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Switching to Partime

Hi There,

I was a new grad and started working in the begining of February as a fulltime RN on med/surg. I'm 3 months pregnant and my husband and I have decided that it would be better for me to go partime after the baby is born so I can be home with him/her and to save on daycare. My due date is Feb 10th. I will have almost a year in by the time I go on pregnancy leave. I guess my question is when is the best time to discuss this with my supervisor. I don't want it to effect my current working situation. Is it normally easy to switch to partime?

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I told them just prior to taking disability time off during my last month of pregnancy.

I won't work full-time again.

steph

Wait until your leave starts.

Feb 10th is a great birthday, that's my youngest's!!

Part time is GREAT - I don't think I would go back to being full time anywhere!!

At the last place I worked, I only had to work 16 hours/pay period to keep my benefits... I worked 2 12's a week there and then picked up my other time elsewhere and it worked out well for me - I felt more relaxed!!

Good luck!

Part time is GREAT - I don't think I would go back to being full time anywhere!!

At the last place I worked, I only had to work 16 hours/pay period to keep my benefits... I worked 2 12's a week there and then picked up my other time elsewhere and it worked out well for me - I felt more relaxed!!

Good luck!

DiaryGirl - I tried to write you privately, but couldn't seem to do so. Why would you rather not work full-time anywhere? --I am about to enter nursing school, and considering switching to PA school because of several reasons including all the stressed out nurses I see at the hospital I've been working at.

If your husband gets good benefits, consider switching to a per diem position. You will not have to commit to but a minimal numbers of hours early on if you need. I worked only 4 hours a week for the first couple of months, then increased my hours as I needed. At the per diem weekend rates, the pay was very good for a few hours work.

Per diem gives you maximum flexibility also in your scheduling.

The down side is a part-time or per diem employee is often out of the loop on what is happening in the unit. I felt my skills have plateaued since I quit full time work.

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