Calculating Full Time Equivalent (FTE)
Subject
Health Medical
Question Description
In order to determine the number of FTEs (full time employees) needed to perform each job function, you need to determine the following:
Determine how long it takes to do each task
How much productivity is expected in a day?
What is the work load?
Also consider PF&D: Personal time, fatigue, and delay
An employee cannot be productive for 8 hours straight
Probably productive for 7 hours or 35 hours per week
Don’t forget to round up to two decimal points. For example, an FTE calculation of .718 would be rounded up to .72.
For each task, figure out how many minutes, hours, and FTEs are needed per week.
Example:
Your department has 550 pieces of loose filing
Your standard for loose filing is 3 minutes per chart
Considering PF&D, how many FTEs do you need?