This chart can help you determine which positions and employee types fit best with your interests and skills.

Full time: 35-40 hours per week with benefits
Part time benefits: 20-34 hours per week with benefits
Part time no benefits: Less than 20 hours per week
Per Diem: Per diem variable hours
Weekend benefits: 24 hours per weekend option with benefits
Temp full time: 35-40 hours per week less than 6 months position with no benefits
Temp part time: 20-34 hours per week less than 6 month position no benefits

Benefit	Employee Type
	Full-Time (A1)	Part-Time Benefits (A2)	Part-Time No Benefits (A3)	Per Diem or Registry	Weekend without Benefits	Weekend with Benefits
	72 or more hours per pay period	40 or more hours per pay period	Less than 40 hours per pay period	Variable hours	48 weekend hours per pay period minimum	48 weekend hours per pay period minimum
Health / Dental Plans
Retirement Plan
Group Term Life Insurance
Voluntary Term Life Insurance
Tax Deferred Annuity Savings Plan			(1)		(1)
Housing (2)
Tuition Reimbursement	$3,000/yr	$1,200/yr	$600/yr			$1,200/yr
Credit Union
Differential Pay
Paid Time Off (PTO)						per contract (5)
Birthday (3)	8 hours	8 hours
Anniversary (4)	8 hours	8 hours
Extended Illness Bank (EIB)
Short Term Disability
Funeral Leave Pay
Jury Duty Pay (scheduled days only)
Employee Assistance Program
Dearhaven Child Care Employee Rate
Health & Fitness Center Employee Rate
Cafeteria Employee Discount
Lake Forest Hospital Gift Shops Employee Discount

⁽¹⁾ 1000 hours of pay for a minimum of 12 months to be a participant
⁽²⁾ Conditional — priority on housing requested is given to full-time employees.
⁽³⁾ After 10 years of service.  Added to PTO Bank.
⁽⁴⁾ After 15 years of service.  Added to PTO Bank.
⁽⁵⁾ Lump Sum (24 hours at Weekend Rate) after completion of each 13 weeks of contract. 

Lake Forest Hospital also provides domestic partner benefits.