Curious about what your job offers

melmarie23, MSN, RN · Dec 2, 2012

1. What do you get for maternity leave, and is any of it paid? 6 weeks maternity disibility leave (unpaid) for vag birth, 8 weeks if c/s. You can extend it to 12 weeks (unpaid) if you meet all the qualifications for FMLA.

2. Are you in a hospital? What type of setting are you in? Hospital. I am a L&D/Mom-baby RN

3. What state are you in? NH

4. Any workplace childcare offered? yes, on site day care. But like you pointed out, the available times are less than optimal for the 7-7shifters.

Ntheboat2 · Dec 2, 2012

The United States is horrible when it comes to...well...most everything.

So many other countries not only offer PAID maternity leave, but also PAID paternity leave! Seriously....the father gets time off when here in the "wonderful USA" the person carrying and pushing out the offspring gets nothing...zero...zip. If you're lucky....your job will still be there when you get back. You're supposed to be happy about that!

nurseintx0511 · Dec 2, 2012

1. Unpaid with FMLA. I did find out you can use short term disability if you have it, but I didn't know this until about 2 weeks after our open enrollment for benefits, so I missed out. I did talk to HR and they said to stretch out my PTO when the time comes, I can use 25 hours a week instead of 36-- whatever I feel I can get away with. I'm due June 9 and by then I'll only have approx 90-100 hrs PTO.... So I will still be taking a lot of unpaid leave.

2. Hospital. Med/surg floor.

3. TX

4. No childcare offered.

MJB2010 · Dec 2, 2012

Well, it is 2012. Nursing, at least in my hospital, seems to be a heavily female dominated profession although I think that is changing. Looking at my own situation, I was sort of saddened to see that we have NO paid maternity leave. None. Just the FMLA. ANd although my hospital offers a fabulous daycare with discounted prices, only office staff can use it since it closes at 530 and our shifts are 7-7! So none of the nurses, cnas, or clinical staff can use it. So I was wondering if my workplace just sucks or if the rest of you experience this as well. So what does your job offer?1. What do you get for maternity leave, and is any of it paid?2. Are you in a hospital? What type of setting are you in?3. What state are you in?4. Any workplace childcare offered?

My job offers no paid maternity leave. I work in a hospital. I live in the South.There is daycare, but the hours do not coincide with our 12 hour shifts, so none of the floor nurses I know are able to utilize it. It is also not on site it is across the street.

It is a sad state of affairs. My job prior to nursing, in New England offered 12 weeks paid, but no childcare.

Caffeine_IV · Dec 2, 2012

FMLA for 12 weeks or plain unpaid leave if approved.

You have to exhaust your PTO first. And after that I had to pay the full insurance premium since I wasn't on FMLA. Actually cost me more money to not work so I returned earlier than I would have liked.

No daycare.

beeker · Dec 3, 2012

I work in a hospital, we get no paid leave but can take FMLA unpaid for 12 weeks, we have no childcare. I also find this to be sad. We can use short term disability but I am not sure how that works and you have to have had it for 24 months before you can use it. I think your doctor has to approve that and I am not sure how long you can take off.

hiddencatRN, BSN, RN · Dec 3, 2012

Our short term disability explicitly excludes normal pregnancy and maternity leave. We can only use our policy if we have complications. Unpaid FMLA all the way. I'm banking vacation time and saving up for time home with the baby. Day care on campus sucks for anyone not working office hours, so no evening or overnight care.