Acute Care P.T. Weekend Option

[Guest guest]

Hi group,

I work in a 315-bed hospital in Athens Regional Medical Center in Georgia.

For about the last 8 years, we have had a Weekend Coordinator that works

Friday-Monday 4-10 hour days. Our current coordinator may be moving out of

state soon and we are looking in to many different options for weekend

coverage. Sooooo...I have two questions: 1. Anyone out there have a dream

schedule that all of their acute care P.T.s really like? and 2. Would

anyone out there that has a " Baylor " P.T. position mind sharing the

schedule, frequency and pay scale with me?

Thanks so much in advance!

Have a great day,

:-) Martha

Martha S. Conner

Inpatient Rehab Manager

(706)475-3108 Phone

(706)475-3633 Fax

(706)355-5538 Pager

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[Guest guest]

We switched to a schedule last year that has worked well. Two PTs and two

PTAs work 4 ten-hour days, either Mon-Wed or Wed-Fri plus every other

weekend. I actually got the idea from someone on this list who talked about

a similar schedule, maybe Irene Bartlett but I'm not sure. (Whoever it was -

thanks!)

Anyway, the staff have liked it. We have better coverage with the ten-hour

days. The weekends are less stressful than when all the outpatient and

inpatient staff rotated weekends, because they know the patients and the

area etc. Our therapists are exempt, and working the ten-hour days, they

actually work fewer hours than when they were on five eight-hour days,

because they often didn't finish on time. The other nice thing is, as a

" reward " for working every other weekend, they have four days off the next

weekend.

You end up with extra staff on Wednesdays with this schedule. We use that

day for meetings etc. and at times have used the extra person for outpatient

coverage that day.

We're short staffed right now and have had to temporarily go back to

eight-hour days, rotating weekends with premium pay, so we can keep enough

coverage Monday - Friday. We hope to go back to the other schedule as soon

as possible.

Sue Fogel

on Hospital

El Paso, TX

Acute Care P.T. Weekend Option

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>

> Hi group,

>

> I work in a 315-bed hospital in Athens Regional Medical Center in Georgia.

> For about the last 8 years, we have had a Weekend Coordinator that works

> Friday-Monday 4-10 hour days. Our current coordinator may be moving out

of

> state soon and we are looking in to many different options for weekend

> coverage. Sooooo...I have two questions: 1. Anyone out there have a

dream

> schedule that all of their acute care P.T.s really like? and 2. Would

> anyone out there that has a " Baylor " P.T. position mind sharing the

> schedule, frequency and pay scale with me?

>

> Thanks so much in advance!

>

> Have a great day,

> :-) Martha

>

> Martha S. Conner

> Inpatient Rehab Manager

> (706)475-3108 Phone

> (706)475-3633 Fax

> (706)355-5538 Pager

>

> This communication is intended only for the use of the addressee. It may

> contain information which is privileged or confidential under applicable

> law. If you are not the intended recipient or the agent of the recipient,

> and have received this information, please immediately notify Regional

> Rehabilitation at or via return Internet electronic mail at

> mconner@... and expunge this communication without making any copies.

> Thank you for your cooperation!

>

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