Advice about Per Diem vs. Traveling

Posts: 32 · Joined: 23 Jun 2008 Posts: 32 Location: Seattle, WA

Just be sure that if you are in the middle of a travel contract, most of the time it stipulates that you can't work for anyone else during the contract, which is bullshit. Just do your per diem at one place and your travel contract somewhere else. And keep your lips zipped !! Smile

Posts: 15 · Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 12:49 pm

While reading through the posts, I did not see it explained that there are two types of per diem; hospital and agency. There were replies from those who apparently are hospital (or staff) per diem, and others which are agency.

In my experience, agency per diem generally pays slightly to moderately more than staff per diem, but are the first to be canceled due to the extra cost to the hospital.

Staff per diem pays more than regular staff, but are usually without any benefits. These don't get canceled as often because they pay around, perhaps a little less, than regular staff overtime. At many facilities you can get all the hours you want, but you are not eligible for overtime, shift/WE diffs, or vacation pay rates.

Agency per diem is a great way to gain experience at different facilities and is sometimes a good way to find a facility for a permanent job. But agency per diem rarely offers any orientation and a nurse has to hit the floor running.

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