PRN JOBS – Career Benefits & drawbacks

What is a PRN Job?

PRN nurses are licensed and qualified professionals who have chosen to work in a hospital’s pool of on-call staff or for an agency that offers temporary medical staffing solutions. They consent to work for a number of hours a month and may work nearly full-time if they are employed by an agency.

To being, let us first understand what PRN stands for, it is a Latin phrase “pro re nata” which means “as the situation demands.” Therefore, if your job is PRN, it means you only work when there is a need, or when they need you. Working as a PRN, it is difficult to plan your life or your expenses, unless you’re the one who decides when and how often to work, but there are also some added benefits to work as a PRN.

How does it works

In the hospital, working pool or per diem is similar to working PRN. As the hospital can not be closed when people call in sick, most hospitals have back up of nurses, technicians and other ancillary personnel, who can be asked to join when their regular staff gets sick or goes on a vacation.
A PRN job typically demands a commitment for a certain number of hours per months, usually you won’t have a problem getting the hours you need, but you’ll have to be available with a specific number of weekend or holiday hours.

As a PRN nurse you can get the opportunity to deal with a variety of patients and in a variety of areas, here are some of the advantages and disadvantages involved:

Advantages of PRN Jobs

·         As far as the benefits linked with paid time off or sick time, you probably can't expect either of them when you are working as a PRN.

·         Another benefit of working as a PRN is that you do not have to beg or plead for a day-off.

·         PRN nurses simply do not accept work when they don’t want to

·         You can manage your work-life balance as per your convenience.

·         You can take complete flexibility of working hours and availability.

·         As a PRN you usually earn more than you would make working in a full-time position.

·         You can explore different opportunities, work more than one hospital.

·         Less Pressure involved

·         Having fewer work hours implies that you can focus on other important areas of your life.

Disadvantages of PRN Jobs disadvantage

Although there are very few disadvantages of taking up a PRN Job, they are; 

·         Lack of a consistent salary

·         You may have to work nights, holidays or weekends

·         No job security. No benefits like paid time off days, insurance and retirement.

Here 3 tips that can help you restore your energy and excitement to continue working as a PRN

for an extended period of time in your career. They are,

1.      Be organized

2.      Set boundaries

3.      Choose shifts that are right for you

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Traveling Nurse Job

Are you a LPN? Do you crave the thrill of life on the road? As a LPN you know that you're the adhesive that holds the medical staff together. As a LPN you're in high demand all around the world in all the aspects of the medical field. As the populace gets older and requires more hospital treatment this requirement may only get higher. As a whole the U.S. Is currently experiencing a reasonable deficit of LPN nurses travel, with more serious travel nurse shortages in specific areas. This deficit may also grow if current trends continue. The number of places you could work as a LPN are literally endless.

There are nurse travel companies that can assist you in finding employment. Most sites say that if you've one year of experience as a LPN you'll pretty much be able to look for a job wherever you need. What's a travel nurse anyhow? A journey nurse is like truly being a temp in any company. A bureau will get you an assignment in truly a particular location and off you get. The assignments may be as brief as 8 weeks and so long as 26 weeks. Plan on 8-13 weeks truly being the general rule for just how long a job will last.

If you truly enjoy the job, as well as the medical facility you're working with would love to employ you on a permanent foundation, most companies possess a strategy in place for long-term hiring. In case on most LPN Travel Jobs, the price of the Housing and journey is included in the hospital or medical facility. Often times you'll be provided with a furnished house. Other times you'll be given a housing allocation and given help to find a great place to reside in the area of your assignment. The pay scale for LPN Travel Nurses is above average. All of the regular things will come into play as far as pay is worried including experience and degree of expertise.

You may need a license to work in each and every state that you work in. The nurse travel agency may assist you follow the steps to become licensed in each region. Many nurses get with one travel company and jump from assignment to assignment. The agency will usually offer 401K, health advantages, and retirement. Do as much research as possible before you choose a company to represent you. Talk to other nurses which also have done work as traveling nurses and also have worked for that company.