I make $40 hr doing Geri psych nursing home residents, mostly med mgmt. Been with this co a little over a year. I am pt only about 8-10 hrs a week.
I get paid for my billing. Not how many hours I am there. Certain codes are worth a certain amount of units which translate into time, 30 min 1 hour 1 1/2 hour etc
I am in the northeast, and wonder if $40 an hr is common or if I should be at a higher rate? I feel like I should be closer to $50 an hr.... Any thoughts?
I had a recruiter call me today to ask me a few questions, including what i make an hour I told him i make 36.00 and hour with benefits, pto he told me i was basically making what a hospital RN would make, then I figured out that he was talking about RN travel assignments, I dont know of any rn that makes 36/hr in the hospital and told him as much,
Not true at all. Many hospitals pay their critical care floats, or "superfloats" between 37-50 dollars per hour. Look at it as leverage for Nurse Practitioners. Use the leverage to induce a higher rate of pay if possible. This is part of what is wrong with our profession which we need to fix. The disregard for higher level education and an accompanying rate of pay is partly why there is a lot of disatisfaction in the profession. What is the point of higher level education if you're going to be paid what you were before you recieved the education. It just doesn't seem worth it. Nurses need to be rewarded for their experience and background. Hospitals are just starting to see NP's as midlevels or independent practitioners, but we have more work to do to make others see it.
I had a recruiter call me today to ask me a few questions, including what i make an hour I told him i make 36.00 and hour with benefits, pto he told me i was basically making what a hospital RN would make, then I figured out that he was talking about RN travel assignments, I dont know of any rn that makes 36/hr in the hospital and told him as much,
Not true at all. Many hospitals pay their critical care floats, or "superfloats" between 37-50 dollars per hour. Look at it as leverage for Nurse Practitioners. Use the leverage to induce a higher rate of pay if possible. This is part of what is wrong with our profession which we need to fix. The disregard for higher level education and an accompanying rate of pay is partly why there is a lot of disatisfaction in the profession. What is the point of higher level education if you're going to be paid what you were before you recieved the education. It just doesn't seem worth it. Nurses need to be rewarded for their experience and background. Hospitals are just starting to see NP's as midlevels or independent practitioners, but we have more work to do to make others see it.
where do you live i live in rural illinois the most critical care floats make at the hospital i used to work at is 32.00 no vacation no sick time, reg critical care makes less than that but bennies, i agree we need to be compensated at a rate equal to our education, i guess i forgot to mention for every pt i see over 16 a day is an additional 15.00 per pt so if i see24 pts a day that comes out to 51.00 and hour plus student loan pay back at 25,000.00 a year so that brings my salary up to 64.00 an hour for the first 2 years, so i am not complaining even after the loan payback i am still making good money plus great benefits.
Hey, nice to see someone else from rural Illinois! I currently work as an RN in a small, county hospital in the middle of no where and currently trying to decide on future education, such as, pediatric NP. Problem is trying to find an area of pediatric practice in which I can get clinical practice, pay the mortgage, and not have to drive long distances to the pediatric area. Any ideas, suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Specializes in Plastic Surgery / ENT / Head & Neck Surgery.
I work in RI at a community hospital as an RN and STARTED OUT making nearly $30/hr. Our NP's and PA's make 100k+ depending on how they setup their shifts, the more they work the more they make. They all have full benefits. I have never once heard of them "hurting" for cash and seeing as how the lowest make of vehicle any of them drive is an Infinti I'd say they are doing OK. In fact, one quote I got when I asked one of our NP's if she makes 75k a year was her looking at me and saying "I'd slit my wrists if I made 75k a year..." My friend is a hospitalist near Boston and she made 139k last year plus 36k for teaching 1 class in an RN program at a local college for 2 semesters. Just my $0.02.
-for anyone who will be offended by the "slit my wrist" comment, she was referring to her not being able to pay her bills or look forward to retirement at any point in her life, it is in no way to say she was suicidal or make any reference to anyone(s) personal situation...
I see many ads daily or sent to my email for Psych or mental health NPs, they are all over 100k/year with great vacation and benefits. So PT work should be an even higher pay rate without benefits.
I don't think any new grade NP should work for less then $40/hour and experienced NPs shouldn't settle for less then $45. Its not helping our profession to take less. Doctors wouldnt' work for such pathetic measly salaries, so why should we settle when we are doing 70-80% of the same work??
I left a state (Colorado) that didn't have many NP jobs and the one's they did were insulting pay. I travel all over the US now and make GREAT salary, and when I take a perm job eventually I know what i'm worth and won't settle for less.
I had a recruiter call me today to ask me a few questions, including what i make an hour I told him i make 36.00 and hour with benefits, pto he told me i was basically making what a hospital RN would make, then I figured out that he was talking about RN travel assignments, I dont know of any rn that makes 36/hr in the hospital and told him as much,
You must live in the midwest or a lower cost of living place then. As an RN I make $35-40/hr and am worried about a pay cut for when I become and NP.
You must live in the midwest or a lower cost of living place then. As an RN I make $35-40/hr and am worried about a pay cut for when I become and NP.
yes i live in a very rural area and work for rural health but for every pt i see over 16 a day my bonus is $15.00 an pt and since i see on avg 24 my hourly rate works out to 55.00 an hour plus 25,000.00 a year for student loan payback puts it up to around 67.00 an hour , even after the payback of student loans i am not complaining
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I had a recruiter call me today to ask me a few questions, including what i make an hour I told him i make 36.00 and hour with benefits, pto he told me i was basically making what a hospital RN would make, then I figured out that he was talking about RN travel assignments, I dont know of any rn that makes 36/hr in the hospital and told him as much,