[renerian]

THanks 3rd shift guy. I am going out today to buy scrubs. Of course I have about 6 colors from working in home health but I need a different shade lOL. They have a used scrub resale shop so I am going there first. I also am going to see if I can sell them some of my other ones since they are like new.

renerian

[renerian]

I need opinions. I was supposed to orient for this new job on the 2nd. Very excited. The unit nurse director called me twice last week. The first time she said I would need to orient for two months on days working the floor. I said okay to that. Now she calls me and tells me she needs me to work nights, 6 months to fill a staffing gap that recently occured. I asked if I would be salaried and if I would need to also work during the day as the unit manager. She told me yes I would need to work some during the day and cover the night shift full time for 6 months/salaried. I asked her if I work nights for 6 months am I not a staff nurse and should be hourly. She tells me no you are in the computer as a unit manager and so I would need to stay that way and work both the night shift but attend meetings and do scheduling and such during the day. I have never heard of this??????I personally feel not happy about this.

What do you all think? Anyone ever hear of this? Feels like the shaft to me?

renerian

[Tweety]

Renerian, definately seems like you are being taken advantage of. You need to seriously reconsider this job. Sounds like you are going to be both a staff nurse and a manager. Probably one of those jobs where whenever there's a hole they can't fill you'll be getting a phone call anytime "renerian....you're working the floor today", while still being expected to do all the management things.

To ask you to work nights as a staff nurse, to still orient to manager, to still attend meetings, which are obviously going to be during the day, etc. is very unreasonable.

I do think a few days, or a week or so on the floor is an excellent idea though.

[santhony44]

I would not agree to this. I am currently working in a management position in industry; I worked here first as a staff nurse, although I'm an NP (long story). When I started in management, I went salaried, and my hours immediately increased dramatically. I don't have time to get everything done as it is, and I'm not expected to cover for the staff nurses, though I have voluntarily done it on a few occasions. I'm not saying that a head nurse should not occasionally work a shift or help out, but that's not your primary role there. It sounds as if they expect you to learn the management job, do the managment job, and work as a staff nurse. I don't think that's at all reasonable, and I don't think that's what you agreed to when you accepted the job. I just would not do it.

[renerian]

Thanks 3rdshiftguy and santhony. I was shocked. I am glad she could not see my face as it is was not pretty LOL. I called her back because I think it is unreasonable as well.

Thanks again for taking the time to reply to me. I appreciate it.

renerian

[Audreyfay]

You don't need that job badly enough to be put through the wringer. I had a job like that once. I lasted 6 months, long enough to get the moving expenses and hiring bonus, and then I left for greener pastures. I was always in a losing position. Nightmares! If you aren't getting what you want, there's another pasture just around the corner. Good luck renerian!

[renerian]

Thanks Audreyfay..........is that you in the picture? What type of position did you have?

renerian

[Audreyfay]

It was an Assistant Nurse Manager position on afternoon shift on a Med/Surg unit. A very bad experience. So bad that I totally left Nursing Administration at that point...never to return to management. : ) I'm a diabetes educator now.

[renerian]

Yes the position was open a long time. Good for you on the diabetic educator role.

Thanks for your replys everyone.

renerian

[Noney]

I've never worked management, but this doesn't sound good to me.

Noney