Twelve hour shifts. Are you doing 3 or 4 days a week?

calivianya, BSN, RN · May 23, 2015

No mandatory overtime; they just offer incentive pay if we are really, really short - which we have been almost every single shift for months now. We supposedly get "holiday pay" - it's $1.25/hr. I feel more insulted than if I didn't get any holiday pay at all. How does anyone think an extra $15 before taxes makes up for missing a holiday?

CBlover, BSN, RN · May 23, 2015

I have never been requiâ€‹red mandatory overtime and yes, i am full time and work 3 days each week. We get holiday "time and a half" for 4 main holidays.

esipbisn · May 23, 2015

Week 1: 5 days

Week 2: 2 days

ScrappytheCoco · May 23, 2015

I've never been required to do overtime despite my department being ridiculously short staffed. However, due to the staffing problems, we were allowed to work up to a total of 130 hours per pay period and were paid an additional $25 an hour on top of time and a half to cover the holes in the schedule. It was a busy 70 bed ED.

CelticGoddess, BSN, RN · May 23, 2015

I am per diem, and recently I have been working 3 to 4 days per week. I have a couple of weeks (next week, for instance) where i only work 2 days. I pick up days for the OT. We have been running at >100% capacity since Dec, so it's easy to pick up extra shift. I don't have to though. No one on my unit has to. We just do for the money. Days that none of us do we have float pool or travel nurses filling in.

meanmaryjean, DNP, RN · May 23, 2015

We work 3/ 12s for full time status. Time and a half for holidays. 12% shift diff AND weekend diff.

We had 4 months of mandated OT this winter due to census and staffing. We were required to do an extra 12 hours every two weeks. First time in my 38 years as a nurse I've been mandated to work OT. And the last, I assure you.

dah doh, BSN, RN · May 23, 2015

6 shifts per pay period...split up however you like.

3 weekend shifts per 4 week period. No weekend diff.

Shift diff...yes.

Charge nurse diff...yes.

Holiday pay...yes. Time & a half.

Holiday requirement...yes.

Mandatory OT...illegal in my state so not anymore, but yes in the past.

Katie71275 · May 23, 2015

I work 3-12 hour shifts a week. Our week runs Sun-Sat. No mandatory overtime, but we do have to pick up call which averages 20-30 hour a 6 week period. And yes are paid 1.5 pay for holidays.

Altra, BSN, RN · May 23, 2015

3 12-hour shifts/week - 72 hours per pay period

no mandatory overtime

time & a half for holidays worked

weekend differential Friday - Sun. 12 midnight

off shift differential for shifts starting at 3pm or later

NursePooda · May 23, 2015

No mandatory overtime; they just offer incentive pay if we are really, really short - which we have been almost every single shift for months now. We supposedly get "holiday pay" - it's $1.25/hr. I feel more insulted than if I didn't get any holiday pay at all. How does anyone think an extra $15 before taxes makes up for missing a holiday?

Calivianya...We've been doing mandatory overtime for a few months now for almost every shift too and it's getting old. The 5th day is where our incentive pay kicks in. It's ridiculous. Lol . There are people who would like to do that but I'm not one of them.

NursePooda · May 23, 2015

I have never been requiâ€‹red mandatory overtime and yes, i am full time and work 3 days each week. We get holiday "time and a half" for 4 main holidays.

CBlover I envy you. lol. I just want your schedule. Do you have to rotate weekends or do you guys have WEO staff?