Per Diem Nurses are essentially working on call. whenever a healthcare facility has shortage of staff on a given day the Per Diem Nurse is to fill in that shortage. They serve a vital role in the healthcare industry workforce, specially during emergencies.
Working on call means different healthcare facilities different setup and different organization and different procedures. Per Diem Nurses has flexibility of time to work and respond to job assignment calls. Per Diem Nurses can not guarantee their work schedule. it is based on the work availability.
Per Diem Nurses can also be hired to work on seasonal staffing need. such us during Flu season where the patient to nurse ratio tends to rise. and during summer and holiday seasons where most of the regular staff are going on vacation breaks.
The greatest benefit of working as Per Diem Nurse is that they can choose where they want to work and what time they want to work. They can decline any offered work schedule it it doesn’t fit on her own schedule. Per diem Nurses can pick up and work during holidays that when the rate per hour is high.
Per Diem Nurses can attend to their family and they are not tied to a specific schedule that regular nurses is having. Per Diem Nurses work in their given time and flexibility.
One of the disadvantage of a Per Diem Nurse is that they don’t have insurance coverage, no paid vacation leave, no sick leave, no benefits.