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Per Diem Nursing - Advantages / Disadvantages
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Working as a Per Diem Nurse:
Per Diem is the Latin term for Per Day. Per Diem
Nurses are Contract Nurses who are directly
employed by a hospital on a day by day basis.
Per Diem Nurses earn excellent daily rates but
on the flip side there is no job security. Many
Per Diem Nurses have working arrangements with
many hospitals and often work long periods of
time on end with no break. This is a great way
for a highly skilled Nurse to earn great money
while keeping their skills current.
Advantages of Per Diem Nursing:
- Excellent daily rates are available which are
well above what a full time Nurse would earn
- Per Diem Nurses can be direct employees of the
hospital
- Ability to work in a variety of hospital
departments and keep nursing skills current
- Great opportunities to learn new skills by
working with different professionals
- Flexibility to take time out
- On call Per Diem Nurses get paid even when
they are not called in to work
- Many states stipulate that nurses earn a
minimum of four hours pay, so when a Per Diem
Nurse is called in to work for one or two hours
they get paid for four.
Disadvantages of Per Diem Nursing:
- Per Diem Nurses are self employed and not
entitled to health insurance benefits
- No paid leave available
- If you are sick you are not compensated
- Because there are no benefits there is
pressure on the Per Diem Nurse to work long
hours
- No training is provided so a Per Diem Nurse
must pay for any work related course he/she
chooses to undertake
- Per Diem Nurses tend to work long hours to
avail of the good daily rates which means their
social life suffers
- Very short notice given to the Per Diem Nurse
as to when an assignment begins and ends.
Preview different types of positions:
Search and review the different types of
Nursing Jobs &
Health Care Jobs posted on our
jobsite, for an idea of the duties and
responsibilities, education/skills required,
salary and benefits associated with Health Care
related, Medical & Nursing jobs in USA.
Below is a list of some of the various types of
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