Per diem nurses

[pebbles049]

I am currently per diem in the facility where I work for . Have been there for 17 years mostly as regular staff. Now I am Per diem. Not my only job either. My question is does your facility mandate its pool people. Mine has this list that they go by and they mandate the regular staff and now supposedly they can mandate pool people. I have another job and would prefer not to stick them the next day if mandated . Not that we are any more special then regulars but I do have another job other than this facility .

Sorry I am just bitter about my place of work right now. We have new management in the hot seat and they are showing how much of a jerk they can be. I know as a nurse call outs happen and sometimes one must stay but I have never seen them mandate the prn help at least in our facility. Thanks

[vampiregirl, BSN, RN]

We do not mandate PRN staff.

We have a mandate calendar, so everyone knows ahead of time what day they can be mandated.

[noc4senuf]

The only time I have seen hours mandated, was when they did not have staff to fill all the positions. Time to try and get more people in the door. Usually pool staff have a required amount of shifts they need to work within a month or set time period, but are not mandated specific shifts.