First comparing the life on the unit at a home base hospital vs traveling.
What we wanted in a contract: Pay, hours, shift, location, housing prices
California and weather
A good weekly pay
Night shift
Good hospital
Housing price/availability
Overall how our contract looked
Cancellation Clause (if applicable): Ability to cancel no more than 2 shifts through-out entire contract
0 - 3.99 hrs per scheduled shift |
Classified as no shift missed; fee $ 0 |
4 - 8 hrs per scheduled shift |
Classified as a half-missed shift; fee $ 160 |
8.01 + hrs per scheduled shift |
Classified as full missed shift; fee $ 320 |
Regular Pay Rate Per Hour: $ 20
Overtime I Pay Rate Per Hour: (applicable after 8 hours in a day, but before 40 hours in a week) $ 30
Overtime II Pay Rate Per Hour: (applicable after 12 hours in a day, but before 40 hours in a week) $ 40
Overtime III Pay Rate Per Hour: (applicable after 40 hours in a week) $ 70
Time off approved (if applicable): N/A
Holiday Pay Rate Per Hour: $ 40 (Paid Holidays if worked: NYD, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Day)
On-call Pay Rate Per Hour: $ 3
Call-Back Pay Rate Per Hour: $ 30
Charge Pay Rate Per Hour: $ 20
Meals and Incidentals Allowance per week: $ 300
Housing Allowance per week: $ 900
Call-offs
Floating, lots of it
Poor hospital communication: the manager was on-leave, checklists
Error in the contract: 7/6 vs 7/9 dates mixed up on when our last contract day is.
The pay wasn’t the best in the area compared to the cost of living.
What did we like vs dislike
staff/coworkers - Very helpful
Union experience
Required breaks
Strict policy and procedures, job outlines
Hiking trails
San Francisco
Palo Alto - Visited google and apple
Oakland - Food places, Keller beach
The neighborhood which we lived in