MacNat

Please, listen to these people!!! Don't even take the job on an interim basis!!! I left a DON position of 8 years because I couldn't take any more. Had deficiency free surveys yearly. I had great staff with the usual daily problems but I was burnt out. I took a marketing position at a new facility. I t was wonderful!! 40 hours(really 40) no oncall, no weekends!! That lasted 3 months. They had a bad survey the DON was ousted and I was asked to take over "temporarily." I said I'd do it for three months to give them time to find a replacement. That was 7 months ago.The job market is awful and no one in their right mind wants a DON position so they can't fill the position. I feel bad for the staff who are working so hard for me and the residents but I gave my resignation last week. I now have lost a job I really loved. By the way, I've been doing BOTH DON and admissions for the last 7 months. Yea, I have sucker written on my forehead! Maybe your facility is different but after 20 years in LTC, I'm sorry to say I'd doubt it. Good luck!!