jobs during pregnancy

Kitiger, RN · May 4, 2016

Private duty home care would work if you're not too close to your due date. I know some families don't want a nurse home alone with their child if that nurse might go into labor any minute.

Horseshoe, BSN, RN · May 4, 2016

I am currently pregnant , was looking for some per diem job not too stressful like hospital setting.
few places I went they would not hire because of my pregnancy !!!
All suggestions are welcome !!!.
Would like to keep my self busy till I pop the kid.
Regards
Drcricket

Did they actually admit they wouldn't hire you because you are pregnant?! That's illegal. They should be reported to the EEOC.

Pregnancy Discrimination

[h=2]Pregnancy Discrimination & Work Situations[/h]The Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) forbids discrimination based on pregnancy when it comes to any aspect of employment, including hiring, firing, pay, job assignments, promotions, layoff, training, fringe benefits, such as leave and health insurance, and any other term or condition of employment.

RNperdiem, RN · May 4, 2016

What kind of work do you have experience in?

When places hire per diem staff, it is usually nurses experienced in that particular type of nursing, so the per diem nurse can be put to work with only a couple shifts of orientation.

There are not many jobs of nursing that are not stressful.

BuckyBadgerRN, ASN, RN · May 4, 2016

Unless they came out and SAID "we'd hire you, except you're pregnant", what you're saying is quite unfair. And since it's incredibly illegal for an employer to do this, I doubt that your being pregnant is the out and out reason that they are not willing to hire you.

I am currently pregnant , was looking for some per diem job not too stressful like hospital setting.
few places I went they would not hire because of my pregnancy !!!
All suggestions are welcome !!!.
Would like to keep my self busy till I pop the kid.
Regards
Drcricket

Horseshoe, BSN, RN · May 4, 2016

Unless they came out and SAID "we'd hire you, except you're pregnant", what you're saying is quite unfair. And since it's incredibly illegal for an employer to do this, I doubt that your being pregnant is the out and out reason that they are not willing to hire you.

Yeah, I would like to know if the hiring person actually gave the OP's pregnancy as the reason for not hiring her. Most hiring managers are savvy enough to know that is illegal, and even if that is actually the reason, they would never actually admit that to the applicant.

drcricket · May 4, 2016

Thank you all my friends, I have been working in Onco for 3 years @ office setting, but I want to leave.

Regarding few places I went, they politely say we need permanent , not looking for per diem position.

SaltineQueen · May 5, 2016

Thank you all my friends, I have been working in Onco for 3 years @ office setting, but I want to leave.
Regarding few places I went, they politely say we need permanent , not looking for per diem position.

Well then, maybe the reason you didn't get the job is because you don't want permanent work. ??

BuckyBadgerRN, ASN, RN · May 5, 2016

Soooooo, that's very different than what you originally said!!!!

Thank you all my friends, I have been working in Onco for 3 years @ office setting, but I want to leave.
Regarding few places I went, they politely say we need permanent , not looking for per diem position.

Wile E Coyote, ASN, RN · May 5, 2016

Needing full-time staff over per-diem sounds like a very reasonable stipulation. I think it was misleading to state so unequivocally that you were declined due to pregnancy.

For those that know, how easy does an inpatient onco unit accommodate a new preggo per-diem staffer that would need orientation? I don't see that this is the time to strike out into a new practice area, particularly if you don't plan to work for a while after bringing your little one home.