ChknWing

wow. no wonder nursing is in such a staffing crisis.

have you found that employers are agreeable to it? like if you make it clear in the interview, it has not kept you from getting job offers? your comment gives me hope. I have a similar attitude toward it

which state are you in? that is horrible working conditions

oh yeah absolutely, I will be asking specific questions, I meant that hopefully they are honest in disclosing it when asked.

thanks for this! glad to hear it's something that is hospital specific, and hopefully they disclose their process at the interview.

there are only 3 in the country. it is a much needed service. I would absolutely love it there..... for 36 hours a week we don't have to move. but getting out of our home state is always something we have talked about doing.

I'm neither and I've got no problem working full time. My issue would be working extra hours on top of that. that sounds like my worst nightmare

thank you!

thats your only option in ocean county as far as I know. you can also try brookdale or rutgers.

thank you for the insight!!

I will certainly do that once we have decided where we are relocating to. thank you!

yeah in job descriptions it basically says they can do whatever they want with you. but I've never before had to consent to something like that before I could even apply for a job. also mandatory overtime is unheard of where I am, so I am trying to get a feel for just how common is actually is in practice. I understand our employment contract and even our union contract leaves the employer open to do just about anything they want. but I am asking to see how often other employers actually take advantage of that. like, is mandatory overtime some abstract situation I need to worry about only in times of extreme crisis or will it be the norm at some facilities to require extra shifts. so far the responses are a little bit of everything

thanks for this reply, it's more of what I was looking for. yeah that disclaimer really threw me! I was only looking at that place because they have a perinatal psych unit and that is my niche. whew it's rough out there.

yes I definitely feel like the legality of what exactly is considered "patient abandonment" is not understood. and I've read people say that employers will use that as a threat when you decline overtime etc when that is not correct or accurate (nevermind also being inappropriate).

That is reassuring to hear, and is the type of thing I was looking for in posting here. I was casually searching jobs at UNC Chapel Hill in North Carolina, and before you could even submit an application you had to agree to an employer statement which basically said that you understand your employer can change your hours, shift, and mandate you at will. And that freaked me out!