Acquiring two PRN jobs at once?

[Krither]

Hi everyone!

I currently am transitioning back to working in my resident state. I had been travel nursing this past year, but decided to come back home as I have to help look after my parents who are getting older and facing different health issues.

I want work that would be flexible so I am seeking two PRNs. At the time of this writing I am not working at all, but will start a PRN later this month. The orientation for that PRN will be two to three weeks.

As I have only ever worked full time at one facility before I am not sure how to go about acquiring the second PRN and not have it conflict with the first one.

1. Do I wait until after I finish orientation at the first PRN job and am settled there to apply/obtain the second PRN job?

2. If interviewing for a second PRN do they ask about or care if I am only working a different PRN job?

3. If the subject of why I am wanting to work just PRN jobs comes up what is the best approach? I am fine being honest, but I don't want to come across the wrong way either.

Thank you in advance for any advice/feedback!

[Guest219794]

I make a living working only two PRNs.

Neither had to invest money in training me.

It is a great deal offering me flexibility, and allows me to learn more by working two very different ERs. It makes me a better nurse, and that is good for my employer.

And, my employers know I do it for flexibility, and to avoid a commitment. Since they have no commitment to me, we both know it is a good deal.

I wouldn't worry much about explaining it to anybody- it is obviously a good deal for those who can afford to risk variations in pay.

[Kitiger, RN]

I've found it helpful - once established with 2 agencies - to assign each agency specific days. I don't want agency A scheduling me to work on the same day as agency B. If you have to say no too often, they stop calling.

[caliotter3]

Since one of my agency jobs is a shift with "off" hours, my intent with my second agency is to maintain availability for a traditional shift time that does not interfere with agency A, to get as many hours to work as I want. When I worked in a facility full time, many of the nurses worked full time there then walked across the street to work a full time job on the next shift at the facility across the street. Best of both worlds. No time lost other than the two or three minutes to cross the street and that could be covered in the seven minute window to clock out and in.

[RavenNurse]

I work 4 PRNS... they all know about my other jobs and they all know my availability. My main one I work 36 hours a weeks at. The others I pick up shifts when I want.

[Sour Lemon]

The only thing I would concern myself with are the requirements for each PRN job. Mine requires that I work a major winter holiday, so if I got a second PRN with a similar requirement, I could end up working more holidays than I want to. Some have weekend requirements, as well.

No one is going to care why you want a PRN position (or several), they only care that you'll live up to your agreement, whatever that happens to be.