while you doubled his work, and let you go 'because he felt another employee, who he was much "closer" to, should have your position at the office'. Stressed50 (05/27/2010) I am in a similiar situation. I was on FMLA when I was termed. My boss had issues with me because I consistently asked for Professional development classes and I was denied the opportunity to attend. I have begun receiving unemployment benefits, but I need to work. They cancelled my insurance on the same day of termination and I was actively under medical care. I have extensive experience and education in healthcare. The prospective employers tell me this and then I am not picked for the job. At this time, I do not know what to do.