preceptors for employees

[purplemania, BSN, RN]

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

[jnette, ASN, EMT-I]

Our facility does pay the preceptor a modest amount more.

[P_RN, ADN, RN]

Nothing, but it is a requirement to climb the clinical ladder.

[zudy]

Preceptors at my hospital are paid $1.50 more an hour, but I would do it anyway.

[llg, PhD, RN]

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

[altomga, ADN, BSN, MSN, DNP, RN, APRN]

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!!

[Nurse Ratched, RN]

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.

[liberalrn]

you get paid for it!?!? Damn.

[Tweety, BSN, RN]

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

[altomga, ADN, BSN, MSN, DNP, RN, APRN]

Originally posted by liberalrn

you get paid for it!?!? Damn.

:roll :roll :roll

I'm with you!!

[NicuGal, MSN, RN]

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

[debbyed]

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.