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Pretty much every Cdn nurse works rotating shifts. You have x number of A (day shifts) and x number of B shifts (nights).
The only hospital nurses that don't do shifts are educators or work in outpatients units.
Factor in you would be a new hire if you can find a job and you'd have the less desirable rotations.
No because the system is largely based on seniority. Most places are Unionized and everyone has a set rotation. As a new hire, you cannot ask to have someone else's rotation. There was an RN on permanent days where I work, but she was there 15 years.
Yeah getting a line that is all one shift pretty much doesn't happen unless you have been around for years.
Tank you for the answers. It's tough. Now, it makes me think if I want to go into the rotating shifts. Are there any changes to the system in the motion?
Why would employers, unions, and workers change a system that works and for the most part is enjoyed by the staff.
My rotation is day/night. Every fourth week, I get a week off.
The A/B people usually wind up with a stretch of 7-9 days off somewhere in there rotation.
Tank you for the answers. It's tough. Now, it makes me think if I want to go into the rotating shifts. Are there any changes to the system in the motion?
You'll have to decide whether that's something you want to do. There isn't a shortage of nurses willing to work shifts either, so finding a job is not as simple as you might think. Make sure you have an offer before you move.
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Hi! I am a RN in Oregon and I am thinking to move to Vancouver. Currently I work 12 hour day shifts from 7am till 7:30pm. What are the shift schedules in BC? Is it the same as in the US, - 12 hour day or night shifts?
Thanks!