Day shift and night shift jobs

[JulielynnRn]

I currently have a fulltime night shift job in a ICU unit which I really love but I was thinking about applying for a PRN job at a hospital where I always wanted to work in a area where I think I might be interested in (OR) but it is day shift. Have you or any one you know worked both shifts even if one was PRN? How did it turn out?

[ORNerd, BSN, RN]

I personally do not like rotating shifts and it was a major reason why I went to straight nights at my first job (only option, day/evening shift was granted based on availability and seniority). That said, if it was a PRN position it might be different. As long as it was only a few shifts a month and a few days after coming off of a night shift, I would probably do it, especially if it was somewhere I was interested in.

[RNperdiem, RN]

Do you have OR training? Most hospitals only hire per diem staff who need a very short (2 days for my unit) orientation. For new hires without OR skills, the orientation lasts months, and a hospital is usually unwilling to put that kind of investment into anyone but full-time staff.

I do work with per diem nurses who work a full-time job in non-bedside nursing; I see this a lot. Former ICU nurses who want to keep their ICU skills up to date while earning extra money are common.

A per diem ICU job on days perhaps?