Question regarding positions in Canada

OgopogoLPN, LPN, RN · Sep 28, 2011

It's hard to say exactly how many shifts that would amount to biweekly, but 0.72 is 72% of full time and 0.68 is 68% of full time.

This might give you a bit more to go on as well. If someone was hired for a 0.2, that is equal to one eight hour shift per week. 2 eight hour shifts per pay period. (And breaks are already deducted, so that person would be paid for 15 hours per pay period-two 7.5 hour paid shifts).

So, in keeping with that:

A 0.4 is two eight hour shifts per week

A 0.6 is three eight hours shifts per week

A 0.8 is four eight hour shifts per week

A 1.0 is 5 eight hour shifts per week.

I am not 100% sure how the 12 hour shifts breakdown, but you get the general idea

seizetheday · Sep 28, 2011

I think the 12s break down the same. A .15 = one 12 hour shift so a .3 can be 2 twelve hour shifts or 3 eight hour shift.

I have never seen shifts posted as .68 or .72! Usually it is whole numbers! Given how hours work a 1.0 position = 75 hours every two weeks. So a .6 would be 45 hours and a .7 would be 52.5 hours every two weeks.

As the previous poster said - no idea what this would actually look like in shifts as every schedule is different!

OgopogoLPN, LPN, RN · Sep 28, 2011

I see those odd numbers all the time. If the rotation is a 5 week rotation with weird shifts on/shifts off, etc, it can break down into a 0.78 or whatever. I've seen the calculation sheet that has to be done after a rotation is made up to get the FTE and there's about 10 diffrent steps to get that number!

darkangel83 · Sep 28, 2011

I have never seen an 8/12hr mix. I work a 0.68 8hr day/night line and my shifts are broken down into a 12 week cycle.

I work 4 days per week, and usually have 7 shifts per pay period.

If they will let you, I would ask to see the rotation and see which one works best for you.

Silverdragon102, BSN · Sep 28, 2011

Moved to the Canadian forum

Fiona59 · Sep 28, 2011

It's probably an 8 or 12 week rotation to get that position siize. It's not that unusual to have a unit with combined shifts for a part time line. It's to fill in the gaps of the schedule. I've seen 4 and 8 hour combinations.

They can really bite. You wind up with loads of shifts one week and can be off for anywhere from 5-9 days. It also screws up calculating your eligibility for OT due to the layout.

Definitely look at the rotation. There is a reason it's vacant. One 12 week rotation that I looked at gave me four clear weeks every 12 weeks and had six shifts back to back on certain weeks.

So your paycheque is different every time.

OgopogoLPN, LPN, RN · Sep 28, 2011

There are a few rotations at my hospital that are 8/12 hour mix. Not many, but some.

seizetheday · Sep 28, 2011

Almost all our rotations are mixed 8/12s. a few grandfathered in are straight 8's. I have never seen a posting for anything other than a whole number...interesting how different facilities work!

itsmejuli · Sep 29, 2011

I work a 0.6 on a 6 week rotation of 7.5 hr days/eve mix. Its not a line that many people want because there's a chunk of 12 days off after working 7 evenings in a row.

But for someone like me who likes to travel its perfect. I can get something like 26 days off by taking 7 vacation days.

As a part-timer I get first pick on extra shifts. Since I started in May I've always managed to pick up extra shifts. From now through the end of December I've picked up enough to make full-time hours.