Paid for precepting?

[Happy2bRN05]

I would first like to say "hello" to everyone here at allnurses!!! I am excited to be a new member!

So, my first question on this site to everyone is "Do you get paid to precept new grads?" Many of the nurses at my hospital are not getting paid because we have not gone through precepting classes (which we want to do) yet we are being assigned (not asked) to orient a new grad before we have taken classes. Hence, precept pay is not on our paychecks!! I do not think this is fair!! Any advice how to handle this?

Thank you in advance!

[pagandeva2000, LPN]

I do think that the preceptor has to be interested in doing the training, otherwise it is a bust for the new nurse as well as administration. I can see the challenges involved, though that can really be aggreviating, such as a know it all new grad, or a scary cat who doesn't want to do anything. I wish I had a regular preceptor, though, because I didn't learn much when I did my six week med-surg stint. I ran from there to the clinic I now work for and didn't get the nerve to try and return to it per diem until a few weeks ago.

[RNview]

I do think that the preceptor has to be interested in doing the training, otherwise it is a bust for the new nurse as well as administration. I can see the challenges involved, though that can really be aggreviating, such as a know it all new grad, or a scary cat who doesn't want to do anything. I wish I had a regular preceptor, though, because I didn't learn much when I did my six week med-surg stint. I ran from there to the clinic I now work for and didn't get the nerve to try and return to it per diem until a few weeks ago.

I totally agree with you with every thing you said!

I was one of those lucky ones who had only one preceptor and it made a huge difference. One of my friends who started at the same time had 4 different preceptors and she was totally lost. She missed a lot. It was very stressful for her and she left after 8 months.

[leslymill]

This is a great post because I am going to hunt down a hospital with a preceptor in a few days to complete my nurse refresher course. Since I am working for $8.00/hr retail part-time, I would be more than willing to pay for a preceptor myself. I would hope that I would get the same person for the whole 80 hrs I need though. I would hope they had attended a preceptor course and loved to teach and precept though.

In my state the average pay for a nurse is $27.00/hr. Nationally the lowest pay for an RN is $16.00/hr. I don't think it is unreasonable to give a precept comprable compensation. After my refresher course I will have a 2 year probation period with my BON. Because of this I want to ask a question.

Is it unreasonable for me to ask a hiring facility that is considering me, (I have 22 yrs experience in all hospital settings) to forfeit some of my pay to a "precepting" or supervising RN? Say even up to $8.00/hr.

If there is a sign-on bonus, is it unreasonable to offer it the a "precepting" or supervising RN in return for the 2 year employment it would take for me to get a non-probated license.? I have been out of nursing with a probated license for 4 years, because I don't think it is fair to burden an employee with the paperwork and legal issue that they are required to fill out when hiring me. Sure the monthly supervisor report is a short downloadable form, but it does take skill.

If anyone sees something wrong with what I am suggesting I would love to hear. Do you think a HR department would even consider giving a sign-on bonus to a supervising RN? Can they subtract hourly wage if I agree to it, or will it be seen as unethical?