the hospital i work for and the sister hospitals are feeling the pinch mrore now than ever.... one hospital in our group of 3 hospitals just laid off all the LPN's and new grad RN's. our hospital layed off unit clerks and some upper level RN's who have masters degrees , one was head of education.
the hospital i work for does not hire LPN's but we have some new grads that maybe laid off. also clinical supervisors ( charge nurses ) are being laid off or put in the LPN positions ( former LPN position s) in the other hospitals and the managers are doing the clinical supervisor jobs. .... also lots of housekeepers and dietary laid off..
how is the news in your hospitals? is there layoffs or firings? the news keeps getting worse... thank you all in advance
Specializes in OR, CVOR, Clinical Education, Informatic.
My hospital has eliminated 124 positions and 99 of those were already filled. The city's major newspaper quoted the CEO that the 99 layoffs will "not directly impact patient care". Obviously our CEO does not know that when the unit secretaries are gone SOMEONE has to stay at the desk to answer phones, locate charts, place orders etc. A nurse cannot be at the bedside if she is busy assuming all the responsibilities of the US. We were told by our department director that other positions that were cut included RRT's, Clinical Nurse Specialists, unit educators and logistics staff. I am struggling to understand how losing these valuable associates will not impact patient care. The good news? They cut 14 people from our department last year, and that "may have been too much" so this year they are leaving us alone .....for now. We keep hearing from our CD that the budget is not final yet and she cannot say for certain that we will not see more cuts before the end of the year. Happy Holidays. Bah humbug.
I have to say in defense of the hospitals there are some really unneccesary positions. My last hospital, my dept had 2 asst nurses managers that did absolutely nothing. They took 2 hour lunches and never never offered the staff any help. The only time you saw them is when they wanted to tell you what you were doing wrong. Constantly criticizes my charting but never helping.
This hospital has so many nurse positions that do nothing related to patient care.
Specializes in med/surg/tele/neuro/rehab/corrections.
The hospital I work for is hiring. They are hiring in most departments too, like tele, behavioral, hyperbaric wound center, L&D, emergency, etc can't remember them all but there is a long list. They are hiring LVN's too for these positions. But this is new for the hospital. It's a money saving move.
But they already did a major restructuring before I came on board. I've been told that when the hospital changed hands people jumped ship like crazy.
I would really like to know some of the poster's area because I have no clue when someone says this and that about the hospitals in their area yet they do not say where they live and have nothing listed under location. It's a big country and allnurses is world wide so please let us know what area you are talking about Things are different all over. It would just be nice to know. Thanks
I worked at a hospital last year that closed. I was only there for five months but got a couple of thousand in severance. I had just come back from traveling, and I went traveling again afterward, so I kind of just think of it as another travel assignment. Now I'm back and working at an Air Force Hospital.
One thing I can tell you about hospitals that are in deep financial trouble: they lie, they pretend, they do everything they have to to keep all the nurses from bolting at once. If word gets around in a hospital that they are closing, everyone will leave to get whatever jobs are still left in the community for nurses and the place will shut immediately.
At this particular hospital, they announced the severance package deal at the same time they announced they were closing. If you stayed until they closed, then you got the money. Our manager of the ICU spent almost her entire working life at that hospital. She went from a big shot in charge of the ICU and ER, to working bedside at a tiny hospital down the road.
I've seen it happen.
The best thing to do is get certified, get qualified, and get used to working the bedside, because that's the only thing that's secure in the long run. I don't know how valuable a BSN is compared to an ADN as compared to CCRN, etc. I'll let others comment on that.
No layoffs, but no more hiring into new positions -- and our hospital, a large one on the east coast, is taking a hard line on travelers. I hope they all get jobs -- our unit will be less well off in their absence. Supposedly if they're living less than 50 miles away, they will not hire them as travel staff --a staff position is their only option. Also, supposedly a lot of former nurses are renewing their licenses and coming back, lowering our vacancy rate.
Not sure, but this may have a huge effect on the travel nursing industry for the time being.
As a newer grad, I hope having at least a year under my belt helps . ..I'd hate to totally new at this point -- last hired, first fired, etc. etc.
This will absolutely affect the quality of care we give to our patients. But at this point, I feel the care we give is excellent -- I mean, we attend to EVERY need of our patients -- if it means they have to do some more waiting or whatever, well then people are just going to have to start being more understanding and less demanding. I for one think it's about time John Q. Public realizes that hospitals are stretched and healthcare is not a free commodity -- I'm tired of taking care of people who have hissy fits if you make them wait 10 mins longer on their discharge or don't bring them their give ice creams before bedtime.
Specializes in Community Health, Med-Surg, Home Health.
I would really like to know some of the poster's area because I have no clue when someone says this and that about the hospitals in their area yet they do not say where they live and have nothing listed under location. It's a big country and allnurses is world wide so please let us know what area you are talking about Things are different all over. It would just be nice to know. Thanks
You are absolutely correct! I live in New York, metropolitan area.
It is even easier now, to lay off and freeze hiring related to the current economy. Some people still think that the nursing profession is reccession proof. NOT!
I use to think we were recession proof but now im having some serious doubts. The travel company i work for use to post more jobs than i knew what to do with. There current number of job posting are down by 70% from this time last year.
I use to think we were recession proof but now im having some serious doubts. The travel company i work for use to post more jobs than i knew what to do with. There current number of job posting are down by 70% from this time last year.
That's very interesting, given that I used to be a traveler and it was my choice what I wanted to do and where I wanted to go. I figured travel agencies would be the first to notice a change in the "nursing shortage."
Specializes in Community Health, Med-Surg, Home Health.
That's very interesting, given that I used to be a traveler and it was my choice what I wanted to do and where I wanted to go. I figured travel agencies would be the first to notice a change in the "nursing shortage."
Many of the nurses I know that work for agencies are telling me that they are getting less hours now than before, unless they are filling in for specific projects. One, for example was brought on for a hypertension initiative program that will last for nine months. At least she is guarenteed hours while this pilot program is being funded.
Things are different all over. It would just be nice to know. Thanks 
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My hospital has eliminated 124 positions and 99 of those were already filled. The city's major newspaper quoted the CEO that the 99 layoffs will "not directly impact patient care". Obviously our CEO does not know that when the unit secretaries are gone SOMEONE has to stay at the desk to answer phones, locate charts, place orders etc. A nurse cannot be at the bedside if she is busy assuming all the responsibilities of the US. We were told by our department director that other positions that were cut included RRT's, Clinical Nurse Specialists, unit educators and logistics staff. I am struggling to understand how losing these valuable associates will not impact patient care. The good news? They cut 14 people from our department last year, and that "may have been too much" so this year they are leaving us alone .....for now. We keep hearing from our CD that the budget is not final yet and she cannot say for certain that we will not see more cuts before the end of the year. Happy Holidays. Bah humbug.