# Partime Nurse > Partime Nurse is an independent guide to part-time work for nurses and nurse practitioners, state by state, and the front door to part-time precepting: NPs, APRNs and MSN-prepared nurses take one student for one clinic day a week, in clinic or by telehealth, at a rate they set themselves. Canonical origin: https://partimenurse.com/ · Sitemap: https://partimenurse.com/sitemap.xml · Full text: https://partimenurse.com/llms-full.txt ## Key facts (quotable) - Part-time nursing has no single legal definition; employers set the threshold that decides benefits, most often somewhere between 20 and 32 hours a week, so the same schedule can be part-time at one employer and per diem at another. - Precepting an NP student is part-time work by construction: a standard block is 120 student hours, which is eight or nine hours a week across a 14 to 16 week term, or one clinic day. - A block is paid at a rate the preceptor sets, inside the network's band, deposited in two halves at the midpoint and final evaluations; no fee is charged to the nurse. - Eligibility for clinical NP rotations: an active, unencumbered license, national board certification in the student's population, and two years of practice since certification; RNs with an MSN and a current teaching or management role can precept education and leadership practica. - The student's program decides how much of a rotation may be completed by telehealth; psychiatric and primary care follow-ups are most often permitted. ## Start here - [Home](https://partimenurse.com/): Part-time work for nurses and NPs: precept one NP student for about a day a week, in clinic or by telehealth,… - [How part-time precepting works, step by step](https://partimenurse.com/how-it-works/): Six steps from application to the second - [What one day a week is paid](https://partimenurse.com/pay/): What one day a week pays: your own rate, two deposits, the - [See what one day a week would pay](https://partimenurse.com/apply/): The ten-minute - [Questions nurses ask before the first block](https://partimenurse.com/faq/): Twelve answers on part-time ## Part-time nursing guides - [Where part-time nurse jobs actually are](https://partimenurse.com/part-time-nurse-jobs/): A working map of part-time nursing: budgeted FTE lines, per diem pools, weekend programs, clinics, school… - [Part-time NP work, and what your state changes about it](https://partimenurse.com/part-time-nurse-practitioner-jobs/): Part-time NP work by the session: clinic half-days, telehealth panels, locum days, urgent care and… - [Which part-time remote nursing jobs are real](https://partimenurse.com/part-time-remote-nursing-jobs/): Telehealth panels, triage lines, utilization review, case management, chart review and teleprecepting, plus… - [Going back part-time after you retire](https://partimenurse.com/part-time-nursing-jobs-for-retired-nurses/): Coming back after retirement: license status, certification clocks, work that suits a slower week, and… - [How many hours a week does part-time nursing mean](https://partimenurse.com/part-time-nurse-hours-per-week/): No law fixes the number. Here is the federal anchor at 30 hours, FTE arithmetic on 36 and 40 hour weeks, and… - [Part-time or per diem, which one actually pays more](https://partimenurse.com/part-time-vs-per-diem-nursing/): Guaranteed hours, benefits, hourly rate, cancellation risk, seniority and control, compared honestly, with a… - [What part-time nursing pays, and how to compare it](https://partimenurse.com/part-time-nurse-pay/): Part-time nursing pays in six different units. Here is how to convert each one to an honest hourly figure,… - [Precepting part-time, one clinic day at a time](https://partimenurse.com/part-time-preceptor/): What precepting an NP student really involves: the clinic day, who qualifies, the block, the rate, the two… - [Working part-time as a family nurse practitioner](https://partimenurse.com/part-time-fnp-jobs/): Part-time family nurse practitioner work: fractional clinic lines, urgent care sessions, telehealth panels,… - [Part-time work as a psychiatric nurse practitioner](https://partimenurse.com/part-time-pmhnp-jobs/): Part-time psychiatric NP work: telepsychiatry afternoons, fractional clinic lines, community mental health… - [Teaching work an MSN-prepared nurse can do part-time](https://partimenurse.com/part-time-nurse-educator-jobs/): Part-time teaching work for MSN-prepared nurses: adjunct clinical instruction, staff development, simulation,… - [Telehealth nursing work you can hold part-time](https://partimenurse.com/part-time-telehealth-nurse-jobs/): Telehealth nursing work you can hold part-time: scheduled panels, triage lines, chart review, teleprecepting,… - [Working weekends only as a nurse](https://partimenurse.com/weekend-only-nursing-jobs/): How weekend programs and Baylor-style plans work, what the premium buys, who they suit, and what giving up… - [Which benefits you keep when you go part-time](https://partimenurse.com/part-time-nurse-benefits/): How employer hour thresholds decide health coverage, paid leave, retirement match and tuition help, and what… - [Working part-time while you are in NP school](https://partimenurse.com/part-time-nursing-while-in-school/): How