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i work 2 - 12hr shifts on the weekend. 7pm to 7am. in my hospital the pay for weekend work is much higher than through the week. i'm off for 5 days. it is a no brainer. most of the staff work 12 hr shifts, particularly the 72 hr. position - 3 - 12hr. shifts per week. it gives you much more time off. it is something your body gets used to and you learn to spread the work out over 12 hrs rather than 8hrs. obviously night work is much less taxing physically, but the people i know who work am shift like it as well.

:welcome: Hi, Crozer does have a geriatric unit. It is called the ACE Unit. It is grouped in the med-surg genre. New grads usually have an eight week orientation. Crozer is a Union Hospital, benefits starting on the first day of hire. I believe that the hospital is not hiring from the outside at this time, but you can always put in an application. They have just hired a large group of GN's to their scheduled PRN pool and are giving them a 6 month orientation. Hope this helps.