Hospital approval for outside work???

[moz]

Just received a new hospital wide memo about a new policy which states all employees who work outside the hospital whether self employed or anything, or serving on any advisory board must fill out a form sending to your nurse manager and human resources for approval.

Anyone else have policies like this?

Thank you

[apaisRN, RN, CRNA]

That can't be legal.

[traumaRUs, MSN, APRN]

No way...

[suzanne4, RN]

Unheard of...................take it up with legal first.

Most important, why do they want the info?

I know that many hospitals no longer want you working at one of their sister facilities, and some actually have rules against that, but to know about everything that you do????

[live4today, RN]

Geesh!!! Isn't it enough that they want to control our life ON THE JOB let alone when we are away from work!

That's NOT legal! I wouldn't give them anything of that nature. It's none of their business what an employee does on their "off time". :stone

[MissJoRN, RN]

I have heard of this, disclosure of potential "conflict of interest" Some forms have you check off and elaborate only if certain criteria apply, and, although I have a second job in the healthcare field none applied to me (or my hubby, thay asked that too!)

[Altra, BSN, RN]

Did it specifically say that you had to have approval from your nurse manager? The reason I ask is that this may simply be an information-gathering exercise -- my hospital had all nurses and nursing assistants fill out forms with our education, credentials, and outside activities, including volunteer work, as part of compiling data for application for Magnet status.

[hollyster]

No way...

I agree they have NO RIGHT to know what you when you are off the clock.

[moz]

Policy:

"All regular fulltime and parttime employees must obtain approval form their immediate supervisors and from Human Resources before accepting any outside employment (including self-employment). Approval will be based on possible conflict of interest, any interference with the employee's ability to perform their duties and interference with their regular working hours. Activity related to outside employment may not take place during the employee's regular hours nor involve the use of hospital resources, including but not limited to :telephone, fax, copier, etc." Then it goes on to say if you are on any advisory board elsewhere it must have approval of NM, HR and CEO and says "approval will be granted based on the amount of time and the type of activity involved, any interference with the employees regular work schedule, and the benefit to the employee, and to the hospital."

We agree, its none of their business, if they have a problem with my work or attendance they should address it then. They have forms for us to fill out and turn in which I haven't.

The only thing we can think of that could be the cause of this is our CFO "left" several months ago and he is trying to build a new hospital which would be in direct competition with ours...also someone called in here to work somewhere else and got caught.

[rjflyn, ASN, RN]

Basicly if you work in an at will state which most are and you dont have a contract. An employer can do just about anything they want unless there is a law against it. By working where one does typically they except the conditions that go with said employement. I you dont like the conditions well then go where the conditions are to ones liking.

Rj