Renee75

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1. on call hours for L&D

   Renee75 replied to moon25's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Aunttae....you sound like me! Rough isn't it? I'm on call again tonight from 11pm (sat) to 11am (Sun..Father's Day no less). I actually put in an application somewhere else last week. Wish me luck!

2. on call hours for L&D

   Renee75 replied to moon25's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I think our problem is that we run on just a bare minimum crew. We have 3 RN's for our unit or 2 RN's and 1 LPN. We are L&D, PP and nursery AND GYN overflow. So we are quite stressed out. When we have an emergency C-Section, it takes all 3 of us ...

3. on call hours for L&D

   Renee75 replied to moon25's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Sorry for late reply..I worked til 3am and will go back in a couple of hours. I work in Ohio. It seems like there is a shortage but there really isn't as far as I can see. Sometimes units post jobs but they aren't hiring because the unit doesn't real...

4. on call hours for L&D

   Renee75 replied to moon25's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I know it's ridiculous at my place but walking is not optional right now. I was laid off from another hospital last fall and lucky to find work in OB. I have to feed my family and provide insurance. It's work here or not work in OB. Not much of a cho...

5. on call hours for L&D

   Renee75 replied to moon25's topic in Ob/Gyn

   WOW, I feel totally used at my place. They just called and wanted me to tack on another 4 hours of call Saturday after my 3p to 3am shift, that would make it 16 hrs, then come in again on 3p to 11:30p the next day. With summer coming and vacations......

6. on call hours for L&D

   Renee75 replied to moon25's topic in Ob/Gyn

   HI! I really hate being on call at my hospital because they make us take 32 hours of call per 4 week period..doesn't matter if you are part time or full time. To make it worse, you have no choice as to when you are on call. Many Times I get the call ...