Per diem schedule obligations.

[joy09]

Per diem used to mean you work the shifts you want to. No more in my neck of the woods. I must do weekends, holidays and call as scheduled which is equal to what the regular staff is required to do. When I am get called out on call I get paid mileage and for the visit. The regular staff gets time and a half from the time they leave the house until the time they return.

What's the practice at your agency?

[toomuchbaloney]

What did your offer letter or employment agreement with the agency say about your per diem requirements and expectations? What did you agree to when you signed the paper?

[KelRN215, BSN, RN]

Per diem staff do not take call. We rotate call between 6 supervisors but we do not go out on demand for visits. Per diem staff are obligated to work once every 60 days. That is their only obligation.

[84RN]

in our agency, per diem staff are not required to work any minimum, no on-call, and can turn down any new patient offered---but if you say no very often, you run the risk of not being asked, too.

Some weeks I have less visits than I'd like, and some weeks I work more than I'd like, but overall it's a good fit for what I need at this point in my life.

[Atownshend]

I just started with my hospital's company's HHC agency. Per diem minimum is 6 days every 6 weeks but they prefer double that. No weekend requirements but you can if you want to. Also one summer holiday and one winter holiday yearly. No call.

[toomuchbaloney]

The last hospice agency that I worked for which used per diem staff required that they work 2 shifts per month and one of them had to be a Friday. They were required to provide 2 weeknight and 2 weekend shifts (12 hour obligation per shift) of on call per month.

[rntncc]

You have described a PRN position, where you get called as the need arises. PD is different. You usually agree to a certain number of days, for instance to fill a vacancy if a clinician is off work, etc... or to fill a position for a short specific amount of time...

But it all boils down to whatever your employer wants... I think... If you agree with the pay and conditions of employment, right? What would be the alternative?