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FTE Cont.
Full Time
Equivalent (FTE)
ratio of the
total number of
paid hours
during a period
Figure 1. Observed and Measured Average FTE Data Rates Per Above Device
(part time, full
time,
contracted) by
Next, there are many "averages" in statistics and there are certainly three
you are most likely to encounter in your FTE calculations or in a statistics
course, even if the topic comes up at all. During this period, ≈400 devices
total were surveyed and FTE hours were also analyzed.
the number of
working hours in
that period
Mondays
through Fridays.
Results
In this period, FTE data rates were observed and measured, resulting
in the following scheduled hours modal rate of 1.8 hours [x1 Defibrillator],
1.5 hours [x1 Infusion Pump], 1.3 hours [x1 Electrocardiograph], 1.7
hours [x1 Electrosurge] for each device (Fig 1). To account for different
Age Groups, Job Descriptions, Characteristics (i.e. worker speeds,
strengths, etc.) a Standard Deviation must be measured +/-10% per device.
Discussion
It is the author’s recommendation to continue adding all medical devices to a maintenance inventory to perform mode sequencing of observed FTE data rates. Now, with an accurate inventory ≈100 like-devices
will result in the most accurate FTE calculation in use today. Therefore,
one FTE (40 hours per week x 52 weeks per year = 2080 per year) can
now be accurately measured and then calculated based on negotiated
annual personnel salary for a typical 8-hour period minus over-time, vacation and/or holidays, as well as sick-time.
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