Long term care facility in Long Island, NY starts at $15.51/hour for day shift, $.75 differential for evening shift, $1.25 for night shift. Loads of overtime over 40 hours available and double time on the weekends in the summer.
I understand the stress but it is technically abandonment if you clocked in for your shift and you then left, thus abandoning your assignment... the way it works at my facility is that you work for the FACILITY, not for a specific unit/floor. It's gr...