Call pay and bonuses

Specialties Operating Room

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Specializes in Operating Room.

Hello everyone I would like to see where our hospital falls in regards to call pay. We get $3.00/hr for carrying the beeper and a $20.00 callback if we are called in and a minimum pay of an hour if the case doesn't go. Our hourly rate is time and a half for called in time. We do not get benefits accrued on our call time for vacation, sicktime etc. I am trying to change that part right now. I am putting together a proposal to turn in to try and get a few more incentives to attract more experienced people to our facility.We are expanding and they have hired 4 people 3 are brand new grads. Any how I am from the midwest Ohio area and would like to see how competitive we are? We take 7-8 call days/ month 5 weekdays including 1 friday and a weekend which is 48 hours. Thanks for the feedback!!

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Specializes in 25 yrs MedSurg,OB,ICU,ED & past 8 in OR.

I too am in the midwest (Iowa) and am curious about this. I'm in a smaller rural hospital with 4 ORs and endoscopy. Our usual shift is 10 hours, 7a to 5:30p with call starting at 5:30 until 7 the next morning and 5:30 on Fri til 7a on Mon for the weekend. We are on call 1 night a week and q 5-6 weekend. Our on call pay is 1.50 (recently increased from 1.00). We are paid at least 1hr also if called in at all. We also are paid time and a half for callback. We are paid double for hours after 16hrs. Most weekends we do at least one case. Many weeknights on call we work until 6-7. We also do not receive benefits for call time, but do receive credit for benefits on low census hours like if the day is not busy and we go home early on low census.

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Specializes in OR.

We get 2.00 for carrying a beeper and they have to pay you for 3 hours if you get called in. This worked out well once because they called me in for a hip, and the surgery didn't go-they had to pay me for 3 hours anyway. Cha Ching!!!$$$$$$. Even if the case lasts less than an hour, you still get the 3 hours worth of pay. Time worked on call is paid as time and a half. We usually end up with 1 call per week and then every 5th or 6th weekend(3pm till 7am next morning)

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