I need some advice here..... I work in a private psychiatric facility. Our census is very low now, so some of the units are being "combined" to save money (like adults with CD and children with extended care children), resulting in fewer RN shifts. I work 3 12-hour shifts as I am a "weekend" nurse, and had my shift "cancelled" last Friday. 36 hours works fine for me, but 24 just isn't enough to take care of things.
Anyways, I am looking into getting a second job. It would not be permanent, as I'm told the census will pick up before Spring Break. It would not be full time or on weekends, since I will hopefully be working the majority of my regular shifts. I can't decide if I should look for a position with a nursing home, floor nursing, or just go do something totally unrelated to nursing. I have worked at a jewelry store before and LOVED that. I know that a "mall" job would pay about 1/3 of what a nursing job would, but the near zero stress + no risk to my license + employee discounts might = better. Anyone have any advice???
Forgot to mention that at my hospital, shift cancellation is not mandatory. Meaning that they call you and ASK if you want to not come into work. You have the option to take it and stay home, or come to work and have like 1-2 patients.
You should have no problem finding a nursing job. If you are, consider coming to southern california. All hospitals around here are hiring like crazy STILL (even in this crappy economy), even some with sign on bonuses. Usually it's $10,000 for experienced nurses (1+ years), or $5,000 for new nurses (new grads and those with
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What I did when cancellations were becoming disruptive to my life was get a 2nd prn job. It worked well for me and definitely filled in those voids. I never quit my original job, and when things got busier (growing community) I no longer needed the 2nd job. You can work it out; just have a plan and be willing to be very, very flexible, filling holes for other people. You don't have to go outside nursing to get work in most situations.
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Forgot to mention that at my hospital, shift cancellation is not mandatory. Meaning that they call you and ASK if you want to not come into work. You have the option to take it and stay home, or come to work and have like 1-2 patients.
You should have no problem finding a nursing job. If you are, consider coming to southern california. All hospitals around here are hiring like crazy STILL (even in this crappy economy), even some with sign on bonuses. Usually it's $10,000 for experienced nurses (1+ years), or $5,000 for new nurses (new grads and those with