Potential day shift on same hospital where husband works

Nurseismade RN · Aug 9, 2008

Hi everyone! Need your advise...My husband works nights in 3 12s. I just applied in the same hospital and the interviewer said I could potentially get the day shift because that is where vacancies are. We have 2 children, a 10 yo and a 3 yo. I have no problem with my eldest because he will be in school soon and he can always go for after school programs but what concerns me is my little one. My husband also works part time in a state hospital where he goes evenings during his off days(8 hr shifts). I plan to place my schedule on his off days on the said hospital while he still goes to the state facility. Please help me find ways to handle this. I have been a stay at home mom for 2 yrs now so I really don't know how we are able to solve this. Please help!!!

go per diem.................your husband most likely has benefits eg health etc..... this way you can plan around his schedule. You could do the nights he does not do.........that way you will still be around for your kids......

per diems make more per hour too!!!!!

pinksunRN · Aug 9, 2008

Thanks so much! That's a very good idea but I will probably get the day shift because I need all the training I can get. I think one of the available units is detox. My husband said that the day shift in this unit is really busy but I told him I don't mind. I just really want to be IN the hospital:) He works in the CSU by the way...will let you as soon as I get a job offer:)

Wanna_BA_Nurse · Aug 9, 2008

If you really want to work at a hospital and be a mom, you can do it! From what I understand, the interviewer said only that there was a chance you could be working day shift. :wink2:

If you do end up with day shift, you can always let your child hang out at the nursery. (I'm not a nurse yet so I don't know if this is sanitary or allowed...but I'm pretty sure it should be okay.)

Either way, good luck. You could always apply to a different hospital.

Pediatric Critical Care Columnist · Aug 9, 2008

If you do end up with day shift, you can always let your child hang out at the nursery. (I'm not a nurse yet so I don't know if this is sanitary or allowed...but I'm pretty sure it should be okay.)

NO! NO! NO! That would never be allowed. :eek: The staff in the nursery are there to care for newly born inpatient babies, not staff members' children. Think about the composition of the staff of a hospital for a second, not just the nursing staff but all of it. The highest percentage of people employed in a hospital are females in their child-bearing years. They can't all drop their babies off in the nursery for the nurses there to look after. However, lots and lots of hospitals now have on-site day care facilities where the babies and toddlers are given great care and attention. And they are often open from 0630 to 2330 daily to accommodate first and second shifts. The waiting lists are really long, usually though.

Wanna_BA_Nurse · Aug 10, 2008

NO! NO! NO! That would never be allowed. The staff in the nursery are there to care for newly born inpatient babies, not staff members' children. Think about the composition of the staff of a hospital for a second, not just the nursing staff but all of it. The highest percentage of people employed in a hospital are females in their child-bearing years. They can't all drop their babies off in the nursery for the nurses there to look after. However, lots and lots of hospitals now have on-site day care facilities where the babies and toddlers are given great care and attention. And they are often open from 0630 to 2330 daily to accommodate first and second shifts. The waiting lists are really long, usually though.

Oh...my bad! I didn't mean to upset you!!! Sorry. But yeah, the on-site day care would be cool. :)

pinksunRN · Aug 10, 2008

its nice to have a day care in the hospital:) but im not sure if they have that in the hospital i applied for...

Pediatric Critical Care Columnist · Aug 10, 2008

Oh...my bad! I didn't mean to upset you!!! Sorry. But yeah, the on-site day care would be cool. :)

I wasn't so much upset as worried that this might be considered in someone's employment plans. I've been in a situation where I thought I had all my ducks in a row for the care and safety of my son (who is a developmentally delayed adult) while I was working and found out at the worst possible time that I didn't. It's a concern that never leaves a parent, so I wanted to be sure no one believed it a possibility. On-site day care is the best of all possible worlds, because it's designed to serve the needs of nurses, lab techs, X-ray techs, RTs, and anyone else who works "non-conventional" hours. One hospital I worked at had a really good one, and they would take the kids on walks through the hospital around lunchtime so the parents could catch glimpses of their kids and see how much fun they were having. And of course, moms and dads could pop by on their breaks and see their little ones. It was super!

pinksunRN · Aug 12, 2008

Hi guys, I just got a job offer from the said hospital but they are giving me a full time position. My husband said that I should just get per diem so we can work around our schedules...Any thoughts? Its so hard to get a bsby sitter based on our schedules. In the Philippines, you can hire a nanny for each of your children and a househelp for $60-70 a month each or maybe cheaper and they live with us in the house so we don't worry if we need to stay out late...