Quick Background: I have been a registered nurse for 3 years in General Medicine and had a critical background experience in the PACU for a year. I had to take a career break to be a full-time caregiver of my ill-parent. After a year of being out of the workforce, I am now ready to refocus my career.
I have been on a job search for 2 months now and I did not get any phone calls from anybody I applied for yet. BTW, I only applied for jobs that I know I am qualified (considering the minimum qualifications). I am now worried about my employment gap. I wanted to get a job ASAP that is in line with my healthcare background. I am now considering applying for a Medical Assistant or Phlebotomy job. One of the requirements in the MA job is to be RMA or MA certified. And as for the Phlebotomy job, holding a valid Phlebotomy certification is a must.
Is it not almost if not all of the MA's and Phlebotomist job descriptions and responsibilities are more or less the same as the nurse? In fact, nurses have broader scope of practice than them. So, is there any possibility for me to be hired as a Medical Assistant or a Phlebotomist?
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4 hours ago, yourstrulynurse87 said:
Hi Nurses. Good news! I got an interview last week and the DON hired me on the spot and offered me the night shift position. Although I accepted the job offer, I do not like working night shifts so I opt for the day shift position which they do not have an open position yet. So she told me that she will hold off first and will contact me if a day shift position opens. Now, I have some questions that need clarifications and would be happy to hear from fellow nurses before contacting the facility’s DON.
1.) Am I really hired?
2.) Can the DON revoke her verbal statement that she hired me without a written document or contract?
3.) When can I expect a written offer?
4.) Can I possibly contact other potential employers at this time?
I am so confused. Thank you so much in advance for your responses!
Hi yourstrulynurse87,
I am glad that you got an interview and that the DON "hired you" on the spot. Unfortunately, a verbal statement of hire does not mean you have a job at that facility. You did have a job for the night shift (which is often a very hard shift to fill), however the DON at that facility does not have to bother with calling you back if a day shift opens up. In fact, she will most likely forget you as the weeks go by.
In your case, I would have asked if you could start to get the training, and then in a few months transition into a day shift role. It would have given you pay, experience and a chance at negotiating what shift you prefer.
So to better answer your questions:
1) No. You should contact the facility HR/Recruiter and/or the DON directly to clarify your prospective employment.
2) Yes. Until its in writing, it is not official.
3) You shouldn't expect anything. It sounds like you denied the position they were looking to fill, so they most likely won't go out of their way to hire you for day shift.
4) I recommend you continue your job search and DO NOT INTERVIEW for positions that you are not really interested in. Its does not leave a good impression with the facility.
I hope that everything I said turns out to be untrue and that the DON calls you ASAP offering you a day position. In the case that it does not, you live and your learn.
Hi Nurses. Good news! I got an interview last week and the DON hired me on the spot and offered me the night shift position. Although I accepted the job offer, I do not like working night shifts so I opt for the day shift position which they do not have an open position yet. So she told me that she will hold off first and will contact me if a day shift position opens. Now, I have some questions that need clarifications and would be happy to hear from fellow nurses before contacting the facility’s DON.
1.) Am I really hired?
2.) Can the DON revoke her verbal statement that she hired me without a written document or contract?
3.) When can I expect a written offer?
4.) Can I possibly contact other potential employers at this time?
I am so confused. Thank you so much in advance for your responses!
It sounds to me like you turned down the job offer by saying no to the shift that they offered. I wouldn't consider yourself hired, and I wouldn't expect to hear back from them with a day shift offer anytime soon.
I finally secured a job placement in a long term care facility as a charge nurse. I am curious what are the usual medications used and other medications that are considered high-risk aside from insulin, coumadin, and narcotics?
Any inputs will be very much appreciated. Thank you so much!
Need to be certified in the position you are doing, like phlebotomy or MA and even if you are certified, then hired, you are still expected to follow the highest license that you have. starting out in a less intense environment as an outpatient clinic or a med/surg floor will allow you to get back to the flow of things.
I finally secured a job placement in a long term care facility as a charge nurse. I am curious what are the usual medications used and other medications that are considered high-risk aside from insulin, coumadin, and narcotics?
Any inputs will be very much appreciated. Thank you so much!
In a LTC, you will find a lot of medications for chronic conditions in the elderly: hypertension, heart failure, CAD, COPD, diabetes, arthritis, bowel and bladder issues, dementia, eye issues (cataracts/glaucoma), etc.
I finally secured a job placement in a long term care facility as a charge nurse. I am curious what are the usual medications used and other medications that are considered high-risk aside from insulin, coumadin, and narcotics?
Any inputs will be very much appreciated. Thank you so much!
If you're dealing with Geriatrics, I'd consider any medications on the Beers List to be high-risk, also. Geriatric patients may have a slower metabolism, meaning their bodies don't clear medications as quickly as younger people, so the effects can last longer and various medications that use the same "pathway" can also slow the excretion/metabolism rate.
Many medications can increase the risk for falls/fainting.
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Hi yourstrulynurse87,
I am glad that you got an interview and that the DON "hired you" on the spot. Unfortunately, a verbal statement of hire does not mean you have a job at that facility. You did have a job for the night shift (which is often a very hard shift to fill), however the DON at that facility does not have to bother with calling you back if a day shift opens up. In fact, she will most likely forget you as the weeks go by.
In your case, I would have asked if you could start to get the training, and then in a few months transition into a day shift role. It would have given you pay, experience and a chance at negotiating what shift you prefer.
So to better answer your questions:
1) No. You should contact the facility HR/Recruiter and/or the DON directly to clarify your prospective employment.
2) Yes. Until its in writing, it is not official.
3) You shouldn't expect anything. It sounds like you denied the position they were looking to fill, so they most likely won't go out of their way to hire you for day shift.
4) I recommend you continue your job search and DO NOT INTERVIEW for positions that you are not really interested in. Its does not leave a good impression with the facility.
I hope that everything I said turns out to be untrue and that the DON calls you ASAP offering you a day position. In the case that it does not, you live and your learn.
Best of luck you!