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Part-time flex - 20-year MT

Posted: Mar 23, 2011

I have been Part-Time Flex for years, but sup wants me to switch to Part-Time. What's so different between the two?

you are one of the few lucky flex left - NJA Queen

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The difference is PT is a minimum 24 hour per week schedule versus your flex which is what- 2000 lines or 10 hours? Why do you think MQ did away with the flex position- so many people were able to work a FT job somewhere else and work MQ flex like a second job and at only 10 hours a week it probably cost more to keep the employees on the payroll. Once you switch or quit you can never get that flex position back because it is no longer offered. Your CCM wants you to switch because she wants to be able to schedule you for a minimum of 24 hours a week rather than what you are working now.

Me too - PT Flex still - MTfor4

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Yes - 2000 lines a week (and I thought minimum allowed was 12 hours)-- I have been with MQ for 7 years as PT flex. Due to financial circumstances, I may have to switch over to full-time status in a few months in order to get the benefits. Just having that peace of mind knowing they do not "own me" is wonderful and right now I am allowed to work 39 hours a week (of course without benefits). The flexibility is the only thing that makes it palatable for me right now.

I am flex part time as well and scheduled 11 hours a week which I never do nor do sm - mqmt

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I do 2000 a week. I refuse to do 10 different hospitals when I only work a couple hours a day so I only do mainly 1 hospital and sometimes 2 if I cn get OP notes.

If my CCM calls and says I have to change to part time 24 hours, I'm gone. I will not work that many hours. I have to work full time for my other job and get way too tired come afternoon and evening----been doing his 17 years and getting old!

Benefits - Curious

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How do benefits with MQ work? How much do they take out of your weekly pay check? I've been thinking about converting over from FT w/no benefits but haven't gotten around to determining if it is in fact a benefit to have benefits with them.

Benefits - MTfor4

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Open enrollment will be effective June 1, 2011, so everything may be changing. I was told we will not hear what these changes are until around the end of April. So, I know as little as you about what the benefits are and how they will work. This will be the determining factor on whether I go FT or not. It would be only for the benefits and perhaps unemployment for my husband in the upcoming months. This too shall pass.

changes - MT

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What do you mean when you say everything may be changing? What type of changes do you think might take place?

FT with benefits - ea

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If you do decide to go FT with benefits, you will have to wait 3 months, even though you are already an employee, so whatever type of insurance we have in June, you will not be able to get it until September.

Part-Time flex - 20-year MT

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So how "flexible" are you allowed to be with your hours? Does the title of Flex allow you to vary your hours day to day as long as you give 2000 lines? Just curious as I have never seen this specified anywhere in any type of MQ handbook.

PT-flex - Have to keep schedule - MTfor4

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Being part-time flex you still have to adhere to a given schedule. There is just more lenience when things do occasionally arise, and you can flex your hours around those "occasional" things. Being PT flex does not mean you can come on and off whenever you please, it just allows a little more flexibility. At least that has been my experience and I try to stay loyal to my schedule when I can and not take advantage of the flexibility.

Ditto - Pedal Pusher

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I have a regular schedule, too, but my CCM is fabulous about working with me when I need some flexibility because I am working full-time and doing a practicum in college where I sometimes get called at the last minute and need to leave. As long as I let her know it happened and have a plan for when to make up the time, she's great about accommodating. (Of course, it helps that the majority of my transcription time is on the weekends, when they need coverage the most.) I know I'm a lucky duck...I hear so much here about people with totally inflexible CCMs, but I'm happy. Glad I didn't give up my PT Flex status when the changes were made.

PT to PT-Flex - No Longer MQ

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I used to be PT-Flex for many, many years, then went to PT Regular and recently I asked to go back to PT-Flex because I was having a hard time doing 24 hours and they wouldn't let me, so I had to quit.

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