forced into administration

Hi everybody, first time poster here. I work at a State of Alabama hospital. My job title is RN1 and i do med nurse, floor nurse, and charge nurse duties. My immediate supervisor is the shift supervisor for the entire hospital with the job title of RN2, which pays 10k a year more. The ADON and DON now want all RN1s to assume the role of backup SS when the regular SS is out. Of course, they want to pay RN1 pay for RN2 work. Historically, at least at our facility, the ADON was the back up SS. The ADON is adamant that she will not work night shift (my shift), and the DON is supporting her. If I had wanted to be SS I would have gone into administration instead of patient care, besides the fact I have not been trained and I am not comfortable being shift supervisor. Also, 3 out of 4 of our shift supervisors have been written up in the last month for what I feel are trivial (made up?) reasons. My question is this: while some of our RN1s would JUMP at the chance to be SS to get a break from being on the floor, can I be FORCED to be shift supervisor and not be paid for it? None of the RN1s on my shift want to SS because we have seen the crappy way the current SS's are being treated. Any thoughts? Any help?!?
Just off the top of my head, I would suggest pulling out your copy of your job description and reviewing that. Any additional responsibilities should be listed there; if they aren't there then the hospital must change/amend your job description an you will have to agree to the "new and improved" version.

unless you are union, i doubt you have much leverage...good luck

talk to HR. At the very least you should paid per diem for the "extra" you are doing. Also, the facility may have an HR policy about "being forced" to do something.

Why are your SS treated so bad? Is it from the staff or the administration?

My understanding is that shift supervisor's have the authorization to suspend and send home employees that they deem not working to standards (such as sleeping on the job).You need to go to HR, they probably don't know about this scheme cooked up by your ADON and DON, and find out what you would be authorized to do if working as the SS. If, as the SS you don't have the ability to function as a SS then the hospital is running without a supervisor at night. If you are going to have all the authorization of a SS, then ask what training and extra pay they are going to provide for this.The supreme court has clearly delineated what an employer has to pay (ie. overtime) to an employee as opposed to someone in administration.