Mandatory Overtime

[TAC50133]

Our PCU department is scheduling mandatory overtime, the good thing is they only have 4 pts. and always have a tech, but they have families. Can they legally do this, they are being scheduled 60-72 hours per week (12 H shifts)? Med Surg has been working short as well and we have to supply the hospital w/staff when they are short the we end up with 9 pts. and no tech. Oh we do get a $20 gift card for apparel. HA HA ! I do not know why they will not pay agency instead of killing their employees. Any help or comments will be appreciated.

[futurecnm]

Our PCU department is scheduling mandatory overtime, the good thing is they only have 4 pts. and always have a tech, but they have families. Can they legally do this, they are being scheduled 60-72 hours per week (12 H shifts)? Med Surg has been working short as well and we have to supply the hospital w/staff when they are short the we end up with 9 pts. and no tech. Oh we do get a $20 gift card for apparel. HA HA ! I do not know why they will not pay agency instead of killing their employees. Any help or comments will be appreciated.

did you mean for this to be in the nursing student forum?

[wtbcrna, MSN, DNP, CRNA]

Our PCU department is scheduling mandatory overtime, the good thing is they only have 4 pts. and always have a tech, but they have families. Can they legally do this, they are being scheduled 60-72 hours per week (12 H shifts)? Med Surg has been working short as well and we have to supply the hospital w/staff when they are short the we end up with 9 pts. and no tech. Oh we do get a $20 gift card for apparel. HA HA ! I do not know why they will not pay agency instead of killing their employees. Any help or comments will be appreciated.

I don't know about the legality, but all hospitals do when they do this is cause higher turnover rates and increase the overall problem with staffing.