I would like to first start by stating that you are all my heroes. Not all nurses are great nurses, but you ladies (and gents) obviously care about your profession and I have seen such compassion expressed time and time again in your posts, I wouldn't mind having you at my bedside any day of the week!
I have been lurking here for the past three years and a burning question has finally brought me out...
I am planning on going back to school and getting my AA in nursing soon. My children will still be young and after the torture that those two years will be on my family, I am hoping to find a position where I could work week-ends only and still be considered full-time (I think an arrangement like this goes by the name of the "Baylor Plan").
What I need your invaluable input on, is whether or not it is realistic for a new grad to work in a hospital under that plan. Is this a plan that is reserved for more experienced nurses? Is it a bad idea to work such few hours as a new grad when I very much need to practice my newly learned knowledge and skills? Does your hospital offer such a plan? What are the specifics of that plan (how many hours/wk, salary, benefits etc.)? And in your experience what kind of people (experience, age, level of enthusiasm for their work) usually work those shifts?
I know I have bombarded you with questions and I hope you will find a few minutes of your very busy and noble life to shed some light on my concerns.
Where I work we are offered the Baylor program. We are required to work six weekends straight and get the seventh off. A weekend consist of 3 days or 3 nights in a row. example: Thursday, Friday and Saturday night or a Sat. Sun. Mon night....Those involved receive: (LPN) $300.00 and (RN) $450.00 bonus every pay period. We are paid biweekly. Not bad. If we call in at all during our scheduled weekend, we lose the bonus for that two weeks. It works for all of us. It is not offered to new grads though. Good luck!!!
busylynn
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Where I work we are offered the Baylor program. We are required to work six weekends straight and get the seventh off. A weekend consist of 3 days or 3 nights in a row. example: Thursday, Friday and Saturday night or a Sat. Sun. Mon night....Those involved receive: (LPN) $300.00 and (RN) $450.00 bonus every pay period. We are paid biweekly. Not bad. If we call in at all during our scheduled weekend, we lose the bonus for that two weeks. It works for all of us. It is not offered to new grads though. Good luck!!!