Shift Key nursing company?

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Specializes in Substance Abuse, Mental Health.

Has anyone heard of Shift Key? It's an online data base where you sign up for shifts to work in your area. I have signed up and am working on getting my account ready to begin work in the Nashville Tennessee area. There seems to be a lot of shift key shifts available there. I am an LPN.

Has anyone worked with shift key before? Is it reliable and worth the effort and energy to join? They have you take online nursing assessments and have to go through drug screening, just wondering if it was worth the energy and effort?

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I worked at a LTC that utilized that company, so yes it is legit. I didn't hear many complaints; just the usual beefs about working agency---feast or famine, long distances driving at times, unfavorable shifts or assignments, etc.

I've just completed the assessments and drug/background screening for shift key. I've signed up for several shifts this month and 2 were declined, 3 were approved and the rest are still pending. I'm not sure how they decided who to pick, but they declined me and posted the same shift on another agency site. I don't see this as a replacement for my previous job. I will continue to try them out, but I'm definitely going to find a permanent job ASAP.

On 2/8/2019 at 6:43 PM, nurse4vets said:

Is there a way to see if there is any work in your area before going through all these hoops for nothing possibly? I am also wondering if they will make me work as an lpn since ive had my RN license less tha 8 months..

Unfortunately you can’t get to the part of the site showing shifts until they give you access, unless you know someone who works for them then you can look on their profile. Also they can’t make you work as an LPN when you’re an RN. They only require 6 months experience. You’ll be doing the same job anyway, just higher pay. I got hired with 8 months of LPN experience.

Is there a way to see if there is any work in your area before going through all these hoops for nothing possibly? I am also wondering if they will make me work as an lpn since ive had my RN license less tha 8 months..

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