Ashley Clark

Ok, now I see the 2 day pay in action… Do I like it? No. I worked on a Sunday, got it Wednesday. Ok, cool? I’m not sure how the cutoffs work but I’m used to knowing everything gets paid out on Thursday (with early direct deposit) - and because I work NOC almost exclusively, every now and then 6 hours ends up on the next week - but I know that. With this I was baffled. I still am, I think. What days go to which pay day? Daily pay would be great.

If a facility has consecutive shifts in a day, I will usually request both. Now, I don’t mind working doubles when I want to, but I’ve noticed if I request both - meaning either/or and that being my intent - I usually get a double. Todays a great example of I’m pulling a double because I don’t want to cancel one to count toward my cancellations. I don’t really mind because this facility is fairly far from my house so it makes up the fuel used, but I was planning on visiting before or after work and now, not so much. What about giving the facilities the option to post them separately or to be combined as a double? Mark it on the shift before you open details, and you could have a button to tap “Request double shifts?” And when you tap it brings up the options on consecutive shifts so you can hit both - and they can choose either two separate people or the double to cover it - whichever is available. It’s also good for us. Rather than sift through to find the shift to correspond, it could do that automatically. Maybe make it a bit accident proof, like where it prompts you about the shift being a double before you request it. i like doubles, I’d literally love to have Baylor shift options on here too, especially if they offer an incentive. I like working 32 exhausting hours in 2 days and getting paid for 40. Best schedule ever.

I haven’t seen it in action yet, but I do know I’d be motivated to pick up more shifts if I was getting paid directly after. Unexpected bill…yep go grab a shift or two to cover it. Sometimes Thursday is a bit far away (my bank has early direct deposit) especially with me being the only one working currently and my kids being typical “hey I need $$ for this…no mom it’s tomorrow, oh yeah I never gave you that…” 🤣

im sorry, I didn’t mean anything like that. Just sharing what helped me get more shifts because I definitely had this struggle for months, and still do sometimes. I try to always send a short note to introduce myself to one’s I haven’t been to yet, it keeps me from going in not knowing expectations, and makes them remember me for at least a moment. i hope it goes better for you in the future!

Actually, I noticed it kind of bugs when you have more than one state selected with mileage. But I live close to the border of Texas, I’m licensed there too, so it’s no issue for me to pop over there - it’s like 60 miles. When I did that though it pulled up shifts in San Antonio area…6 hours away lol - those maybe the only ones? But I don’t think so, I had a hard time believing there’s nothing in Fort Worth anymore. But since it’s using my location services, I’m goin to try it when I’m in Fort Worth tomorrow.

I left. I told them why and that I wasn’t going to be responsible for that many patients by myself on a locked wing - there are others in the building but sorry, not chasing them down if things go goofy. the best I can do is protect myself and my license. These facilities know when they’re doing wrong. I then wrote in to support about the incident. I wasn’t going to be marked as a NCNS because I refused to compromise myself.

Pens…good pens like gel ink. I can’t be the only one with a major pen fetish. Plus it’s a good chance I’ll lose one and Nursa gets some free advertising. Sharpies would be cool too. notepads- so I have somewhere to use the pen? Tote bags? I mean I carry one to work with me to hold everything and my work bag I keep stocked with stuff I wouldn’t carry in a purse. zip up hoodies - some of these facilities might as well be the morgue, the thermostats the same! I say zip ups because half zipped shows badges and gives you access to scrub pockets. stethoscope covers, pen lights, maybe car accessories since it seems like I live in there now, neck pillow (I sleep in the car on my lunch break when I do doubles), tumblers (28 oz?) you know, creature comforts.

I didn’t read it to say you’re guaranteed anything. If you want to go the route, there are staffing agencies that will be happy to put you in a contract and guarantee hours and pay. I haven’t been with Nursa that long, I actually just got a notification that it was 1 year with them a couple of days ago. It isn’t like seniority at all. I use it exclusively for work because my life is a mess. I don’t always get the shifts I request either. I know one thing one facility I’ve been to does is they’ll post it on Nursa, then call or text me (and others) to see if anyone wants it. I will usually take it. Now, say you see this shift that’s starting in 3 hours and you request it but the facility does what that one does. I request it and it’s filled because they waited for me so they could choose. Now it shows filled for you because they hand picked who they wanted already. somethig else you can do and I have done when you’re struggling to get shifts you want is to message the facility. It’s on the request page. How about send them a short message, introduce yourself a little, ask any questions that pertain to their place. I guarantee that when they go to pick you’re on their mind from your introduction.

Ok I can’t be the only one but I miss being able to find shifts within a radius I could set, or sort them by pay. why? Because now when I put in my state, which is Oklahoma, and I live in the southwestern part, the first shifts it shows me are Sallisaw, Barndall, Tulsa, and Sulphur. the first 3 towns there are all over 3 hours from me, in north eastern OK, Sulphur is 108 miles one way east of me. Then I thought we’ll maybe better pay is how it’s sorted? Uh no, sorry I can’t drive 4 hours one way to make $4-10 less per hour. I have to sit through their masses of postings, and mixed in those will be some from OKC but they’re mostly at the bottom. I can drive to OKC in an hour, those shifts are a reasonable distance. The same goes for if I add Texas to the search (I’m licensed there too) it will show me San Antonio, Austin, and Conroe right at the top…all of those are 5-6 hours from me, but Fort Worth? Nope nothing there. Granted it’s a 3 hour drive but being a major metropolitan area, the pay can motivate me to drive that far, and I know people there so if I can get a few shifts, we’ll I have a couch to crash on for a few days. Please change the search function bsck go allowing us to decide how far we are willing to drive for what pay. Fuel isn’t cheap, so I try to stay within an hour of my home unless it’s SOS with a big incentive then I might because the pay covers the fuel.

