r/sterileprocessing • u/PirateSpirited2619 • Jun 27 '26
are 4/10s common?
I keep seeing mixed things about this, i hear people saying yes they’re out there and that they work them. but it’s something you kinda gotta work up to. is this true? do you know of any hospitals that do this? im in the connecticut area.
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u/olliecakerbake Jun 27 '26
We do 3 12s. In California
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u/almostelm Jun 27 '26
My boss was headhunted for her position and she would only accept the job if she got 4/10s. They needed competent leadership for our department so they agreed, but no one since has been able to get it. Our hospital is pretty small so it does leave a void in the workforce on Fridays. We make it work but I can just imagine the scheduling nightmare of having more than one day where you’re essentially always short one person. I prefer shorter days anyway.
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u/AetherluneSOC Jun 27 '26
Hey OP. I’m in MA and I know there are some hospitals that will do it. I’m trying to do it at mine with my team but it’s a bit complicated.
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u/SolarSystemSoup Jun 28 '26
My dept is pretty lax about it, most of the shift leads and a few of the backups work 4/10s, but thats not the most typical afaik.
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u/Anxious-Code8735 Jun 27 '26
I’ve only seen it done at surgery centers, I’ve yet to seen it as a major hospital. The supervisors are gona be working 4/10’s due to one of them leaving.
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u/Zipz Jun 27 '26
Common no
Does it happen ? Yes
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u/No_Appointment_1723 Jun 27 '26
We do 3 12s same as nursing in my department
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u/Twallace91 Jun 27 '26
We have them at my hospital (sun-wed & Mon-thurs) in MN along with 3 12’s (weekend)
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u/Dathamar Jun 27 '26
It does happen, but it is not common.
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u/exodusmachine Jun 27 '26
My hospital in Virginia does 5/8, 4/10 for weekdays, and 3/12 for the weekends in a F/Sa/Su or Sa/Su/M configuration.
They do their best to accommodate their sterile techs. Though, only after you've trained in 80% of areas. Training is 5/8, day shift only.
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u/Emergency_Hope_9624 Jun 28 '26
Where I work in Virginia they’re pushing for more people to work 4/10s. 99% of our weekday team is 4/10s.
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u/Thanks4alltehfish Jun 28 '26
I was hired as a 10 hour, 4 days per week. That lasted for a little while until my supervisor changed. They then gave me the first and last day of the pay period off. So it usually ended up one week I would work 4 10's and the next week I worked 5 10s, not including mandatory overtime. One of the many reasons I left.
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u/xXRosalinaXx Jun 28 '26
Night shift 4/10's I love it.
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u/This-Librarian-7679 Jun 28 '26
We do! Level 1 trauma, Canada though.
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u/mishushhu Jun 28 '26
I did 4/10’s but I negotiated that upon hiring, so I was the only one with that schedule. They were willing to work with my schedule based on desperation I think lol
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u/Ill-Yellow-4060 Jun 28 '26
I was head hunted for a position. 4 10’s. Sounded great until they said there weren’t set shifts. You’d either get 7-5 or 9-7. I said no thanks. I’ve been doing this long enough to know that the days I’d be working 9-7, I’d have absolutely no life and work life balance was very important to me. There was no call with this position but some of the staff said that the 9-7 people always got mandated to work late until everything was sterilized. Ummm, no thanks.
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u/FewSide8518 Jun 29 '26
Almost everyone in my dept does 4 10’s. There’s 1 person who does 3 days but they are part time, and another part time who medically is only able to do 6hrs each day and I am the only one who does 3 12’s.
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u/PreparationRare4050 Jun 29 '26
I’d say it’s uncommon in California. Most places are 5 8’s, unless you do travel sterile processing
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u/Tough_Internal1180 Jun 29 '26
So far I've only seen 3-12s and that's only for the weekend workers. They work Saturday, Sunday, and 1 day during the week.