New Hire question about pay

SionainnRN · Jul 31, 2014

Every nursing job I've worked you only get paid for the hours you work, 36. If you come in for an extra shift you generally get paid 4 hours regular time, 8 hours time and a half. But you'll have to check with your employers policy to know for sure.

icarr757 · Jul 31, 2014

Hmm. I could be wrong, but I thought I was told the job was 3 12's and paid for 40hrs a week. Will double check that tomorrow and get back with you...

PVCCHoo · Jul 31, 2014

Icarr, the way it was always explained to me is that is only considered 40 hours in the sense that you worked a full week with this 3 12's, but the pay is still based on the 36 - just like sionainn said.

I guess it could vary, but that seems to be the norm.

unicoRNurse · Jul 31, 2014

It was my understanding that work 36/paid 40 used to be common, but now the norm is work 36/paid 36.

elkpark · Jul 31, 2014

Everywhere I've worked that did 12s, three 12s was considered a "full-time" position, for benefits purposes, etc., but you still got paid for 36 hours, and overtime was based on the actual number of hours you worked (i.e., three 12s plus an additional 12 in the same week would equal 40 hours straight time and 8 hours OT). But different employers have different policies -- you should ask your employer.

icarr757 · Aug 2, 2014

You all are totaly right! Oh well, the dream was nice while it lasted. From what I hear, I will probably make up a little bit of the time finishing my charting before I leave. Most of my friends tell me their shifts tend to run 12+ hours and they rarely leave "on time."

Thanks