re: Would you take a schedule working 3 12&#39;s every weekend night

Posted by saderade

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Posted on 9/14/14 at 9:55 pm to jimbeam

Having no weekends the whole year when every social event occurs? No way

Posted by lsunurse

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Posted on 9/14/14 at 10:00 pm to saderade

You usually get so many weekends off a year with that.

Most nurses I knew that did those schedules either had young kids so could spend all week home with them

Or

Their spouse/SO also worked a job working every weekend so they were both off during the week together(those usually didn't have kids yet).

This post was edited on 9/14/14 at 10:13 pm

Posted by Cracker

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Posted on 9/14/14 at 10:12 pm to toosleaux

Fastest 36 hours ever, er time flies

Posted by PolyPusher86

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Posted on 9/14/14 at 10:19 pm to toosleaux

Hell no, I already work shiftwork. At least I get 2 weekends off. No way I'd give every weekend up

Posted by lsu480

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Posted on 9/14/14 at 10:23 pm to lsunurse

Did you see that my ex from L.A. that we went to Hi-Fi with just got her first nursing job? Her starting pay is $53 an hour, isn't that a lot for your first nursing job?

Posted by lsunurse

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Posted on 9/14/14 at 10:25 pm to lsu480

Yeah I saw that

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Her starting pay is $53 an hour, isn't that a lot for your first nursing job?

Not in Cali

Cali pays the best wages for nurses. It's the nursing unions and cost of living. And....mandatory time and a half pay after you work 8 hours.

So every 12 hour shift you work...the last 4 you are getting time and a half. Nurses in CA easily make 100K on up.

Posted by lsu480

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Posted on 9/14/14 at 10:28 pm to lsunurse

It just thought it seemed like a lot for starting, based on a 40 hour work week thats over $110,000 a year with no overtime( I don't know if nurses get that). I may need to take her up on her offer to get back together!

Posted by lsunurse

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Posted on 9/14/14 at 10:34 pm to lsu480

Well obviously I've never worked in Cali so I don't know average starting wages for a brand new nurse.

But I could easily see an experienced nurse making that.

And...is that her base rate?

My base rate and what I actually make an hour is different because I work nights. I get my base rate plus night shift differential(18% of my base rate) plus weekend differential when I work weekends(8% of my base rate)

Posted by lsu480

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Posted on 9/14/14 at 10:40 pm to lsunurse

IDK for sure, she broke it down for me and I want to say the base was like $48 or $49 but she somehow gets a few extra bucks an hour which brings it up to $53. She is at a very nice hospital and in a specialty unit so I am sure that helps. I don't know her schedule yet so I am not sure about nights either.

Posted by EA6B

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Posted on 9/15/14 at 1:24 am to lsunurse

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You usually get so many weekends off a year with that. Most nurses I knew that did those schedules either had young kids so could spend all week home with them Or Their spouse/SO also worked a job working every weekend so they were both off during the week together(those usually didn't have kids yet).

My wife's daughter has done it for 10 years and loves it, she gets 2 or 3 weekends off in a year. People seem to either love it or wouldn't do it for any amount of money.

Posted by GrizzlePickle

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Posted on 9/15/14 at 6:35 am to toosleaux

I do it every other weekend, and I don't mind it too much at all. The weekend and night shift diffs definitely make up for the fact that I miss out on a lot of football.

Posted by Brendoni

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Posted on 9/15/14 at 6:54 am to toosleaux

My cousin used to do it, when she worked in ICU. She loved it.

Posted by Topwater Trout

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Posted on 9/15/14 at 7:55 am to CHEDBALLZ

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You work 40 hours total and they pay you 10 hours of OT

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14 hours Friday 14 hours Sat 12 hours Sun

Surprised you don't get paid 16 hrs OT

Posted by Brendoni

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Posted on 9/15/14 at 7:59 am to lsu480

that doesn't sound too far off, depending on location, like nurse said. flex nurses here in okc, start out at $38 per hour, plus shift differential, which is usually another $3-4 per hour.

This post was edited on 9/15/14 at 8:03 am

Posted by jose

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Posted on 9/15/14 at 8:00 am to toosleaux

Man I miss the awesome schedules in the ER. I used to have the greatest schedules. Lots of weekend shifts though, but I have off many days during the week and that's when you can get shite done because everyone else is working all day.

Posted by yellowfin

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Posted on 9/15/14 at 8:01 am to Brendoni

That's crazy, here if you can find a job it $25 or below for entry level

Posted by Brendoni

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Posted on 9/15/14 at 8:10 am to yellowfin

there is a catch, when it comes to a flex nurse. they don't have benefits, so if you're single, it isn't the best idea. having said that, there are several nurses at my hospital, who are married, and use their spouses insurance, so it's not a big deal.

Posted by WeeWee

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Posted on 9/15/14 at 8:29 am to toosleaux

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For 36 hours total, but get paid for 40? Then you have Monday through Friday day off. My sister is being offered this at a hospital in Houston in the ER. Strange as hell but obviously a lot of days off.

my uncle is a ER doc in memphis and he loves it. The only thing he doesn't like about it is they rotate days on and off.