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1. On-call hospice nurse

   sulfam replied to lwheatley's topic in Hospice

   Case load 10 to 15 may be fine, busyness is fine, but I would run from that weekend stuff...its ridiculous and its beyond burnout. If you absolutely need the job I would make sure they have a backup nurse because weekends are full of visits all hours...

2. Transferring to a New position in the same company

   sulfam replied to sulfam's topic in General Nursing

   Yes they do know the hours. I do not know how it complies with labor laws at all. I'm Scared to ask them though because word gets around. But yeah I am doing the 63 hour straight block of time right now, and I am required to be ready at all times to ...

3. Transferring to a New position in the same company

   sulfam replied to sulfam's topic in General Nursing

   The issue I have is that it was not a request. Also what would stop me from resigning with the policy notice, then getting rehired by the department of my choice? She is burning a bridge with me in my mind. Read my other post that describes the posit...

4. Transferring to a New position in the same company

   sulfam posted a topic in General Nursing

   I recently submitted a notification that I would be transferring positions within the Hospice company I work for. In an attempt to make sure that the transition was as seamless as possible I gave a 20-30 day notice as specifically requested in our c...

5. On-call hospice nurse

   sulfam replied to lwheatley's topic in Hospice

   I work hospice on-call with a census of 85-120 pts. I am oncall friday 5pm-8am monday am, and 5pm-8am mon -thurs. I have no back up. I triage all my calls, and make all my own visits if needed. On the weekends I get average 25-38 calls with lots of...

6. On-call hospice nurse

   sulfam replied to lwheatley's topic in Hospice

   I am oncall hospice full time, no help, progressively given more admits, barely sleeping, burnt out.