Call schedule

Hello. I have a LTC DON pal who has these on call rotation and heavy weekly work hour issues, too. Are there any guidelines at your facility regarding maximum work hours per week for a DON? In the case of my DON pal, there does not seem to be any protection policy to limit weekly work hours including on call duty. It is my understanding that in some critical service jobs such as fire fighters and nurses there are exemptions from some of the USA federal labor laws. I have learned that in the U.K. there is a labor directive of a "maximum average work week including overtime of no more than 48 hours per week in a 17 week period". Best wishes to you.

LOL, when I was hired as DNS, I was told, seriously "YOu are hired to work 40, but the expectation is 80, and then.....". It is exhausting truth be told. My administrator left every Thursday at about noon, usually without telling me, and I then had the pleasure to run the building for Thursday, Friday and weekend, while he left the state... and when he returned on MOnday, he spent the morning meeting attacking me and my team. SO... I brought home a great survey, and they thanked me by saving, I mean firing me.. welcome to hell....and I won't soon take such a position. currently working as an RCM, and couldn't be happier.