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  Pediatric Home Nurses needed throughout Chicagoland Area - New Grads Welcom...

  Per Diem LPN/Home Care job in Chicago, Illinois with Everest Healthcare Solutions

  Nurses NEEDED ASAP FOR THE FOLLOWING OPENINGS: Westchester MONDAY-FRIDAY 3pm to 8pm - G-Tube no medications Addison FRIDAYS 11a-5:30p -... View job

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  Part-Time RN - Flexible Hours - Great Team - Home Care Company

  Per Diem RN/Home Care job in Oakdale, Minnesota with ComForCare Home Care

  Registered Nurse – ComForCare Home Care – St Paul East Part-Time - Flexible | East & South East Metro Area Overview: • Work with some... View job

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  BSN or RN working for a small company that provides residential services fo...

  Per Diem RN/Home Care job in Eagleville, Pennsylvania with Human Achievement Project

  We are looking for a nurse that can help us support 28 individuals that live in the community and have various medical needs. You would guid... View job

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  Resident Care Aide or CNA

  Per Diem CNA/Home Care job in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with Paramount Health Resources

  We have four communities in the Pittsburgh area located in Peters Township, Bethel Park, South Hills and Cranberry. We have current Resident... View job

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  Camp Nurse / First Aid professional

  Per Diem RN/Camp job in Graeagle, California with Two Rivers Soccer Camp

  Join our staff this summer and help us celebrate our 48th summer camp season. Our beautiful camp located in Graeagle, Ca. is seeking a resid... View job

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  Multiple Per diem Registered Nurse position open !!!

  Per Diem RN/Home Care job in RIverside, California with Desire Home Health

  Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities Responsible for continuous review of all aspects of every patient on his/her caseload to include... View job

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  Speech Language Pathologist

  Per Diem SLP/SNF job in Fairfield, California with Paradise Valley Estates

  Provides empathetic, person-driven therapy services to all PVE residents in a caring, safe and efficient manner; and is responsible to perfo... View job

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  Looking for Home Care Nurses

  Per Diem Allied/other job in Worcester, Massachusetts with New England Home Health Services, Inc.

  JOIN OUR TEAM OF NURSES! Currently looking for a RN or LPN to care for a child in the Worcester area with complex needs. The family is l... View job

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  LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse) / RN (Registered Nurse)

  Per Diem LPN/Home Care job in Seattle, WA, Washington with Comprehensive Home & Companion Services

  CHC Services is a well-established Dr. owned Home Health and Home Care agency servicing the Central Puget Sound region. Due to our large inc... View job

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  Registered Nurse / Surgical Inpatient / PRN

  Per Diem RN/OR job in Portsmouth, Virginia with Chenega Corporation

  The General Surgery Inpatient RN will oversee and provide direct patient care, foster the growth of less experienced staff, and facilitate a... 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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