Got an offer with exempt listed. Do nurses not get OT here? Is it normal for the area to be an rn with exempt status?
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[deleted] t1_jbfjqa3 wrote
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Lopsided-Phase722 t1_jbgubqx wrote
That’s how Hopkins does it. You’ll get paid extra if you pick up an extra shift of course but not if you have to stay late (ex: next shift was late, patient coded, etc). You also work an average of 40 hours per week instead of 36. IIRC this works out to for every 6-week scheduling period, you have to work 2 additional shifts than you would if you were 36 hours. They also only pay out half of what your PTO is worth when you quit. That sucked.
I had a decent experience there as a new grad. I liked the residency program, my nurse manager was great, and my coworkers were happy to teach. Nice to have Hopkins on my resume but they’re not a great employer.
[deleted] t1_jbf51xm wrote
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K_N0RRIS t1_jbgfmfh wrote
Not sure if JH moves different, but I'm state employed and a non-exempt employee. The status relates to your FLSA employment status. From my experience:
Exempt means you are exempt from the Fair Labor and Standards act and don't get paid overtime. Instead, you are eligible to get comp time. Generally paid a fixed salary.
Non-exempt means you are eligible to get paid overtime if you work more than 80 hours in your pay period. Generally paid by the hour.
So if your offer says you are exempt from overtime, it means you won't get time and a half if you work more hours than youre supposed to. You'll just earn bankable time off in the future. Usually certain positions are exempt and non-exempt. For example. Most higher up positions will be exempt because they don't get paid hourly. More administrative/clerical jobs are non-exempt because they get paid by the hour and aren't required to work more than their standard 40 hours a week. It would make sense that a nurse position would be exempt because its pretty common that you all will work more than 40 hours a week, thus costing the hospital a ton of money in overtime costs.
S-Kunst t1_jbglfd4 wrote
They did not build that shining citadel on the hill by being generous with the pay or bennies
princessparanoia3 t1_jbf201e wrote
I’m an outpatient nurse at JH and I do not get overtime. If I stay late, I just let my supervisor know I’m leaving early the next day to make up for it.