How much do you work?

MedSurgeMess · Feb 7, 2006

too %$%^&** much!!!!! Actually, I work more than I would like to, but staffing is still not at a premium here....

Dalzac, LPN, LVN, RN · Feb 7, 2006

I work 12 hour shifts 3 one week and 4 the next. My weekend off is fri. sat. and sunday. I only work with one other nurse and she is my best friend. I love my job.

weetziebat · Feb 7, 2006

I work 30 hours a week, with full benefits. Would actually prefer less, but things like the mortgage, car, food etc. have a way of insisting on money.

But its a great place, wonderful patients, friendly staff, and I love my job. I never work OT, but we do take call, although unusual to have to go out.

As far as being family friendly, not sure what you mean. My daughter (not a nurse) has many workmates who take their babies, and pets to work. Not so in nursing, as far as I've found.

TazziRN, RN · Feb 7, 2006

I do 12's, in two-day increments. Overtime is not mandatory at our facility unless it's something like a staff meeting, then the full-timers get overtime. The part-timers work a minimum of three days per pay period but can work more if they want and the hours are available.

Family-friendly.....hmm......we're a small facility (rural) and it's not unusual for employee's kids to come by after school to say Hi to parents and bum snack money, or camp out in the WR for a ride home.

Tweety, BSN, RN · Feb 7, 2006

I work 3 12-hour shifts a week, 36 hours a week. I also go to school part time for my BSN so that's all I can work right now. We get a choice in weather we work overtime or not. There is an overtime needs list where people can sign up who want to work overtime. They also call when they are short and all we have to say is "no, I'm not available to come in" and they don't bother you. There's no mandatory overtime here.

It's family friendly to a point. When you are hired, you know what hours you're going to work. I hate when people are hired and then suddenly say "I have to be 30 minutes late every day because of my kids" or "I can't work weekends because of my kids."

There are people that work every Saturday to get Sundays off for their kids, or they need every Wednesday off for soccer practice and whatnot and the manager is very good about that. We have a barely sick clinic that will baby sit your sick child while you work, plus a private school very nearby where your kids can go to school and wait for you while you work. Many people work one 12 hour shift and 2 8-hour shifts, or all kinds of crazy schedules to accommodate their homelife. So it's a give and take situation. Nursing is tough to balance family demands and where I work they are willing to meet you halfway.

RPNinTO · Feb 7, 2006

I am working 2 part time jobs which together guarantee me .7 shifts a payperiod. I am of course called to come in periodically which I can accept or not.

I am working all weekends and all shifts. I am not particularly happy but I am a somewhat new graduate (June'05) RPN(LPN). I am at a hospital and long term care. I cannot keep up this schedule indefinitely am started looking at clinic jobs for mon to frid daytime hours..the problem? less pay.

with my loans I will still be working casually somewhere if I get hired and accept one of these. Not sure what to do right now.

My job is not family friendly for that reason.

I am grateful to see that there are some other options out there. There is too much part time casual work in Toronto though.

Good luck to everyone finding that perfect job!

zacarias, ASN, RN · Feb 7, 2006

I work an average of 3 12s a week, but lately I've been getting some hours off due to low census.