OT

[nonnocere808]

Hello,

Quick question. I accepted an exempt nurse supervisor position but have not been provided with a job description and have been doing staff nurse work primarily. I have been working a lot of OT. The contract I signed states I am not eligible for OT. I am in NYC. Do staff nurses have to be paid OT legally? I thought I might have heard somewhere that, that was the case. Thanks.

[ProperlySeasoned]

I am a salaried exempt RN who works about 40-55 hours a week. Most of the overtime is not direct patient care - it's project management, process improvement work, policy drafting, staff couching etc. I do these things drinking Lacroix on my sofa with a big blanket while my children sleep. I do not feel taken advantage of, even though I am working "unpaid overtime." If I was expected to function as a staff nurse, at the facility/hospital doing direct patient care for those extra 15 hours? No way.