preceptors for employees

1. 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

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   Apr 18, '03

   Our facility does pay the preceptor a modest amount more.
4. 
   Apr 18, '03

   Nothing, but it is a requirement to climb the clinical ladder.
5. 
   Apr 18, '03

   Preceptors at my hospital are paid $1.50 more an hour, but I would do it anyway.
6. 
   Apr 18, '03

   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
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   Apr 18, '03

   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!!
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   Apr 18, '03

   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.
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   Apr 18, '03

   you get paid for it!?!? Damn.
10. 
    Apr 19, '03

    It's in our job description. If we precept people our base rate of pay is higher.
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    Apr 19, '03

    Originally posted by liberalrn
    you get paid for it!?!? Damn.

    :roll :roll :roll
    
    I'm with you!!
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    Apr 19, '03

    We get a buck an hour...not enough IMHO. That is a lot of work! I 'd rather be paid to be in charge!
13. 
    Apr 19, '03

    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.
14. 
    Apr 19, '03

    What does a preceptor do? I have seen it mentioned many times on this board and I have not ever heard of them before.

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