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No. 10
Old Feb 17, 2007, 03:40 PM

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I started out working part-time 2 mornings a week for an oral surgery practice 5 years ago at $18 an hour with no benefits.

I now work there full-time for $26 an hour with a great benefit plan. The surgeons I work for bumped up my salary and benefits based on merit and increases in nursing salaries and benefits in our local area.

I've found that compared to the hospital setting, the surgeons I work for are not real good about annual evaluations and such. The only way I was able to get what I wanted (more $$) was to have a frank discussion with them and the office manager about what I have helped them accomplish financially and what my financial goals were if I were to continue working with them. The worst they could say to my salary proposal was no. In the end, I got what I wanted.
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No. 11
from KristyEDrn
Old May 26, 2007, 07:50 PM

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HI! I am possibly going to move to the Virginia Beach area and I am looking for a cardiology office. I am also an RN. How does it look out there?
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No. 12
Old May 29, 2007, 12:12 AM

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I work in a hospital based/managed/owned outpatient clinic. The nurses working IN the hospital are union and start at $6 more per hour ($24), but even though the clinic I am at is the same hospital it is not union (for what reason I don't know) and we don't have the option to join one. The payscale for RN's starts at $18.40 in the outpatient clinic. There are no merit based raises or anything besides the yearly 3-4% cost of living increase only if you meet "annual employee evaluation standards". We have evening hours and soon to be weekends as well. Most of us pull overtime, but I am one of few who seem to be able to leave on time daily.
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No. 13
from mommyRN07
Old Jul 04, 2007, 07:34 AM

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I work in a doctor's office, and make the same amount as the hospital nurses in the area. My office has weekend and evening hours, with 20% shift differential. The benefits (health, dental, pension) are comparable to hospital. The only thing that isn't as good is the tuition reimbursement, the hospitals give about twice what the clinic gives.
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No. 14
from junebug62
Old Aug 04, 2007, 04:48 PM

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I am an LPN in an office. I get an 1.5hrs. for lunch, live three miles from work, get paid vacation, get bonuses, get taken to lunch by my boss (and of course the drug reps.) get to leave early if we need to, without being docked, and make 17.00 an hour. He pays insurance, and AFLAC. And gives a scrubs allowance. I go home for lunch do a load of laundry, get a jump on dinner and let the dogs out. I am very fortunate!
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No. 15
Old Oct 14, 2007, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by junebug62 View Post
I am an LPN in an office. I get an 1.5hrs. for lunch, live three miles from work, get paid vacation, get bonuses, get taken to lunch by my boss (and of course the drug reps.) get to leave early if we need to, without being docked, and make 17.00 an hour. He pays insurance, and AFLAC. And gives a scrubs allowance. I go home for lunch do a load of laundry, get a jump on dinner and let the dogs out. I am very fortunate!


I'm in VA, I wanna work where you work LOL! Sounds like a blessing!
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No. 16
Old Oct 14, 2007, 07:53 PM

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The pay scale can change if its a specialist as apposed to a pcp. I know r.n's in offices making around 20.00 per hour. Im sure the doc's are fully aware that working for them eliminates the shifts and holidays. Thats why they can keep the pay down some.
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No. 17
Old Oct 21, 2007, 12:01 AM

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I applied at a clinic more than prepared to take $10/hr less than I made at my $26/hr night shift hospital job... the decreased stress, lack of night, weekend, and holiday shifts made it more than appealing... Except I discovered they were willing to pay me a wage that was only $2 less than my current and the exact same as I made whenever I worked day shift at the hospital. Their retirement was better and the other benefits comparable. They sounded almost apologetic when they made me the offer... would I be willing to accept $24/hr??? I was like, "That would be fine, thank you." Inside I was screaming for joy. If they'd only known I would've happily accepted so much less.
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No. 18
Old Oct 21, 2007, 12:05 AM

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Where I live, there is a big surplus of RNs who can't find jobs. Because of this, all the doc's offices here are all RN staffed, no MAs and hardly any LVNs. Most office RNs here work for a low salary, or about $15. an hour if paid hourly.
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No. 19
from imconfused
Old Feb 25, 2009, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Morgan314 View Post
In my current position as office nurse, I make the same pay as I made 18 years ago working in the hospital. But, the tradeoff is not having to work weekends, and holidays. I am the only nurse in our clinic, and even though my hours are 8-5 (1 hr lunch), I am often still there til 7pm, and am so busy, I end up bringing my uneaten lunch home to the dog.

hi! any advice for me? ill be working in a clinic too, and im going to be the only nurse in the clinic. what do u usually do?
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