Full time vs Part time benefits

[TinyDancer01]

I’m debating on whether a full time or part time hospital job would be best. Aside from the money obviously, what are the perks (if any) of full time vs part time? I know a lot depends on the hospital and unit but I’m just wanting to get an idea. For instance, do full time people get to schedule vacation first or get a preference on requested days off? Also, I really don’t want to work more than 3X’s a week so are a lot of you forced to work more than you want? If that’s the case part time may be best. Just kind of getting ideas I can ask about on interviews. Thanks for any insight!

[socal212, CNA]

At the hospital I work for (which is part of a large network of hospitals across several states), there's no difference between FT and PT. They both get the same insurance benefits. As far as scheduling, it's an open schedule system. So whoever logs on and selects their shifts first or puts in a PTO request first gets it. Doesn't matter if you're PRN or have been FT for 25 years. (I have to add-just because you select a day to work doesn't mean you'll be scheduled to work it. Managers are always going in and changing the schedule before it's finalized).

And as far as working overtime, to my knowledge they can't make you come in if you're not scheduled? They really don't like paying overtime. If we are short management will ask us to come in, but we have a float/resource unit specifically to cover call offs or a surge of patients in the ED that need to be admitted lol.

[FolksBtrippin, BSN, RN]

This varies so much depending on where you work.

Your best bet is to find out the policies of the hospitals you are interested in.