Now that COVID is slowing down are nurses gonna be unemployed ?
Last year, all the hospital’s in my area increased their rates which was a blessing considering all that we were experience. This past month my hospital has been putting us on call due to low census etc. I’ve been on call every week for the past month a 12hr shift. As a result I'm using PTO days that I would like to save just in case of an emergency or vacation etc. Despite the fact that I hardly have any as is.
I thought that working in a hospital would provide me steady work. Instead they cancel a nurse and place a tech on instead. On call pays $4/hr. I worry that now a lot of jobs are going to furlough or lay off workers in order to budget or save money. Are any other nurses experiencing this?
My background of nursing is primarily in subacute rehabilitation and longterm care which I loved and was almost never out of work. I went into the hospital out of fear of not gaining enough experience in order to excel in my career. Now I’m wondering if it was the right choice?
