Are you employed part-time or full-time?What kind of work schedule do you have? How long are you shifts? What kind of benefits do you get?I'd like to know how common it is to be a part-time RN, and how the salary/wage differs from being full-time.
RNperdiem, RN 4,591 Posts Has 14 years experience. Sep 9, 2009 I work per diem. I pick my own hours and days (with a few limitations- there has to be a nurse to pick up and hand off patients so my shifts are the standard 7-7, or if I do a part shift, I arrange another nurse to work the other part.My shifts are 12 hours long. If you include 1/2 lunch, commute and walk(long walks to parking on a college campus), my door-to-door time is closer to 14 hours.I receive set wages depending on the day of the week and time of day. There are no benefits like retirement or paid time off.I don't see many part-time jobs listed, but at my facility they do have the same benefits as the full-time.
ONCRN84 251 Posts Sep 9, 2009 I just got hired for part-time in an ICU. 48hrs/pay period. 12 hr night shifts. Base pay plus night/weekend differentials. Medical/Dental insurance. I think I have life too, but I don't have short term disability. I hope to move into something full-time as soon as it becomes available there.
jlove86 20 Posts Sep 9, 2009 RNperdiem: What does per diem mean exactly? Sorry, I'm not even into nursing school yet and don't really know anything about the medical field.ONCRN84: You work 48 hours a week, but you're part-time? I'm sorry, I don't really understand what you mean. How many shifts do you work per week? Are all of your shifts 12 hours long? Do you get paid the same hourly break-down as a full-time RN?
ONCRN84 251 Posts Sep 9, 2009 a pay period is 2 weeks. I will be working 2-12 hr shifts a week. yes, I get paid the same hourly break-down as a full-time RN.
JomoNurse 267 Posts Sep 9, 2009 i'm working two full time nursing jobs - 80 hours per pay period. bonkers!
geekgolightly, BSN, RN 866 Posts Specializes in MICU, neuro, orthotrauma. Has 7 years experience. Sep 10, 2009 Are you employed part-time or full-time?What kind of work schedule do you have? How long are you shifts? What kind of benefits do you get?I'd like to know how common it is to be a part-time RN, and how the salary/wage differs from being full-time.part time. i like my sanity.self schedule. sort of. they accommodate, but they put me where they need me8 hour shifts. again, i like my sanity.med and dental. PTO, long term diability, 401 if i wanted to contribute.salary didn't change at all.
jlove86 20 Posts Sep 10, 2009 OMCRN84 that sounds ideal to me, I'm glad to hear that sort of thing exists. I'd love to only work two days a week. :)
CABG patch kid, BSN, RN 546 Posts Specializes in Telemetry, CCU. Sep 10, 2009 I work three 12 hour shifts a week, that is considered full time. Base pay is the same for full timers and part timers. There is night shift pay of $4/hr and we'll be getting weekend pay starting next year. Benefits include free medical/dental/vision for employees, spouses and dependents. If you want to pay a bit extra, you can get long-term disability, life insurance and a multitude of other benefits (short-term disability, long-term care insurance, etc). You can set up a spending account for childcare and healthcare (kind of like a pre-tax savings account). And we have a 403b retirement plan with employer match, although the match isn't much. All in all, not too shabby!Forgot to mention, PTO, sick time and comp time, which just means vacation/sick time.
carluvscats 225 Posts Sep 10, 2009 I work Tues-Thurs 7am-6pm and e/o weekend (3p-9p Sat. and 7:30a-2:30p Sun.). The pay, since I'm from the great state of Iowa, is the lowest (or near the bottom) in the country! No shift differentials, either. The agency I work for offers a "pseudo" health insurance plan with awful coverage. Good thing I actually *like* my job, lol!
bsrn0523 112 Posts Specializes in infection control, peds, home infusion. Has 13 years experience. Sep 10, 2009 i work two or three eight hour shifts per week, hourly rate is no different than the full timers. i enjoy my sanity, which i keep by working p/t.
