Per diem premium at your facility?

Hi all,

I interviewed for a per diem position on Tuesday, on a unit & at a hospital that I really want. Spoke to a friend who works on the unit this evening, and her impression is that I got the job -- trying not to get too excited, of course, till it's official, but... I'm kind of excited.

Per diem will be rough for me because I carry the insurance for my whole family, so I will have to keep my current 20 hr/wk (secretarial) job. New grad training/orientation, though, is full time hours and lasts for 12 weeks. So I will (*if* I'm hired!) effectively have a 36-40 hr/wk job + a 20 hr/wk job for 12 weeks. GAH! And yet, in this job climate, I don't feel I have the luxury to hold out until this unit has a benefitted position for me. Once I have my foot in the door, I really think (based on what the unit mgr said, and what my connection says) that a benefitted position will be available to me by the end of the year.

So, my question -- in the paperwork I was given at the interview, there are lots of details about payscales, differentials, etc. but no mention of what we call at the hospital I currently work at teh "per diem premium" -- the extra 1-3 bucks/hr you get for *not* having benefits. Does your facility have this? Is it standard?

I guess I am just trying to make the idea of working like a crazy person seem more palatable by imagining how much money I'll be making...

Thanks in advance!