Hired as a PNP, forced to work as an RN

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So I was hired as a PNP at a pediatric urgent care. Then COVID happened. I have never been trained to work as an RN at an Urgent Care clinic... but they are forcing me to work as an RN. Are they allowed to do that? I have spoken up about not being OK with this... all that has bought me is a meeting with the director about meeting their standards of behavior. When I talked to my manager, the response was "at this time we need RNs more than we need providers." Let it also be known that 2 new doctors were hired in December. They start this month meanwhile our doctors and myself are not getting our hours as providers. What do you think?

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Do you feel strongly enough about this to resign? I would go along with the plan if they had not hired the new doctors, but they are flaunting that their excuse to you is a crock. It bears serous reflection about other ways they will treat you in the future. Can your career take a resignation on principle?

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Specializes in NICU.

I would be looking for a new job. They don’t see you as a provider

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Well, my mortgage can't take a resignation on principle....so I am aggressively looking for another position.

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Specializes in Clinical Research, Outpt Women's Health.

Did you work as a nurse prior to getting your PNP? Seems weird that they would pay an NP salary for an RN position unless it was just until they could hire a nurse.

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I did not work there as a nurse. It's a hospital system that has urgent care clinics. I worked at several departments in the hospital throughout the years. But I never worked at urgent care. From what I've heard they have asked previous nurse practitioners to work as RNs, they all said no. Dummy me said yes initially, although they never trained me to work there, and now they're not letting me say no.

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Specializes in Occupational Health.

Are you being paid as a Provider? If so, I would start looking and see what shakes free while being in no particular hurry.

If not...I'd be looking to leave ASAP. In this scenario, you're wasting your time at this facility.

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Yes I am, its not even the max pay for an RN at the hospital.... but its $8ish more than the max for their RNs... but they don't give me the shift diff they give the RNs on the weekends.. Agreed. I am looking like crazy... PNP jobs are scarce in my area.

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Specializes in Occupational Health.
5 hours ago, HelloNurse80 said:

Yes I am, its not even the max pay for an RN at the hospital.... but its $8ish more than the max for their RNs... but they don't give me the shift diff they give the RNs on the weekends.. Agreed. I am looking like crazy... PNP jobs are scarce in my area.

You're being taken advantage of and in the process losing time that you could be gaining experience as an NP

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Agreed. I had some meetings today. There's no end in sight. I've been sending out my CV like crazy. We'll see how it goes. There's slim pickings for PNP slots@Central Florida

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Specializes in Psychiatry.

Also, remember the liability issue, you're always seen as your highest license credential in legal cases.

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Totally brought that up at my meeting today.... somehow the conversation just kept circling back to me not having the establishment's values.... the clinic comes first ?

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