to hold a nursing job while you study: what hours are realistic, which shifts survive coursework, and how… - [What part-time nursing schedules actually look like](https://partimenurse.com/part-time-nurse-schedule-examples/): Six worked part-time nursing schedules with the hours set out: two twelves, three eights, a 0.6 line, a… ## By state - [Part-time nursing by state](https://partimenurse.com/states/): Part-time nursing rules and precepting demand, one page per - [Part-time hours for nurses and NPs across Alabama](https://partimenurse.com/alabama/): Where part-time nursing hours actually sit in Alabama, what the compact and NP rules change, and what one… - [Cutting back your hours as a nurse or NP in Alaska](https://partimenurse.com/alaska/): Part-time and per diem nursing across Alaska, why the state sits outside the compact, what full practice… - [Nursing part-time in Arizona without losing the good shifts](https://partimenurse.com/arizona/): The real part-time nursing market in Arizona: metros, snowbird seasons, compact licensure, NP full practice… - [Reduced hours for Arkansas nurses and nurse practitioners](https://partimenurse.com/arkansas/): Part-time nursing hours in Arkansas by region, the compact license, the collaborative agreement rule for NPs,… - [Part-time nursing and NP hours across California](https://partimenurse.com/california/): Part-time nursing in California: single-state licensure, the 103 and 104 NP categories, regional demand, and… - [Working fewer hours as a Colorado nurse or NP](https://partimenurse.com/colorado/): Part-time nursing across Colorado's Front Range, mountains and plains, plus compact licensure, NP authority,… - [Fewer hours, same license: nursing part-time in Connecticut](https://partimenurse.com/connecticut/): Part-time nursing in Connecticut now that the state is in the compact: where hours sit, NP transition to… - [Part-time nursing across Delaware's three counties](https://partimenurse.com/delaware/): Part-time nursing work in Delaware from Wilmington to the beaches, compact and APRN licensure, full practice… - [How part-time nursing really works in Florida](https://partimenurse.com/florida/): Part-time nursing in Florida by region and season, compact licensure, autonomous practice registration for… - [Part-time work for Georgia nurses and nurse practitioners](https://partimenurse.com/georgia/): Part-time nursing across Georgia from Atlanta to the coast, compact licensure, nurse protocol rules for NPs,… - [Part-time work for nurses and NPs across the Hawaiian islands](https://partimenurse.com/hawaii/): Where part-time nursing hours sit across Oahu and the neighbor islands, what Hawaii licensure asks of you,… - [Cutting back to part-time hours as an Idaho nurse or NP](https://partimenurse.com/idaho/): Part-time nursing across the Treasure Valley, the panhandle and rural Idaho: compact licensure, NP practice… - [Illinois nurses and NPs looking for fewer, better hours](https://partimenurse.com/illinois/): Part-time nursing in Chicago and downstate Illinois: single-state licensure, the APRN full practice route,… - [Fewer shifts, steady income: part-time nursing in Indiana](https://partimenurse.com/indiana/): Part-time nursing in Indiana: compact licensure since 2020, what reduced practice means for NPs, and… - [Building a part-time week as an Iowa nurse or NP](https://partimenurse.com/iowa/): Part-time nursing across Iowa: the multistate license and its border gaps, full practice authority for NPs,… - [Reduced hours for Kansas nurses and nurse practitioners](https://partimenurse.com/kansas/): Part-time nursing in Kansas: the compact license across the Kansas City line, APRN independence since 2022,… - [Kentucky nurses and NPs working a shorter week](https://partimenurse.com/kentucky/): Part-time nursing in Kentucky: a compact license across five borders, what APRN collaborative agreements… - [Working fewer hours as a Louisiana nurse or NP](https://partimenurse.com/louisiana/): Part-time nursing across Louisiana: compact licensure since 2019, the collaborative practice agreement APRNs… - [A shorter week for nurses and NPs in Maine](https://partimenurse.com/maine/): Part-time nursing in Maine: compact licensure across northern New England, full practice authority for NPs,… - [Part-time hours, and a tax credit, for Maryland nurses](https://partimenurse.com/maryland/): Part-time nursing in Maryland: compact licensure and the DC gap, full practice authority for NPs, and the… - [Working part-time as a nurse or NP in Massachusetts](https://partimenurse.com/massachusetts/): Where part-time nursing hours sit in Massachusetts, what the state's compact status means, and how one clinic… - [Part-time nursing and NP work across Michigan](https://partimenurse.com/michigan/): A working map of part-time nursing in Michigan: metros, seasonal swings, license rules for a non-compact… - [Cutting back to part-time nursing hours in Minnesota](https://partimenurse.com/minnesota/): Part-time nursing in Minnesota: Twin Cities and greater-state hiring, single-state licensure, NP practice… - [Part-time nursing hours in Mississippi, and what they pay](https://partimenurse.com/mississippi/): Part-time nursing across Mississippi: