of the public policy exception to the employment-at-will doctrine were unclear and unsettled and suggested that the issue should be certified to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1292(d). Before Judge Simmons could act on counsels' proposed Opinion and Order, this case was transferred to this member of the Court.

BACKGROUND
Plaintiff received her GED in 1982 and was graduated from the Altoona Vocational Technical School with an LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse) certificate. After a year of clinical training at the Altoona Hospital, plaintiff passed her state board examinations in 1984. Plaintiff also holds a Nurses Aid certificate from a course she took at the Valley View Nursing Home. Prior to her position with defendant, plaintiff's work-related experiences included service as a nurse's aid atthe Indiana and Altoona Hospitals, Seton Hill College, where she provided care for retired nuns, and the Valley View Nursing Home in 1984 where she first worked as LPN.
On May 1, 1986, plaintiff, began working for defendant as a part-time employee at the Hillview Chateau, a personal care boarding facility. The Beverly complex consists of the Hillview Convalescent Center, a facility providing intermediate and skilled care, and the Hillview Chateau, which is essentially a retirement facility. The complex has a resident physician whose duty it is to certify which of the two places better suits the needs of a resident.
Plaintiff was hired under a standard probationary period of 90 days.[1] Among her *352 numerous responsibilities, plaintiff's duties included patient care and the pouring and administration of medications. Her