Nurses Beware: Gig-Work Platforms Create New Challenges
Gig-work nursing platforms promise cost-effective staff for hospitals and medical systems, but may undermine professional, licensed nurses.
From food delivery to rideshare, the modern gig economy evolves in unprecedented ways. Perhaps it was only a matter of time until the same technology used to hire a personal grocery shopper would be used to staff hospitals with trained and licensed nurses.
At the LLF National Law Firm, we know that for nurses, their career is both a job and a calling. In the midst of rising health care and pharmaceutical costs and staffing shortages, our communities depend on nurses to treat patients and provide medical care to patients of all ages.
Efforts to improve medical care or control healthcare costs should acknowledge and honor the important role nurses play in protecting the health and wellness of their patients. Nurses should be skeptical of efforts to change the healthcare system by placing unreasonable risks or responsibilities on nurses.
If you are a nurse concerned that your enrollment in a nursing gig-work platform has placed your professional license in jeopardy, call the LLF National Law Firm’s Professional License Defense Team at 888-535-3686 or contact us online to discuss your case.
Gig-Work Platforms Create New Risks for Nurses
A new report warns of the impact that nursing gig-work platforms may have on participants, explaining that enrolled nurses may assume unexpected costs or risks, including:
- Platforms that classify nurses as independent contractors are unlikely to offer the salary and benefits that professional nurses often receive.
- Nursing gig platforms may require individual nurses to provide their own malpractice insurance and indemnify the app from liability on any malpractice claims.
- The stress of working in different hospitals and with ever-changing coworkers may create conditions in which a nurse is more likely to make a medical error or otherwise fail to maintain professional standards, placing their license in jeopardy. Disciplinary sanctions can have far-reaching, adverse consequences. Any nurse accused of misconduct should challenge the allegations made against them.
- Some platforms may ask nurses to bid against each other for work, awarding the shift to the lowest bidder and driving down wages.
Before enrolling in a nursing gig-work platform, a licensed nurse should carefully evaluate the opportunity and identify the risks they are assuming.
Your License is Our Priority
Don’t let your nursing license become a casualty of gig-nursing platforms. The experienced attorneys at the LLF National Law Firm help nurses, including those working through gig apps, who are accused of professional misconduct.
Whether you are employed by a medical center or work as a contractor through a gig-work platform, a nurse needs a license. We know that a threat to your nursing license can jeopardize your career, financial stability, and future. Let us challenge any allegation made against you.
If you are a nurse concerned about misconduct or facing a professional license disciplinary investigation, let us help. Call the LLF National Law Firm offices at 888-535-3686 or complete a confidential online consultation form.