Orientation/Overtime

Blee O'Myacin, BSN, RN · Feb 23, 2008

Whats the general length for orientation in Oncology/Labor and Delivery/Maternity?
Do you have orientation during the day or at night? Do you do 3 12 hour shifts or 5 8 hour shifts?
My other question is how is overtime calculated? Is it time and a half, or what?

In my hospital, orientees aren't eligible for OT, since they aren't counted as a nurse in matters of staffing. So why would the hospital pay an orientee OT?

When I pick up an OT shift, the new grad I am orienting does not come in that day. Personally,I don't think it's a good idea for new nurses to pick up OT while on orientation because while the lure of time and a half is a strong one, its so important for a new nurse to learn the balance between home and work life as well.

Check with your facility as to how OT is calculated. We don't go into time and a half until after 40 hours are worked in a week - even if we work 3 12's.

Blee

BiologyNerd · Feb 23, 2008

I guess I should have stated this: I know a new nurse doing oreintation cannot work overtime....

I am more concerned with how long oreintation lasts, do you do it at day or night, do you have a choice of doing 3 12 hour shifts or 5 8 hour shifts?

My OT questions were meant for after orientation. Is it typical for OT to be time and a half after 40 hours a week?

MichaelFloridaRN · Feb 23, 2008

I guess I should have stated this: I know a new nurse doing oreintation cannot work overtime....
I am more concerned with how long oreintation lasts, do you do it at day or night, do you have a choice of doing 3 12 hour shifts or 5 8 hour shifts?
My OT questions were meant for after orientation. Is it typical for OT to be time and a half after 40 hours a week?

Unless you have a union contract, a state law, or any type of agreement with your facility that calls for a different ruling, then federal law mandates overtime pay at 1 1/2 times after 40 hours.

BiologyNerd · Feb 23, 2008

How would I calculate that? Evening pay (4 hours a shift) is $22.23 an hour, Night pay (8 hours a shift) is $23.25....its $19 an hour w/out the differential.

I would like to work 3 12 hour shifts one week and 4 12 hours shifts the next.

GrumpyRN63, ADN, RN · Feb 23, 2008

How would I calculate that? Evening pay (4 hours a shift) is $22.23 an hour, Night pay (8 hours a shift) is $23.25....its $19 an hour w/out the differential.
I would like to work 3 12 hour shifts one week and 4 12 hours shifts the next.

Where I work, most orientees start on days w/their preceptor and then change over to what they were hired for. As far as shift diff, 7a-7p get NO EVE shift diff, while the 7p-7a get paid NIGHT SHIFT RATE for the whole shift , so the PM people make out pretty good, while the AM people get screwed :icon_roll

RN4NICU, LPN, LVN · Feb 23, 2008

How would I calculate that? Evening pay (4 hours a shift) is $22.23 an hour, Night pay (8 hours a shift) is $23.25....its $19 an hour w/out the differential.
I would like to work 3 12 hour shifts one week and 4 12 hours shifts the next.

I'm guessing you mean how would you calculate the OT. OT is calculated based on base pay (no differential), so your OT rate would be $28.50 per hour, then your shift differentials of $4.23 and $5.25 per hour would be applied. So let's say you were in OT for the last 4 hours of your final shift of the second week (that is how it works a lot of the time when working 84 hours/pay period - anything over 80 hours for the pay period would be OT). For the first 4 hours of that shift, you would earn $22.23 per hour. The next 4 hours would be $23.25/hr. The last 4 hours (OT) would be $33.75/hr (28.50 plus differential of 5.25). Make sense?

BiologyNerd · Feb 23, 2008

yes, thank you.