For The Luv Of Pete...Is The Float Pool Concept Going Bye-Bye?

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I am hearing that it is... have you al lheard anything?

Our float pool was expanded from around 25 nurses to about 100 now. Some floors in our hospital regularly have two and three needs for nurses on day and evening shifts. The float pool also cuts down on overtime. Any nurse working overtime will be sent home and replaced with a float nurse, if one is available. The decrease in overtime costs was so much, that everyone in the hospital was able to get a larger raise last year. At this point I don't think my hospital could even function without float nurses.

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ok.. but isnt the hospital "FARMING OUT" tons of money for the float pool? Does anyone know how it BALANCES OUT? They seem to try and really MICRO-MANAGE any float-pool nurses picking up too many hours here in indiana.

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Specializes in ER, OR, PACU, TELE, CATH LAB, OPEN HEART.

My facility is expanding the float pool. We have 3 tiers....one no holidays or weekends, work 36 hours a month, lowest pay can be cancelled 2 hours prior to shift; two off one weekend a month, one winter, one summer holiday, midpay can be cancelled 2 hours prior to shift; highest level is either PT with benefits (48 hours a pay), one winter, one summer holiday; or FT with benefits (36 hours a pay), one winter, one summer holiday these 2 levels never get cancelled, do every third weekeknd, and work either 12 D or 12N no rotating. I am PT and get 5 to 6 shifts a pay....60-72 hours. We are cheaper than OT and agency. Get $3/hour float diff. It is a GOOD gig.

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merrywidow what state are you in? Thanks.

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Specializes in ER, OR, PACU, TELE, CATH LAB, OPEN HEART.

I am in Maryland, where are you Airbrushguy????????

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I work in the ED at a NC hospital who cut the float pool. If we are short, were short and its just gona be a long night.

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Specializes in ED.

I just took a float position a few months ago and the dept is still expanding. The hospital has the float pools divided up though. I only work two different floors and there's at least two other float pools that cover combinations of the other floors. Its great because I get the differential, plus I get more experience in just these two areas rather than the entire hospital. I also like working with the same people all the time rather than feeling like the 'outsider' if I were to float all over the place.

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MerryWidow we are in Indiana. .. girlfriend cleared 87k last year as a 2 year float pool nurse ICU / MED SURGE / PCU ( over 12 years experience )

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