Working for 2 agencies at the same time

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I work for a HH agency that pays us per visit. We are very slow this time of year. I interviewed at another HH agency for part time to supplement my income. Word got out, that I applied for another agency and my boss told me I'm not able to do that. Anyone ever work for 2 agencies at one time? I would be working the weekends I have off from my current job, so it wouldn't interfere at all.

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Specializes in Home Health, MS, Oncology, Case Manageme.

No reason you can't work for mutiple agencies. I worked for 3 for a short time.

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Specializes in Home health.

I know from experience that some agencies do not like their employees working for their competitors. I don't think it's legal to prevent you from working for 2 HHA's, but they might make it difficult for you to continue.

I think they worry that you're sharing secrets or something.

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Specializes in Oncology, Med-Surg, Home Health.

About half of our nurses work for other agencies as well. Your manager may not like it, but she really can't keep you from doing it. My administrator doesn't like it because nurses then choose another agency and take their clients with them! That's what they're really afraid of.

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That's what I figured. Thanks!

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Specializes in peds palliative care and hospice.

It depends on the agency. Mine, for example makes you sign a conflict of interest form that you can't work for another company that provides the same services in the same area. I do PDN and visits, so this doesn't apply to me. Our biggest competitor is associated with the other big hospital, and obviously that is an issue...

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It depends on the agency. Mine for example makes you sign a conflict of interest form that you can't work for another company that provides the same services in the same area. I do PDN and visits, so this doesn't apply to me. Our biggest competitor is associated with the other big hospital, and obviously that is an issue...[/quote']

So if your company does find out that you work for two agencies, are you terminated?

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Specializes in PICU, NICU, L&D, Public Health, Hospice.

Some agencies ask staff to sign a "no compete" contract that does NOT allow work at a competitor.

If you did not sign that you may seek that employment, keeping in mind that apparently your employer doesn't approve and it could cost you your current "slow" position.

Good luck.

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Specializes in peds palliative care and hospice.
So if your company does find out that you work for two agencies, are you terminated?

If I was working for another agency that offered the same services in the same area, I imagine I would be. My other agency is peds private duty vs adult visits. My primary job doesn't accept any patient under the age of 16, so its not an issue.

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I worked full time for one agency and prn for another. I saw 5-10 patients for the prn gig. I didn't tell anyone so as not to **** them off. Just be careful not to mix up the paperwork. That would be a dead giveaway. Lol!

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I worked full time for one agency and prn for another. I saw 5-10 patients for the prn gig. I didn't tell anyone so as not to **** them off. Just be careful not to mix up the paperwork. That would be a dead giveaway. Lol!

With my luck I would mix up the paperwork!! Lol

What they don't know won't hurt them! Thanks

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My administrator doesn't like it because nurses then choose another agency and take their clients with them! That's what they're really afraid of.

Nurse's should be afraid to do this. State board of nursing has disciplined nurses for "taking" their home health patients with them to other home healths when they quit or get fired. It's called solicitation, and even though it is the patients choice to follow the nurse, a nurse does NOT want to have to prove that she didn't initiate or encourage the patient to change home healths.

If state board investigates whether or not the nurse solicited the patient, one of the questions they ask the patient is "how did you find out the nurse was working for a new home health?" If they found out by the nurse telling them, that could be a problem.

back on topic: best to not even tell your employer where you work for your second job, or that you even have one. just let them know when you are available or not available to work.

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