Looking for a new job in nursing

[nursewoman59]

Good day!

I am a nurse who worked 8.5 years in Disease Management and last year in Case Management in same managed care facility. The last year in Case Management is salary and although I thought you could work 8 hours and then flex the rest with time out this is not so.

I have documented hours I actually worked on my time card only to be told to change those hours to 8 hours a day even though I work 11am to 11pm some days with maybe a lunch.

First of all does anybody know if this is legal?

I also am looking for another job perhaps in CM although I do not have my CM certification yet I am finishing up my Master's in Education in August of 2017 as this present CM job is a mess.

I want to go on to get my CNP.

And lastly what is a great nurse practitioner certificate school which gives a great education but also helps the student online? I thought about Simmons. But not sure.

Does this all make sense?

Thanks for all of the help.

Nursewoman

[LessValuableNinja]

It's not only legal, but the norm. Salaried employees have costs distributed. The distributions are based on an 8 hour day, even though it's not common for salaried employees to work 40 hours a week. When I was a VP, my clock still read 8 hours, so it could be distributed appropriately.

[LessValuableNinja]

Of note, that's a accounting issue. If your contract says you work 40 hours a week and can flex the rest, there needs to be a way to account for that so you don't work 12 hours every day. But that's a contract or policy issue.