Nurses General Nursing
Published Apr 18, 2003
purplemania, BSN, RN
2,617 Posts
How does your facility compensate, recognize or reward nurses who act as preceptors to new employees? Is acknowledgment enough, or should preceptors be paid for performing this role? Thanks huge
jnette, ASN, EMT-I
4,388 Posts
Our facility does pay the preceptor a modest amount more.
P_RN, ADN, RN
6,011 Posts
Nothing, but it is a requirement to climb the clinical ladder.
zudy
475 Posts
Preceptors at my hospital are paid $1.50 more an hour, but I would do it anyway.
llg, PhD, RN
13,469 Posts
My hospital gives a small differential ($1.50 per hour) for precepting. WE do the same for being in charge. We felt it was more clear-cut than incorporating it into a clinical ladder. People who precept or serve as charge nurses a lot end up getting more money than those who only do it ocassionally.
We pay a similar amount (on a monthly basis rather than hourly) for people to serve as mentors to new grads for their first year of practice.
llg
altomga, ADN, BSN, MSN, DNP, RN, APRN
459 Posts
You guys that get paid "something" are lucky...We get nothing for being a preceptor, permanent charge nurse, mentor, or anything!! In addition to the above 3 I am also the Unit Educator and are on other hospital committees..(at least what I can be on with working nights) We get no incentive, no certificate, no pins, no thank you basically. Why do I do it...well, one day I do want to go further than bedside nursing and feel that these will look good on my resume.
Do I mind doing them..not at all really. I enjoy having a New Grad..they are full of excitement, fear, energy, and new blood! It is hard to precept though, full of responsibility as you guys know!
I do think we should receive compensation for taking on extra "jobs/positions" above being a STAFF NURSE!!
Nurse Ratched, RN
2,149 Posts
Ours does something where every hour you precept someone gives you points toward a bank you can spend on education-related items; e.g. medical textbooks, conference fees and the like. While precepting is a challenge, I always consider it a privilege. It's nice when we're rewarded in a more tangible way as well.
liberalrn
103 Posts
you get paid for it!?!? Damn.
Tweety, BSN, RN
34,333 Posts
It's in our job description. If we precept people our base rate of pay is higher.
Originally posted by liberalrn you get paid for it!?!? Damn.
:roll :roll :roll
I'm with you!!
NicuGal, MSN, RN
2,743 Posts
We get a buck an hour...not enough IMHO. That is a lot of work! I 'd rather be paid to be in charge!
debbyed
566 Posts
Precepting is part of our clinical ladder but as the hospital is currently working on retension/recruitment I am going to suggest they add something simular to what Nurse Ratched wrote.