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  Oncology RN $44 Per Hour--Boulder, CO

  Per Diem RN/Oncology job in Boulder, Colorado with SOS Healthcare

  SOS Healthcare Staffing is currently hiring nurses for Oncology. Nurse should have at least 6 months of Oncology experience and 1 year minim... View job

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  Registered Nurse Urgent Care Four Corners, AZ

  Per Diem RN/other job in Teec Nos Pos, AZ, Arizona with Tribal EM

  ANY STATE LICENSE ACCEPTED Summary - Urgent Care **13 Week Assignment with Option to Extend** Provides direct patient care using th... View job

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  Certified Nurse Assistant / CNA - Norfolk, NE

  Per Diem CNA/SNF job in Norfolk, Nebraska with STAFF TODAY INC (STI)

  Staff Today Inc. (STI) is currently seeking a Certified Nurse Assistant to work at a Veteran's Home in Norfolk, Nebraska. These are registry... View job

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  Registered Nurse ( Job Number 30529807 )

  Per Diem RN/ICU job in Houston, Texas with USG Staffing LLC

  Location: Houston, TX Class/Area:RN/ICU/IMU exp Desired Start Date: ASAP Length of Assignment: 13 weeks Schedule Details:12 hour nights... View job

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  Registered Nurse - Long Term Care

  Per Diem RN/other job in Tucson, Arizona with Malone Healthcare

  • Completes physical & mental health assessments • Develops care plans for patients • Administers and monitors treatment regimens • Adm... View job

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  RN - Flexible Shifts - Sign On Bonus Available- Arlington, MA

  Per Diem RN/Home Care job in Arlington, Massachusetts with New England Home Health Services, Inc.

  Flexible Shifts available Home Health nursing in Arlington and surrounding area. Sign On bonus available. New England Home Health Servic... View job

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  Per Diem RN's Needed in Essex County, New Jersey!

  Per Diem RN/Home Care job in west orange, New Jersey with Alvita Home Care

  ALVITA CARE is seeking skilled and compassionate RN's (Registered Nurses) for Per Diem Shifts in Essex County, NJ. Are you a caring and c... View job

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  Certified Nurses Assistant (CNA) All Shifts- Per diem- Western Massachusett...

  Per Diem CNA/SNF job in West Springfield, Massachusetts with Bear Mountain Healthcare

  We are seeking CNA’s to join our team in the Western Massachusetts area! We offer per diem work which allows employees to make their own sc... View job

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  Licensed Practical Nurse at homes - 25 per hour

  Per Diem LPN/Home Care job in Oakwood, Georgia with Georgia Pals, Inc

  LPNs help patients in nursing homes and other healthcare facilities, working under the direction of doctors and registered nurses, or RNs. L... View job

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  Methadone Dispenser (Part Time/Fill In/On Call)

  Per Diem RN/office-outpatient job in Santa Rosa, California with Center Point DAAC

  Center Point DAAC (Drug Abuse Alternatives Center) Redwood Empire Addictions Program (REAP) is currently seeking qualified applicants for Pa... 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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