Call schedule

sls73 · Jan 31, 2011

I take on-call once a month with three other administrative staff. They call me if needed on events of the unit and troubleshooting call-offs. If I am below the staffing levels then I go in(but its rare- may happen once or twice out of entire year). The aides rotate on-call for their weekends, but the licensed staff do not. We have never really had issues with licensed staff calling off on their weekend. Hope this helps.

CapeCodMermaid, RN · Jan 31, 2011

Since I am on call 24/7, I am not part of the on call rotation for weekends. The people who are on call end up calling me anyway. Yes, I call people to try to get them to come in but, so far at this place, I have not gone in to cover a shift or take a cart.

americanTrain · Feb 1, 2011

I get the calls on weekends and for problems on the unit, but Im asking about taking call during the week, like 1 week at a time for staffing call ins. They want me

to take call every 3rd week from monday til the next monday

Nascar nurse, ASN, RN · Feb 2, 2011

My DON in on-call 24/7 & she mainly takes all calls during the week. We are fortunate & it's not really much of a big deal. She probably averages 1-2 calls/wk at most & the "easy" unit is required to attempt to cover alll call offs on their own. Again, this is not usually a problem. When she is on vacation a note goes up to the units that she is not to be called & they are then to call me as the ADON.

The weekend call rotation is split between ADON, MDS, medical records (who is a LPN), Staff development, and unit manager. When I take a week of call for DON's vacation, I am often taken out of the wkend rotation if it falls close together.

mdsnewbee · Feb 3, 2011

The DON and the ADON alternate call every other week at our facility. We handle finding coverage for all nursing and aide call ins and if necessary work the shift

agebhart7241 · Feb 4, 2011

At my facility I am the DON and I take call Mon-Thurs. The other 4 managers take call (rotate) the weekends. We used to do it so all 5 managers took 1 week at a time. I recently changed this so I could be more up to date on what happens during the week. I still get calls on the weekends from the managers for troubleshooting and staffing Issues. I have had to work the floor as an STNA or Nurse. It is usually about once a month this happens.

Dixiecup · Feb 5, 2011

In my opinion the DON should not take call for the purpose of having to come in and cover a shift. Actually, I think it is against regulations for the DON to work the floor if your census is over 60.

noc4senuf · Feb 7, 2011

The DON just can not be the charge nurse.... they can work the floor.

sls73 · Feb 8, 2011

My census is 59.....UGH! I think it says something about a FT DON working 35 hours a week- well I dont know about most DON's but I have that beat and then some. :no:

CapeCodMermaid, RN · Feb 8, 2011

I think that regulation means the director of a building with a census larger than 60 can't be the DNS and the charge nurse on a regular basis. I'm thinking if it were the DNS or no one, even the DPH in Massachusetts would go with the DNS taking the keys.

americanTrain · Feb 10, 2011

Yes, state regs do say that DONs not to work floor if census over 60; well ours is 64. Do you think

corporate cares? I try my best to get out of it, but right now, we have 2 charge nurses to replace.

2-10 and 10-6. So Im sure Im next to work Friday night. When I do work, the staff still expects me

to be DON, you cant effectively do both. And the work load gets piled higher on higher on my desk.