baylor shifts?

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Hello,

I have been offered a 7a-7p baylor shift position at my current job. I was wondering what types of questions I should ask. How much should the pay be? It would be, work 32 and get paid for 40. I live in the New England area.

Thanks

Specializes in Assisted Living nursing, LTC/SNF nursing.

My NH offers: work Sat/Sun 12 hr shifts and be like you worked 32 hrs. The rate is higher to make it pay as 32 hrs. You can pick up another 8 hr shift during the week to make 40 hrs and be eligible for med. insurance. If you miss a day on the weekend, you will be bumped back to the normal weekday pay scale and have to use PTO time to make up for the hours to keep your insurance. They get a weekend off every 13 weeks (4 x's a year within that 3 month period).

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I was wondering if the Baylor-shift option is extended to CNAs. I always hear of the option for nurses, but not for CNAs around here. Does anyone know if this option is available for CNAs? (My guess would be negative, because of staffing [or lack of it] of CNAs in nursing homes, in general.)

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Specializes in LTC/SNF.

I work as a full time baylor in the New England area as well. I work Sat and Sun - 7a to 7p and Mon 7a - 3p and am paid for 40 hours and receive the option of full benefits. Hourly base rates are contingent upon experience with shift differentials. I received 40 hours of earned time upon hire with additional earned time determined by hours worked per pay period and adjusted to a percentage depending upon length of employment. We are also offered baylor pay of 8 hours twice yearly applied to our earned time. The facility where I work offers pay in lieu of benefits if you choose to forgo them which includes earned time. No overtime is paid unless you physically work 40 hours during the week.

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Specializes in LTC/SNF.
I was wondering if the Baylor-shift option is extended to CNAs. I always hear of the option for nurses, but not for CNAs around here. Does anyone know if this option is available for CNAs? (My guess would be negative, because of staffing [or lack of it] of CNAs in nursing homes, in general.)

The facility where I am employed offers baylor positions to CNAs as well.

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Specializes in LTC/SNF.
I'm sorry if I confused you. I have the option of doing Sat/Sun, two 12 hours shift and get paid for 32, or do two 12 hour shifts and a an 8 hour during the week and getting paid for 40.

Where I work you must work 32 hours weekly in order to qualify for benefits.

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I was really wondering about the pay. She wants to pay me $6.00 less an hour to do the baylor shift without benefits.

So, I am making 26.00 and hour currently, to take the baylor she said my rate would go to 20.00 an hour?

Is that how the baylor normally works??

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Specializes in LTC, Nursing Management, WCC.

Wouldn't you be losing $240 a week doing that? Work for 40 hours for $26/hr = $1020. Work less but still get paid for 40 x $20 = 800. Plus lose benefits?

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.
I was really wondering about the pay. She wants to pay me $6.00 less an hour to do the baylor shift without benefits.

So, I am making 26.00 and hour currently, to take the baylor she said my rate would go to 20.00 an hour?

Is that how the baylor normally works??

The Baylor Plan does not work like this in my area. You receive the same pay rate as the other staff nurses, and sometimes a slightly higher pay rate if your workplace offers weekend differential pay.

When I worked the Baylor Plan shifts for 2 years, I was earning $1 more per hour than the nurses who worked Monday through Friday.

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