Re: 24 hour shift

[Bill Garrett <wgarrettjr@yahoo.com>]

Hello Todd,

We currently work a mixture of 24, 16,12, and 8 hour
shifts. As a general rule our FN's work 2-24 hour
shifts a week and our FP's work a 24 and a 16 hour
shift per week. Full time Paramedics work a 40 hour
work week with the Nurses working an average of 42
hours a week. Presently, we do not have any maximum
patient contact hours. An afternoon rest is encouraged
after all the daily duties have been done. As a
general rule we do not allow our Medical staff to work
over 24 hours straight without an extenuating
circumstance (e.g. snowed in or sick call-in's). The
24 hour shifts work well for us. Almost all our staff
like 24 hour shifts better than other shorter shifts.

Hope this helps!

Bill Garrett RN, CFRN, EMT-P, FP-C
Alabama LifeSaver

--- Todd Vandebussche <toddvdb@yahoo.com> wrote:
> We currently work 24 hour shifts here at Inova
> AirCare
> and are looking for for other programs that are
> doing
> the same to see how additional hours are handled. We
> are looking to see if there are programs with
> maximum
> hours worked, any required rest or maximum patient
> contact hours.
> 
> Thank you,
> Todd Van de Bussche
> Flight Paramedic, Inova AirCare
> 
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