help me decide

Ok, I have 2 job offers, both at LTC facilities. Job 1 is full-time, 36 hours, 12 hour shifts on third. Its literally down the road and I know someone who works there, but doubt we would work together often. The pay is decent, but not so good that I would have to stay at the factory 1 or 2 days a week. They do offer bonus for call-ins though.
Job 2 is in another town about 15 miles away. It is a larger chain, but is contingency for now. She did say a FT position will open up in about 3 months. Base pay is about the same as the other job, but they have much better shift differential (2 more for 3rd and 3 more for 2nd). Its also supposed to be 12 hour shifts on third, but I could get some 1st and 2nds for awhile. Of course no benefits, but there is a chance I could get a 2nd shift later (which I would like). Plus she said a new contract is coming up in a couple months with an increase in pay.
Am I crazy to be leaning towards job 2 and not the FT job? I could still work at the factory if I went there for now, but would be harder to work my schedule around with the on-call. She did say I would get decent hours while on contingency if I chose to. Another plus is there are not as many Alz. patients and I'm pretty sure I would not be responsible for as many patients. Any thoughts?