CA/ State Prison RN job question

MTA's are making 130,000 with OT.
we had a MTA last month make 14K with OT.

The base pay of the MTA is alot less than the 100,000 proposed by the receiver for the RN's.

so if a MTA who has a base pay much less than the future RN rate can make 130,000 a year, then next years RN should be able to at least match the lower paid MTA for the year.

course i don't see too many RN's here wanting to do overtime, all the MTA's/LVN's want OT, they get ****** when they get passed over.

Alot of the Mta's here relied on that overtime and now are faced with what to do next. They keep their benefits and time served if them become officers. some thing like 4-6 weeks of training vs 6 months at the academy.

to some its a no brainer.

we are aleardy seeing problems devlope. For one thing they are habing the MTA stnad custody watch in the clinic as nonmedical. The LVN do not haave keys to let the inmates in and out of the clinic.

this was always the responsiblity of the MTA and c/o's.

The only other person who has keys is the RN which isn't their on the weekends. The RN is charge of running her own line and never helps out in the front ( passinf meds, insuln) when they are around you never see them. The doctors are more approceable. yet few are into teaching junior staff.


If you are ans LVN and their is no officer with you

your either locked in or locked out.

You can already see the problems that could arise in case of an emergency.

We'll see how it turns out. it's a custody issue they dont want medical opening the door to let inmates in and out of the clinic.

there has already been an issue with a person from medical taking off with keys.

If a person loses the keys it's 10,000 dlr fine.

Do you mind telling us exactly what the LVN and RN pay rate is now since you work in the state system? I am interested in what regular RNs make per month not what contracted employees make. Thanks for your help on this!