Do they count your 36 hours as 40 hours?

[xstalkrx]

I know that in some jobs if you work 36 hours they count it as 40.

Was wondering if it works that way in nursing?

If you work 3, 12 hour shifts, do they count as 36?

Also, while on the subject, do you usually work more than 36?

[purple_rose_3]

I work 3 12's and get paid for only the hours I work.

[*ac*]

I work 3 12's and get paid for only the hours I work.

Same.

Plus I get no real breaks where someone covers for me, and I don't get paid for the lunch I don't take.

[xstalkrx]

Same.

Plus I get no real breaks where someone covers for me, and I don't get paid for the lunch I don't take.

***!?

[purple_rose_3]

Same.

Plus I get no real breaks where someone covers for me, and I don't get paid for the lunch I don't take.

If you don't take a lunch, they have to pay you for that time. PERIOD.

[RNsRWe, ASN, RN]

If you don't take a lunch, they have to pay you for that time. PERIOD.

Yah. Except when they don't. Our management says that SOMEONE will cover you (when we're night shift and there's NO ONE to cover us except one house supervisor, who CAN'T cover everyone, now can they?).

So they don't pay, because you didn't exhaust every possible option to get coverage (meaning, you didn't aggravate the super yet again, yet another night in a row).

Labor board says they have to find coverage, but of course the hospital finds 'exceptional circumstances' every time, and we just don't feel like repeatedly asking; getting the supervisor ticked at you isn't exactly helpful.

Neat system.

Oh, and about the breaks: management insists we "should" take our breaks, regardless of the fact that if we leave the floor, or "disappear" for 15 minutes, you can bet one of our patients is going to need something, requiring the other nurses on the floor to take care of it--and they haven't had time to get their OWN break yet. Still, we do have those nurses who manage to get out to smoke, no matter WHAT is going on with their patients, so maybe that's the answer. I have to start smoking and stop caring.

[RNsRWe, ASN, RN]

To the OP: My 3 12's (36 hours before the automatic meal time deduction I don't take and get charged for) "count" as full time for the purposes of benefits, scheduling. I don't get paid for more hours than I work; I'm just not required to put in more than those 36 hours.

[gonzo1, ASN, RN]

Putting in my 36 hours makes me eligible for full benefits such as vacation, sick time and insurance. I only get paid for the 36 hours, usually with no break, but a break deduction is taken, like most people above have said.

Overtime still doesn't start until hitting 40 hours. I often work 45-55 hours a week.

[saphyre]

I work 36 and get paid for 40. I was grandfathered into the position and they don't offer it anymore. It's a tough position to find these days.

[racing-mom4, BSN, RN]

I work 24 hours and get paid for 36. But those hours are every single Saturday and Sunday night. If I pick up one night during the week I get paid for 48 hours straight time, no overtime.

As far as the "no breaks" usually I have enough down time through out the night I dont worry about it, I can eat at my desk and I can usually find the time to run out to another unit and chat for a moment, if we are unusually busy I will write "no break" in the book and I will get paid for it, but I only do that if census is high and we had admits in the night.

[StNeotser, ASN, RN]

I do a baylor shift and I get paid for 40 hours even though I do 32 hours, two 16 hour shifts on weekends. It's considered full time for benefits and all. However, if I happen to pick up an eight hour shift during the week there is no overtime pay for it, it's counted as regular hours, not until I go over 40 will I get overtime.

[racing-mom4, BSN, RN]

I do a baylor shift and I get paid for 40 hours even though I do 32 hours, two 16 hour shifts on weekends. It's considered full time for benefits and all. However, if I happen to pick up an eight hour shift during the week there is no overtime pay for it, it's counted as regular hours, not until I go over 40 will I get overtime.

Same for me, full benefits and PTO hours earned, but I DO NOT get over time for over 40 actual hours worked---this caused a great amount of grief for our Baylor staff recently as we used to, but now admin is saying "we are already paying you time and a half for your weekends so we dont need to pay you additional time and a half for the over 40" our solution is we have stopped picking up shifts, let them bring pool in and pay those wages.

In my opinion Baylor is the way to go.