funnurse143
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Good morning,
I signed a contract for a weekend program LPN position over 5 months ago. Staffing is really bad so I’ve been volunteering to pick up shifts to help out during the week which are outside of my normal contracted schedule (every weekend, 7am to 7pm, I’m paid time and a half the entire shift as incentive for committing to work every weekend). They have been putting nurses on the floor to work as CNAs without asking first. If the nurses refuse they threaten to report their licenses for abandonment and fire them. This forces the nurses to feel obligated to work in a position they were not hired for out of fear. They do not warn the nurses so that they punch in first, see the schedule, and are required to stay. At least that’s the rumor. Once you clock in you are held responsible and can be reported to the board of nursing if you leave. I already gave my resignation. Even if it’s not illegal, it’s sneaky and I don’t believe a good practice if they want to keep nurses. Plus it’s not my fault they can’t keep staff. It’s because they treat people like they have no value. They are putting agency nurses on the nurse assignments and forcing their employed nurses to work as CNAs. I am curious, is it legal to do this? Apparently they put the agency nurses on the carts because they can’t legally force them to work as CNAs. I’m so confused by all of this. I didn’t sign anything when I was first hired that disclosed this was their policy. Only my contract that listed my schedule and job description. I don’t even want to go into work anymore. The environment is so hostile. I have such bad anxiety and was told yesterday that they could care less about me or my feelings when I tried to express my concerns. I’ve never worked as a CNA and they don’t provide any warning or support when they do force you to work in this role. They just throw you into it and say it’s within your scope. I need to know my rights and have no idea where to look. I can’t wait until my notice is finished (they require 30 days notice). I have been sick to my stomach out of stress because I’ve never been spoken to like a worthless piece of junk by any employer before in my life until yesterday (at least not to my face lol). I have scheduled two interviews since I gave my notice last night. Finding a new job won’t be difficult, I just want to know my rights as I grit my teeth through these next 30 days. It’s not even the idea of working as a CNA that gives me anxiety. I just don’t want to be somewhere I’m not wanted. She told me they don’t want people like me (whatever that means) working for them anyway. Thanks in advance for any input.
I signed a contract for a weekend program LPN position over 5 months ago. Staffing is really bad so I’ve been volunteering to pick up shifts to help out during the week which are outside of my normal contracted schedule (every weekend, 7am to 7pm, I’m paid time and a half the entire shift as incentive for committing to work every weekend). They have been putting nurses on the floor to work as CNAs without asking first. If the nurses refuse they threaten to report their licenses for abandonment and fire them. This forces the nurses to feel obligated to work in a position they were not hired for out of fear. They do not warn the nurses so that they punch in first, see the schedule, and are required to stay. At least that’s the rumor. Once you clock in you are held responsible and can be reported to the board of nursing if you leave. I already gave my resignation. Even if it’s not illegal, it’s sneaky and I don’t believe a good practice if they want to keep nurses. Plus it’s not my fault they can’t keep staff. It’s because they treat people like they have no value. They are putting agency nurses on the nurse assignments and forcing their employed nurses to work as CNAs. I am curious, is it legal to do this? Apparently they put the agency nurses on the carts because they can’t legally force them to work as CNAs. I’m so confused by all of this. I didn’t sign anything when I was first hired that disclosed this was their policy. Only my contract that listed my schedule and job description. I don’t even want to go into work anymore. The environment is so hostile. I have such bad anxiety and was told yesterday that they could care less about me or my feelings when I tried to express my concerns. I’ve never worked as a CNA and they don’t provide any warning or support when they do force you to work in this role. They just throw you into it and say it’s within your scope. I need to know my rights and have no idea where to look. I can’t wait until my notice is finished (they require 30 days notice). I have been sick to my stomach out of stress because I’ve never been spoken to like a worthless piece of junk by any employer before in my life until yesterday (at least not to my face lol). I have scheduled two interviews since I gave my notice last night. Finding a new job won’t be difficult, I just want to know my rights as I grit my teeth through these next 30 days. It’s not even the idea of working as a CNA that gives me anxiety. I just don’t want to be somewhere I’m not wanted. She told me they don’t want people like me (whatever that means) working for them anyway. Thanks in advance for any input.
