Extra pay for "charging"

[AmandaRN]

I was wondering about "Charge-Nurse" situations at different facilities. At the facility where I work, there is a Charge nurse on every shift, and you make .58 cents more on the hour if you charge. WOW. I think this stinks, and I was curious about other places.

[nanablue2]

Full patient load and $1.00 an hour.

[david81]

Yep, being in-charge, usually entitles you to additional pay. it varies as to how much but it sounds about right. My charge nurse gets 70 cents more on top of her rate.

[P_RN, ADN, RN]

Nothing more. Zero Zip Nada

[prmenrs, RN]

Since the union came in, it's gone up from $1 to $2.50 last contract. In our 40 bed NICU, she doesn't get an assignment, but if they run out of admits, she has to do deliveries unless she can move babies. If we really get hit, everyone helps.

[BlueBear]

Full patient load, charge duties as well and NOT ONE RED CENT for your trouble. So, as charge nurse, my first inclination is to put someone else in charge. And I usually do!!!

[Q.]

Full patient load, charge duties, no extra pay whatsover.

[nurs4kids]

Full patient load, charge duties, $1/hr more.

[nilepoc]

18 bed trauma ICU,

No pt assignment, most nights. (which is good with all the new grads).

$1.00/hr more, there are two permanent charges for nights and two for days, and then staff does relief on a rotating basis on the seventh day. The permanent charges get 4 hours of office time for a 40 hour week.

When we are full, to avoid divert the charge will take a one pt assignment.

Last week I had to be charge, pt assignment, ward clerk, and tech. yeee hah, I went home one tired individual. Most nights we have enough staff though.

[JillR]

Full patient load and all th crap that goes alongwwith it for a whole 50 cents moree an hour,

[tonchitoRN]

Dumb question - I have never worked with a charge nurse. What do they do?

[KidzRN]

At my former work place (very large and busy ER), our charge nurses had the life of Riley! 20-25% pay increase from whatever they were making before the promotion, NO HOLIDAYS, and rarely would they come in on a shift or day that they weren't already scheduled to be at work. IF they did by some miracle, then they would "take-off" early or come in late on their next few shifts to "balance things out".

Where I work now, they make about 5% more in pay which could be anywhere from .50-.80 cents more an hour.

I work with an Amanda too......wonder if you are her??

No chance you're in Alabama at TCHA are ya?

Just wondering.