working prn for two different agencies...

caliotter3 · Sep 30, 2010

Many nurses who only do home health are signed on with more than one agency. I was with three to four agencies at a time at my previous location. I have been with six agencies where I live now, but only one of them bothers to give me any work. I no longer consider myself to be an employee of the other five agencies due to them never giving me work or the length of time since I got any work. When you are with more than two agencies, and they are actively giving you work, you have to have a system to keep yourself organized and in everyone's good graces.

rnmich · Sep 30, 2010

I don't work multiple agencies but I interview/hire... many of our contingent staff work for several different companies and the response I get is that they want to work but to take on the patient load they want and the area that they want (not often a luxury with full and part timers). Some weeks you can be slammed and others very slow so the nurses tend to have a few companies they work for so they balance out. I have never had an issue hiring someone that works somewhere else as well as long as you can attend some meetings or at a minimum read meeting minutes : ) to keep up to date. Just let the companies know and get any on call/weekend/holiday obligations figured out up front!

Timetochange08 · Oct 1, 2010

thanks rnmich, it's nice to hear from someone from a hiring perspective! Your thoughts are appreciated!

anticoagulationurse · Oct 2, 2010

My agency does not allow this.