Baylor Plan?

mymomisanurse · Oct 6, 2007

Yes, I sure do have something for you on this issue!
I've been working the Baylor plan at my workplace for nearly 2 years. In fact, it will be 2 years in February of next year. The Baylor plan at my place of employment involves working two 16 hour shifts per week back-to-back on Saturday and Sunday, having 5 days off in a row from Monday through Friday, and getting paid for a full 40 hour work week.
There are variations of the Baylor plan: getting paid 32 hours to work 24 hours, etc. In my opinion, it's a sweet deal since I can attend school full-time during the week or take mini vacations without using any accrued vacation time.

Wow!! this sounds like a great deal. do you know of any facilities in the area that offer the baylor plan? I'm a med-surg rn but would be willin gto work in a ltc facility

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · Oct 6, 2007

Wow!! this sounds like a great deal. do you know of any facilities in the area that offer the baylor plan? I'm a med-surg rn but would be willin gto work in a ltc facility

1. West Side Campus of Care - Fort Worth

2. Bishop Davies Nursing Center - Hurst

3. Cityview Care Center - Fort Worth

4. Renaissance Park - Fort Worth

5. Interlochin Health & Rehab - Arlington

6. Trinity Mission of Burleson - Burleson

7. Trinity Mission of Granbury - Granbury

The first four facilities definitely offer the Baylor plan. The last three offer full-time weekends, and might be in the process of offering the Baylor pay rate.

Happeetxn · Oct 10, 2007

The Baylor Plan y'all are referring to is also known as Two Day Alternative (TDA). I work for Baylor and that a nice thing about being employed there......no weekends.

It is Sat - Sun 7a-7p or 7p - 7a. The pay equates to a full time position because of the shift differentials. From what I have been told (so this may or may not be true) some floors have a shortage of TDA employees so nurses are forced to work weekends. This is not the case at the Baylor facility that I work at (Thank God).

Craig

kimhaw · Oct 10, 2007

What is Baylor paying for this TDA w/e for RN w/2 yrs med surg .exp ?

Magik · Mar 12, 2008

All the Baylor Healthcare Network hospitials offer this plan, they invented it. They call it TDA, as mentioned, and at the hospitals I have worked, the plan involved working every Sat. and Sun. for 12 hour days or nights, and getting paid for 36 hours + TDA differential:bow:. You are also considered full time and received full benefits, including time off and sick time.

These positions don't make to the hire boards very often. There is usually a waiting list within the units for the spots. If you find one, jump on it, because they usually fill very, very fast. :up:

You can go to the main Baylor Healthcare web site and do a career search. Just put in TDA. :yeah:

1. West Side Campus of Care - Fort Worth
2. Bishop Davies Nursing Center - Hurst
3. Cityview Care Center - Fort Worth
4. Renaissance Park - Fort Worth
5. Interlochin Health & Rehab - Arlington
6. Trinity Mission of Burleson - Burleson
7. Trinity Mission of Granbury - Granbury
The first four facilities definitely offer the Baylor plan. The last three offer full-time weekends, and might be in the process of offering the Baylor pay rate.

tictac · Mar 12, 2008

Yeah, at my recent interview I asked about a schedule like this and the nurse manager said they have a certain number of spots, they're all filled, and people rarely give up their spots. Oh well...

elkpark · Mar 12, 2008

Different hospitals/facilities use different names, so it won't necessarily be referred to as "the Baylor plan" anywhere you go. I've worked places that called it "WOO," for "weekend-only option" and "WOW," for "weekend-only workers" -- lots of places seem to try to come up with a "cute" acronym. :) And different facilities define it differently -- work 24/paid for 32, work 32/paid for 40, with or without benefits; you have to be sure you understand clearly what the facility you're talking to is offering before you accept a position -- don't assume you know what they mean when they say "weekends only" ...

At the place that I worked many years ago, the weekend option that they offered was "work 24 hours (two 12s), get paid for 32" -- but no benefits; the hospital's policy (for everyone) was that you had to work a minimum of 32 hours/week to qualify for benefits. I needed the benefits, so I initially arranged with them to work the weekend option plus every Friday 2nd shift (so, working 32, paid for 40, full benefits). After a while, they were asking me so often to work extra because they couldn't staff the "extra" 4 hours on the weekends (all the other RNs worked regular "five 8s" schedules), that I suggested to them that I work 2 16s on the weekend and drop the Friday shifts -- and that worked out great for everyone.

BellaCerraRN · Mar 13, 2008

I work a 7 on 7 off schedule with a (true) Baylor Plan weekend stuck in there. I work Th-F 7a-3p, 7a-7p S & Su, M-T-W 7a-7p. That gives me 40 hours regular pay and 24 hours at Baylor pay which is actually 36 hours pay. The nurses that work 7p-7a on that weekend get paid 40 hours for their 24.

Then I get a glorious 7 days off! It's not too bad of a schedule. It takes some getting used to. Then on my 7 days off I'm able to pick up extra shifts and even though I haven't met a 80 hour pay period they're all overtime hours with my shift bonuses. Very sweet deal for me!

labcat01, BSN, RN · Mar 14, 2008

Another note on new nurses and the Baylor plan from some of my classmates. If you get hired on as a GN/Intern on the Baylor plan @ Baylor, they will ask you to work three days instead of two for up to a year (I think- but definitely the length of the internship).

Also, the plan is pretty cool but as I understand it, if the holidays fall on the weekend you are going to have to end up working- even if ALL the holidays fall on the weekend that particular year. Is that right, Commuter?

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · Mar 14, 2008

Also, the plan is pretty cool but as I understand it, if the holidays fall on the weekend you are going to have to end up working- even if ALL the holidays fall on the weekend that particular year. Is that right, Commuter?

This is generally true for the places where I've worked the Baylor Plan, unless you can find someone to work the holiday for you ahead of time.