New nurse given day shift over others?

[NyLPN067]

Just wanted to get people's thoughts, a manager was very fond of one of her nursing assistants. When that NA finished her RN and became licensed, she was given a job day shift, eight hour shifts, 8-4 and 7-3 shifts, with no weekends or holidays. The job was not posted as per the nurses union and other nurses who wanted the position but didn't know it was available are afraid to make a stink because they don't want to be retaliated against. It is not right. Does stuff like this happen at other places as well?

[smartin13]

I work in a union facility and this does not happen. There are rules that have to be followed when a position opens up as to how long it has to be posted on the floor, in house, and then to anyone. While posted on the floor or in house the position goes to the most senior nurse. If there were any issues we would bring it up with our union rep.

[NyLPN067]

This is a union as well, which is why people are upset. The manager bent the rules and did not post the position because she wanted this new grad to get it. The night shift nurses who are looking for days do not want to be the ones to go to the union in fear of what others word say

[JBudd, MSN]

Get the union reps to make the complaint, not individuals on the floor.

[smartin13]

Tell the union reps. If retaliation occurs report it to the union. There really isn't much else that can be done if your co-workers don't want to use the avenue they have available to them.

[Here.I.Stand, BSN, RN]

Yup, talk to the union reps. That's what they're there for.

[jadelpn, LPN, EMT-B]

Talk to the union reps, as jobs usually do need to be posted.

With that being said, once posted, the NM can give the position to whomever she would like to. I would also ask about seniority. If this new RN was a NA for many years, she could have seniority over some of the RNs--depends on contract language.

However, no excuse for not posting the position--but make sure that you look and see if there was not a general "RN positon" posted for the unit. If the RN took a general position that could have been posted, it could be that they decided then what her hours would be--and the posting may say "rotating" or "shifts per NM" or some other vauge language that can be interpreted as just about anything.

Also be careful that the nurse is just not on the M-F day no weekend thing just to orient to her new position for 6 months or whatever the orientation is. There are many facilities who will put new grads on day shifts during the week to orient only. Then that changes as time goes on. It is further difficult to be a nurse on a unit where you were a NA.

Just be sure that this is an actual position she was given that wasn't posted as opposed to any other circumstances.

[NyLPN067]

We work in a outpatient part of the hospital so we are closed weekends no matter what. The RNS take call on weekends.. Just thought it was a bit unfair to those who have been RNS waiting for a shift to open here and wasn't done the way it states in the contract

[BrandonLPN, LPN]

When a NA graduates into the RN role they will usually carry over their NA years in terms of seniority. It's only fair. Why should said person start over from scratch, seniority-wise?

Often a NA will become a RN in the hospital they worked at as an aide. If they have years put in as an aide, they can instantly become one of the senior nurses on the unit. (Not in terms of nursing experience, of course) Thus, they indeed get their preferred shift. Good on them, I say.

[NyLPN067]

That's not the way they do it here. NA seniority is NA seniority, when you transfer to an RN role the seniority goes by how many years the nurse has worked in med-sutg.

[imintrouble, BSN, RN]

It happened once that I can remember where I work. We're non-union, so technically the boss can do whatever they want. We have always went with posting the job and filling with next in seniority, but there is nothing stopping management from going rogue.

The NM hired a new grad, friend of the family, and fast tracked him to day shift in less than 6 months. Some of our night shifters had been waiting more than a year. We have no union protection, but the outrage on the unit was off the charts. Nurses were verbal. There were complaints. There was no fear there would be repurcussions, because frankly nobody really cared.

The end of the story was, every nurse on the list for days, before the new hire, went to day shift too. A position was found for each of them. It was a little chaotic for awhile, but our sense of fair play was restored.

Some things are so outrageous you just have to complain out loud.