Kaiser schedule

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Can anybody explain me how the schedule in Kaiser works. I am accustomed for 12 hr shifts 3 times a week in ER. However, looking at Kaiser jobs in Bay Area I see like 24 hr, 32 hr etc. I heard that schedules are set and they have 8 hour shifts, but 24 hours seems extremely low. So, are those positions just part time or temporary? If yes, then how people apply for 36-40 hr a week positions?

In addition I heard that they have 12 hr shifts for ER. Is that true?

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Specializes in Emergency, Trauma, Critical Care.

Part time positions of 3 to 4 8 hour shifts a week is pretty common. I took a 28 hour when I started with kaiser which was 3 8s one week and 4 the next. The pay was equal to my full time at my previous employer. Plus you get free health insurance for you and your family as long as you are a 20 hr a week employee. If you want more hours in the ER you can usually pick up some until you can get a more desirable template.

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Specializes in ICU.

Any temp listing is for travel nurses or Kaisers prn staff to lock themselves into a contract for 3 months.

Different units at different Kaisers locations will be different. For example. Kaiser Santa Rosa NICU nurses work 8 hours. Adult ICU 12 hours.

Kaiser Oakland Womens and childrens services 12 hour shifts. Adult services will have a mixture but mostly 8 hours. Those employees who were there before the switch to 8 hours had an option to kept their 12 hour schedules. Some staff works 12 and others 8 hours. Once those 12 hour nurses leave their position so does the schedule.

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Thank you for the replies! So, at the same ER can be mix of 8 or 12 hour shifts? Then, is it possible to get 8 hour shift part time job say 28 hours/week and then switch to 12 hour shift full time or it’s just legacy positions with grandfathered nurses only? I’m mostly interested in Sacramento area ERs specifically.

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Specializes in Emergency, Trauma, Critical Care.

Regarding the sac area, one Er does some 12s most are grandfathered though. The other it takes quite a bit of seniority to get one.

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Specializes in Critical Care.

I came from a hospital that did 12’s, and I moved back to the Bay Area and most hospitals including Kaiser does 8hour shifts. Most 12 hour shifts in the Bay Area is critical care, mostly ICU. When you apply to a job position at Kaiser it tells you on the job requisition what your hours will be and days will be which is usually a set schedule with most having alternating weekends.

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