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  Sweet Golden Years is hiring a Compassionate RN and LPN

  Per Diem RN/Home Care job in Monroeville , Pennsylvania with Sweet Golden Years Home Health Care 4 U

  Do you enjoy making others smile? Do you enjoy caring for others in need? Are you compassionate and reliable? If yes, then Sweet Golden Y... View job

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  Home Health Nurse - Licensed Practical Nurse

  Per Diem LPN/Home Care job in oklahoma city, Oklahoma with Caring Home Health Agency, LLC.

  Come JOIN the team!! *SUBMIT Resume and COMPLETE application @http://www.caringhomehealthagency.com/application/ *Call (###)###-#### for... View job

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  REGISTERED NURSES NEEDED FOR HIGH TECH HOME INFUSION AGENCY

  Per Diem RN/Home Care job in Manorville, New York with Critical Healthcare Registered Nursing Services

  OUR HIGH-TECH HOME INFUSION AGENCY IS LOOKING FOR HIGHLY SKILLED AND MOTIVATED NURSES ON LONG ISLAND--ALL OF SUFFOLK AND NASSAU!! ALSO INCLU... View job

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  Licensed Practical Nurse - Long Term Care

  Per Diem LPN/SNF job in Hanson, Kentucky with Malone Healthcare

  • Observing changing conditions and participates in revising care plans throughout a shift • Documenting outcomes and follow-up for treatme... View job

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  CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant - Flexible Hours and Locations

  Per Diem CNA/SNF job in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania with Prominent Medical Staffing Inc.

  CNA Located In Harrisburg, PA area Certified Nursing Assistants provide basic nursing care to patients and residents within the scope of t... View job

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  Care Manager for Chronic Care - Work From Home Opportunity

  Per Diem RN/telephonic job in Dallas, Texas with CCM

  RN required, flex hours, work from home opportunity We are looking for a motivated registered nurse to help us monitor patient care by go... View job

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  Mammography Technician/Radiography Technician-New York

  Per Diem other/other job in New York , New York with Soloh Partners

  Soloh Partners is currently seeking an experienced Mammography Technician for a contract position working in a well known and reputable hosp... View job

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  Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses

  Per Diem RN/MS job in Gloucester, Ma, Massachusetts with New England Home Health Services, Inc.

  JOIN OUR TEAM OF NURSES! Currently looking for RN’s and LPN’s to join our team of nurses. If you prefer one to one direct patient care t... View job

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  Ambulatory Surgery Center RN

  Per Diem RN/OR job in Morristown, New Jersey with Retina and Eye Specialists of NJ

  Provides education to patient and family about upcoming surgery. Completes patient health questionnaire. Identifies patient and assesses p... View job

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  MDS (Minimum Data Set) Registered Nurse

  Per Diem RN/SNF job in Everett, Washington with Bethany of the Northwest

  MDS Nurse Bethany of the Northwest, an icon of the healthcare industry in the Northwest for nearly 100 years, is seeking a part-time, fle... View job

Nurses seeking schedule flexibility and premium hourly wages should consider per diem nursing. Although the majority utilize per diem shifts to supplement their existing incomes, there are some who work per diem as their full time job. In order to work per diem, a nurse becomes the employee of a per diem staffing agency or "registry", which is usually contracted with multiple healthcare facilities in a given marketplace. When a facility lacks the staff to provide sufficient coverage, they call upon the agencies to provide supplemental staff. As needs come in from facilities, agency staffing coordinators find available nurses qualified to meet the facilities' needs. This system of giving availability each week and accepting or rejecting shifts gives the per diem nurse a high degree of flexibility in creating their own work schedule.

Another benefit to the per diem nurse comes with payroll. First, per diem nurses can expect to earn a premium as compared to the staff nurses they work beside. In fact, some per diem nurses earn more than $500 per shift. Of course, there is a trade-off here as staff nurses enjoy consistent full time scheduling and benefits not available to most per diem workers. Be that as it may, another nice perk of per diem payroll is pay frequency. Most per diem agencies offer weekly pay and some now even offer daily pay on a pay card which can be used as a debit card.

Finally, many nurses are attracted to working on a per diem basis because, to at least to some extent, they can choose where they want to work. Nurses who work per diem can choose not to return to facilities or units which are not a good match. Alternatively, per diem nurses can make themselves more available to facilities where they enjoy working and can sometimes "block schedule" when the facility has sufficient need.

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