compact licensure, the NP collaboration rule, Delta and Gulf Coast… - [Nursing on reduced hours in Missouri](https://partimenurse.com/missouri/): Part-time nursing in Missouri: compact licensure, collaborative practice arrangements for NPs, the state… - [Part-time nursing and NP work in Montana](https://partimenurse.com/montana/): How part-time nursing works in Montana: compact licensure, full NP practice authority, frontier and seasonal… - [Fewer hours, same license: part-time nursing in Nebraska](https://partimenurse.com/nebraska/): Part-time nursing in Nebraska: full NP practice authority, a multistate license, where the hours are, and… - [Part-time nursing hours in Nevada, and how they are licensed](https://partimenurse.com/nevada/): Part-time nursing in Nevada: why the state stays outside the compact, full NP practice authority, the 24-hour… - [Reduced-hours nursing work across New Hampshire](https://partimenurse.com/new-hampshire/): Part-time nursing in New Hampshire: compact licensure that stops at the Massachusetts line, full NP… - [Part-time nursing and advanced practice work in New Jersey](https://partimenurse.com/new-jersey/): Part-time nursing in New Jersey: compact licensure, the 2026 change to advanced practice nurse authority,… - [Working reduced hours as a nurse or NP in New Mexico](https://partimenurse.com/new-mexico/): Part-time nursing and NP work in New Mexico: metros, rural gaps, compact licensure, full practice authority,… - [Part-time hours for nurses and NPs across New York State](https://partimenurse.com/new-york/): A working guide to part-time nursing and NP hours in New York: downstate and upstate markets, single-state… - [Nursing on a reduced schedule in North Carolina](https://partimenurse.com/north-carolina/): Part-time nursing and NP hours in North Carolina: metro and rural markets, the compact license, restricted… - [Reduced-hour nursing work across North Dakota](https://partimenurse.com/north-dakota/): Part-time nursing and NP work in North Dakota: Fargo to the oil patch, compact licensure, full practice… - [Cutting back to part-time hours as an Ohio nurse](https://partimenurse.com/ohio/): Part-time nursing and NP hours in Ohio: the metro systems, rural Appalachia, compact licensure since 2023,… - [Part-time nursing and NP hours in Oklahoma](https://partimenurse.com/oklahoma/): Part-time nursing and NP hours in Oklahoma: the two metros, tribal and rural health, compact licensure,… - [Nursing fewer hours a week in Oregon](https://partimenurse.com/oregon/): Part-time nursing and NP hours in Oregon: Portland to the eastern frontier, single-state licensure, full… - [Working part-time hours as a Pennsylvania nurse](https://partimenurse.com/pennsylvania/): Part-time nursing and NP hours in Pennsylvania: the metro systems, rural counties, new compact licensure,… - [Part-time nursing hours in a one-metro state](https://partimenurse.com/rhode-island/): Part-time nursing and NP hours in Rhode Island: a one-metro market, cross-border licensing, full practice… - [Fewer hours, steady work: nursing in South Carolina](https://partimenurse.com/south-carolina/): Part-time nursing and NP hours in South Carolina: Upstate to Lowcountry, compact licensure, practice… - [South Dakota part-time nursing work, and one clinic day that pays by the block](https://partimenurse.com/south-dakota/): Part-time nursing in South Dakota: Sioux Falls and Rapid City hiring lanes, compact licensure, CNP practice… - [Reduced-hour nursing work in Tennessee, and one paid clinic day](https://partimenurse.com/tennessee/): Part-time nursing in Tennessee: where reduced-hour work sits, what a compact license covers, how NP… - [Part-time nursing across Texas, from the Medical Center to the Panhandle](https://partimenurse.com/texas/): A working map of part-time nursing in Texas: metro hiring lanes, compact licensure, NP delegation rules, and… - [Working part-time as a nurse in Utah, and what precepting adds](https://partimenurse.com/utah/): Part-time nursing in Utah: Wasatch Front and St. George hiring lanes, compact licensure, full practice… - [Nursing part-time in Vermont, and the precepting day that pays a block](https://partimenurse.com/vermont/): Part-time nursing in Vermont: Burlington and the regional hospitals, compact licensure since 2022, NP… - [Part-time nursing across Virginia, and a clinic day that pays by the block](https://partimenurse.com/virginia/): Part-time nursing in Virginia: Northern Virginia, Richmond and Hampton Roads hiring, compact licensure, the… - [Reduced-hour nursing in Washington, and the precepting block](https://partimenurse.com/washington/): Part-time nursing in Washington: Puget Sound and Spokane hiring, the compact since 2024, full practice… - [Nursing part-time in West Virginia, and what a precepting block pays](https://partimenurse.com/west-virginia/): Part-time nursing in West Virginia: where the hours are, compact licensure across five borders, NP… - [Part-time nursing in Wisconsin, and a precepting day that pays by the block](https://partimenurse.com/wisconsin/): Part-time nursing in Wisconsin: Milwaukee, Madison and Fox Valley hiring, compact licensure, the new APRN… - 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