Is it appropriate/possible to work 2 different per diem jobs for the same hospital:

[carmensandiego]

So I am 2 months away from graduating @ this time everyone is advising our cohort to get our foot in the door wherever we can so we may be considered internal applicants when it comes time for new grad applications.

I applied for a position at a hospital 2 months ago, but I did not get the job even after an interview and putting me through the reference verification process -_- So I continued my job hunt anyway and found a staffing agency that considered me immediately same hospital but different position. A couple days ago, the same manager who interviewed at the hospital offered me the same position I applied to before and requested me to start ASAP.

Is it appropriate/possible for me to work both per diem jobs for the same hospital: 1 under the agency as a CNA for the hospital and 1 directly under the hospital as a patient care assistant for the hospital?

From my understanding, I will be floating to different units.

Thanks!

[elkpark]

I would care less about what the members here think than what the hospital thinks, and I would check with them ASAP. I would guess the hospital might well have a big problem with the idea of paying staffing agency prices for the services of a person who is an employee of the hospital. Best wishes --

[JustBeachyNurse, LPN]

Often one cannot work both agency & on staff at the same facility or healthcare system. Some agencies frown on assignments where you are on staff at the facility as it can be a conflict of interest and may violate the contract between the hospital/facility. Forget us , check with the hospital (and perhaps the agency ) failure to do so may result in loss of opportunity. Years ago ED staffing was cut and a bunch of nurses turned to staffing agencies to supplement their income ( even though the hospital system also had a staffing agency that employees could sign up with if hours lost due to low census. Worked well for the system as it saved time/$$ as the nurses were already trained in the EMR, med systems and P&P ). A nurse was staffed in our ED via agency due to last minute call out. In this case the ED either forgot to call her for OT or it happened that the agency called first (obviously more $$). The proverbial poop hit the fan as administration assumed she refused to come in to cover a coworker call out but jumped for a 3rd party agency. (A fair assumption but not the truth in this case.) as it was less costly to pay overtime rather than the higher wage & administrative expenses charged by the staffing agency. The new policy was out within 24 hrs

[carmensandiego]

I thought I might start asking here because I wasn't sure if it was a given or a dumb question. Anyway, I met with HR to sign all the new hire paperwork and was told that there would be no conflict of interest as long as I disclosed it. I would of preferred to just work directly for the hospital but I feel bad about letting the agency go since they have already invested time and money on me with the drug screen, background check, etc. Thanks again!