Per Diem CNAs: Do you get a reasonable amount of hours?

[Duice88]

hi all,

this is my first post here on allnurses and i am very excited to get some answers to my questions! so here it goes.....i just became certified as a cna. of couse i filled out tons of application and took the first job that called me back. now i work part time at a nursing home while finishing nursing school. well anyway two weeks after getting hired there a hospital called me and wanted me to work per diem there. i went to the hospital and accepted the position (which pays me a lot more). the thing is i am not farmiliar with the hours of per diem cnas.

here are my questions....

first off, do you like working in a nursing home or a hospital better and why?

i would need to work at least three days/week.....do you think i would get that working per diem?

should i ask the nursing home if i can work per diem there as well to give me more flexability and more chances of getting hours?

have you ever been left with no hours?

any other tips and advice would be appreciated!!!!! thanks:wink2:

[DLOAH]

I like the hours in a nursing home, because you can work 7 to 3 or 3 to 11, but the pay at a hospital is better. It depends on if the hospital needs you, how many days you will work. At the least you will get 1 day a week. Maybe you should look into doing registry work, that way you can make your own schedule. If your gonna do registry try and sign up for a few registries. Its harder to do per diem work at a long term care facility.

[chickapea]

I work 8 hour shifts at a hospital. The pay is a lot better than my previous LTC job as well as the team work and working conditions. I am part time so I don't know much about per diem. I would take the hospital job though because where I live it's much harder for a CNA to gain a hospital position. The per diem position could always lead you into another part or full time position someday. Good luck!

[samsam22, CNA]

There is always plenty of shifts for me to pick up at the hospital, and they are 12 hour shifts. The only problem is that we do get called off a lot, it is different at every hospital but im almost certain you wont get called off as much at a long term care.