Koi. Love how they’re cut and they actually fit and have buttons on the pants. I can only cinch drawstrings down so far and I absolutely hate that if I put stuff in my pockets I am constantly pulling them up.

Yes and no. No they shouldn’t be able to say filled and then ask you to come in because hey, I went somewhere else or made plans - especially the ones that act like you owed them that after they declined you. But, one facility I frequent I’m a favorite at. Not to pat my own back, but they told me I get preference because they like how I work and I guess the residents like me well enough to ask where I’m at or when I’m coming back. I definitely like the residents there, even the ones that core staff say are a problem, only one gives me a bad time and I just don’t deal with them alone anymore. of course they should get to choose who gets the shift. I’ve seen some from agency that literally went and slept in the break room and all kinds of things and that facility should have the option to not ever pick them up again. I get the frustration though. It took me forever to pick up a few of my first shifts. Always filled blah blah blah, but when I finally did, I made sure to make a good impression. It’s been a lot easier since.

This isn't the first time they've done that. Similar to the other respondent, they use agency as a place holder and offer it to core staff, and if core staff will pick it up, we get dumped. This facility cancelled 2 shifts on me last week. Two shifts that I requested in advance several days, one they cancelled the day before, the other only hours before the start of the shift. I asked if there was a reason they cancelled me via text and I was told "We got core staff to cover it". Well, when they do that, they take away money from me because I could have worked for someone else.

If a facility cancels you last minute, its ok for them to do, but if we do it we get a 2 week ban? Thats ridiculous. I had a facility cancel my shifts today for a few hours from now, stating they filled it in house. Ok, but if I had done that to them, I'd be on a 2 week ban. Of course they can get away with it and no consequences for them, meanwhile I'm missing an entire nights work because I don't have anything open last minute to pick up. It's as inconvenient for me to plan to work over night and now I'm short an entire shift for the week and either have to take the pay cut or make it up. This has happened to others I know, one drove over an hour from where we live to be cancelled when she got there. This isn't acceptable at all and there should be some recourse for us. We spend our time and fuel to go to these places and fill their deficiencies, and they wonder why they can't keep appropriately staffed? I go to this place frequently, they call me at all hours to come cover shifts for them and I do. I told them today not to bother calling me to come cover down if they can't have the decency to not cancel a scheduled shift on me last minute.

Avia. Yes those cheap as all get out Walmart shoes. I thought they’d kill my feet for work but they are my most comfortable shoes. They have good padding, lots of support, and come in wide sizes too, which matters to me and I don’t have to size up to accommodate the Flintstone feet I have. I wear them for doubles and my feet have never hurt in them, even when they were new. I broke my back a few years ago and them and Nikes are the only ones that I don’t suffer with. bright side is they aren’t too cheaply made and they have held up very well, but if I mess them up it’s only $20 to replace them.

Nursa needs to stop trying to improve upon the app and fix what doesn't work correctly. That may sound harsh, but the app is buggy on a good day, and then you get an email that "we're going to update it" - which should be more like bug patches, but instead changes how the app functions and IMHO, not in a positive way. I have the most recent update to the app, I use an Iphone XR, I emailed in about some buggy issues I was having and was told to take it here. So here I am. The new update, well the algorithm made it so that jobs that are 3-4+ from me are coming up on top, and they aren't decently paying ones where I would consider the drive either. The jobs that are an hour from me? Very bottom of the list, so I have to sit and hunt for them. It no longer lets me sort them by pay or distance, or how far I'm willing to travel. I am licensed in 2 states, I live less than an hour from the state line and frequently drive to the other state, so I check that state as well. When I look up the ones in Texas when I know I"ll be visiting, it is showing me San Antonio, Conroe (which is by Houston) etc...Both of those cities are 5-6 hours away from me, meanwhile, Fort Worth is 2.5 hours and it's where I go all the time. But can I sort it where I can find those jobs specifically? Nope. Sometimes, I just want to sort it by best pay, because I know I"ll have to drive an hour so might as well make it worth it, but other times I know I'm planning on being in Fort Worth, Odessa, Midland, Tyler, etc. and I want to be able to plan my trips and include shifts before I leave, but we can't do that with the app anymore. My suggestion would be to enhance the sorting feature, maybe to include being able to type in the city you want to pick up shifts in, or at least let it choose from a radius around a zipcode, or let it have multiple filters to make it the best experience. I'd like to be able to type in Oklahoma CIty and let it get all the surrounding suburbs, then sort by best paying. I could do that before, but I can't now. Now it's automated and at least for my area, it's so far off the app is almost unuseable. Aside from that, the bugs I've had with it previously still haven't been fixed. My app (which has been uninstalled and reinstalled several times, I worked in IT before nursing) still shows I've requested shifts I haven't, and when you click on them, they show it wasn't requested. I've sent in screenshots to tech support but y'all would rather reinvent the wheel completely rather than change a flat tire.