CNA (Pool) Salary Question

[chinny_0012]

Hi. I'm a CNA.

I applied on a hospital to be a full time regular employee ,specifically,i chose night shift but unluckily they said they have no opening yet for applicants who want to be in night shift & work as a regular employee. So they asked me if I would still like to work there but as a Pool CNA.

What does POOL mean on being CNA?

What's their difference on being a regular CNA?

And how much they get paid? Thanks guys. Any infos will surely be helpful to me.

[RosesrReder, BSN, MSN, RN]

I am currently working regional float pool. I get paid more per hour but NO benefits. I work various departments (NICU, Peds, postpartum, medsurg) and depending where I am needed is where I work. (Between 3 sister hospitals). I am required to work 4 shifts a pay period (every 2 weeks) but there is plenty of hours to be worked if I want to. I bid for shifts and departments the hospital's intranet. I also get to bid for the hospital from 1-3 in order of preference.

So far, I like the fact that I avoid politics but some floors are not so welcoming to non-regular staff members. You have to have thick skin at times.

I too am waiting for a full time position with benies (days), but took this position until the other arises.

Pool is basically the same everywhere I've worked. Most of the time is in-house though (only one hospital).

Good luck!

[cbcle]

My first healthcare job ever was as a CNA in a float pool. I actually really loved it. It was in UT for this big healthcare system and I floated between 3 hospitals to whichever floor happened to have a need that night. The best thing about it was setting my own schedule. The way it worked was, I'd submit a schedule of the nights, as many or as few, as I wanted to work. Then on that night an hour and a half before the start of the shift, I'd call the staffing office to get my assignment. Or, if I wanted, I didn't have to submit a schedule at all and I could just call right before the shift and ask if there were any needs that night, which there almost always were. It was the perfect job for being in nursing school and having a family. Plus, being prn, you're always the first to get cancelled which can be a bad thing, but for me it was usually good. I loved dodging the politics. I loved not really knowing anyone on the unit. It was great to show up, do my job and leave. Downsides: crappier assignments, busier nights (if they weren't busy, they wouldn't need you).