How much PTO does everyone get?

Buckeye.nurse · Apr 3, 2018

I'm not sure the exact formula, but something like 4 hours of vacation time every 2 week pay period (I've been there 6 years). The time off scales with senority. Our cap is 240 hours of vacation. We get slightly more sick time per pay period than that (I want to say I earn about 6 hours per paycheck at this point) with no cap.

Neats, BSN · Apr 3, 2018

1. I get 40 hours PTO for the first 4 years then it bumps up to 80 hours for 4 years, then 120 hours annually thereafter.

2. We accrue 2.5 hours per pay check (5 hours sick leave per month) up to 120 hours then we stop accruing (we can donate our sick hours to fellow co-workers) when we get close to that number, I have 120 hours and just donated 24 hours so I can accrue again and my co-worker can get paid while sick as well it is a win win situation.

3. We get the traditional 9 holiday days for a total of 72 hours (this includes an extra Monday or Friday... dependent on what day the holiday falls on.

4. Lastly we get 2 floating holidays for a total of 16 hours.

In short on an annual basis I get a total of 31 days for the first 4 years based on an 8 hour work week. I have never used my sick days but am glad I have them if needed. Not very much for a professional but I will take what I can get.

mmc51264, BSN, MSN, RN · Apr 3, 2018

We earn a certain amount calculated on hours worked. We can carry a certain amount that is considered short term leave and then if you get over a certain number, they go into long term bank. They don't expire.

I can never get my numbers really high having 2 kids with diabetes. I have to use PTO for FMLA (but it doesn't count as an absence)

DowntheRiver · Apr 3, 2018

8.17 hours per pay period which equals 26 days a year. I have worked here a year and PTO increases only come every 5 years and are maxed out at 20 years, I believe. I work in outpatient Oncology so we are not open Saturday and Sunday. We are closed New Year's Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and day after, and Christmas but do not get paid for them but you can flex your hours to get more hours to make up for it. We do not get sick pay so if you are out sick it does eat up your PTO.

My previous job with the State I received 2 weeks PTO and 2 weeks sick the first year.

My Urgent Care job I received 5.7 PTO/Sick days a year. We were open 363/year and their excuse was we could block schedule ourselves off if needed. Uh, no that sucks! Part of the reason why I left there.

djh123 · Apr 3, 2018

My old job wasn't bad in that respect. Vac/sick at the new job isn't so good, but the HR person (a friend) says she's pushing for more.

ICU-BSN · Apr 3, 2018

I don't get any PTO....I chose to receive pay in lieu of benefits since we are all covered under my husband. I get an extra 18% added to my base pay instead of PTO. It works for me.

Trauma Columnist · Apr 3, 2018

Wow, I feel like a total loser. As an APN at my old job with 11+ years, I got 8 weeks per year. Now at the fancy hospital I get 4 weeks....

JadedCPN, BSN, RN · Apr 4, 2018

I'm a float nurse, and as such don't accumulate PTO despite being full time and benefitted. But the pay is awesome.

That's crazy! I'm a float nurse as well and in two different facilities have always gotten regular benefits as well as regular PTO accrual in addition to the awesome pay.

SpankedInPittsburgh, DNP, RN · Apr 4, 2018

I do work for the VA

KellyMPH · Apr 4, 2018

It's some formula that depends on hours worked per pay period and time in joband increases at 3 years in I believe. Right now as a newbie it amounts to 18 days per year or 6 weeks of combined sick/annual leave.

nehneh14 · Apr 4, 2018

15 days for 1st 4 years of employment.

LPNEli · Apr 4, 2018

Just starting out is 5 weeks, can be increased up to 10 weeks the longer you're an employee.