Do you have nurses on call for extended care?

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I manage staffing for 40 extended care patients. Most are pediatrics, and some are waiver patient adults. We cover 95% plus of all shifts, but occasionally have one that is hard to cover. We are thinking about having a designated "on call" nurse to cover call ins. Does anyone else do this? If so how do you pay them? Thanks in advance!

Specializes in Pediatric.
My agency offers a "currency with a cute name" for doing anything special. My office is tight-fisted with them. If you remind them you did something above and beyond, they'll cough up. They have a catalog where you can pick out some really nice prizes.

One time I took a job from a call I got at midnight for an 11pm shift that never showed up to a Priority 1 case. It was a 30 min drive. They told me they'd pay me extra. They sure did: I got regular pay and $100 in fake currency. This was almost enough for a Keurig coffee maker, which was nice, but I was under the impression I was getting paid AMERICAN dollars, and told them so. I got the stat pay, plus I got to keep the fake money. It was a sweet deal after all.

What a unique idea...I love it

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Specializes in Peds(PICU, NICU float), PDN, ICU.

I'd rather have cash or a gift card than the silly fake cash we get. Instant reward would make me more likely to agree to something rather than wait.

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I'd rather have cash or a gift card than the silly fake cash we get. Instant reward would make me more likely to agree to something rather than wait.

Show me the money! Lol

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