Cadapter Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 I am a salaried employee at a hospital who is "supposed" to work 8 hours a day. Over the course of the last 2 years, I have regularly worked over 40 hours a week. Some weeks it is 50 hours, a couple 50+ hour weeks if hospital census is very heavy. I have a 6 month productivity log which I record how many patients I see and how many hours I work. After 6 months, it is erased from the hospital server and I cannot download a copy (hospital policy). Would it be appropriate to try and get an average of hours worked over these last 6 months and extrapolate it out to 2 years? Or should I put the exact hours I am supposed to be working? I don't want any ethical issues popping up in an interview or application. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anachronist Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Good question. You can certainly average out the hours. You can explain what you did if anyone asks or make a note of it in CASPA under the description and I think what you mentioned is well within ethical and professional integrity standards. This isn't a ship's log or a pilot's log where every hour is important. Take EMS for instance, might work a 24hr shift, but only respond to 2 or 3 calls, still gets credit for 24 hrs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allegro Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 It is not uncommon for applicants to work varied hours; in fact, that's why the hours section on the CASPA app says "weekly average hours" and not weekly hours. They know its going to be somewhat of an estimate. Providing a brief explanation of your normal schedule in the text box for duties is appropriate if even the average is all over the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearDown Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 its really is just a wild process.... Prior to interviews you think something really, really matters yet isn't mentioned once in the interview. The amount of hours is one of them. Although I will still tend to say that it is part of the objective criteria that land you the interview...afterwards, I would say it is an afterthought. I would average yourself at 45 hours a week. If someone actually asked you - your explanation provides plenty and you could back it with 6 months of logs. (I doubt that would ever happen.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadapter Posted February 23, 2018 Author Share Posted February 23, 2018 Great, thank you all for your responses! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hydrocephalic Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 I was in your boat when applying to school. 50 hours a week was selling myself short, but I put that. No questions, no issues, and no rejections to any programs I applied to, so I don't think it hurts to be honest. I've never heard of a program asking for proof of hours worked, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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