Yes, another salary negotiating question!

[Calixan]

Okay yes I know this has been mentioned a million times before and yes I have looked at a few of the threads and none have helped me. But I have not gone through them all.

Anywho, my question is how do I negotiate salary as a new grad WITH hospital experience. I have worked in a hospital for the past 3+ years so I am not completely new to the health care field. I think I deserve more as a new grad with hospital experience compared to someone who worked for walmart until the day before graduation and the only hospital time they had was clinicals. So how do I bring this up when discussing salary?

I was offered a position in the ER once I graduate and I will be the first and only New grad they have ever hired in the ER so I don't want to ruin anythng, but I don't want to settle for less than I am worth. Please help if you can. Just trying to think of the right words to say or how to let them know I am worth more than someone that is completely new.

TIA

By the way, I do know some of you are frustrated with new grads wanting more pay. But if you don't stand up for what your worth, hospitals and everywhere else are going to offer you as little as possible.

[AntMarchingRN, RN]

first of all congrats on the job offer!!

i completely understand you wanting to be paid what you feel you are worth but i really think you should take what they give you and just be very happy to have gotten the offer. the er is a very difficult place for a new grad to start and there are so many new grads out there that aren’t even given a second look. thank goodness you have the opportunity. take the time to get some experience and show them that you are worth an increase if not happy with what you got at offer time.

i am not saying that you are crazy for wanting to be paid what you feel you are worth by any means, and new grads wanting more pay is fine with me. i also had years of hospital experience before i was hired and time and time again i was told it was great to have, but wasn’t rn experience. once i was an rn i realized this was true. even though i had spent many years in the er, i had a lot to learn with the role change. i know it is hard to not get exactly what you want or feel you deserve, but (just my opinion) don’t take a chance at losing such a great opportunity over a few dollars and hour.

good luck in your new position. the money will come in time, but i think you should take a great opportunity and run with it while you have a chance! i would hate to see you loose it and have to start all over. you are so lucky as a new grad to have this shot! take it!

[TREC96]

Im a new grad but here is my opinion...just ask if the salary is negotiable so the words you may want to consider should be something like I have worked in the ..... dept for 3+yrs as a ...... is there a possibility for a negotiation in terms of salary? being i do have this experience

The worst they can say is no i do not think that they will rescind on the job offer

how ever i doubt they will take your experience into consideration bc it was not as an rn and that is what you are being hired to do now which you have never done before and have no experience as..... its worth a shot tho

[Calixan]

Thanks guys *sighs*

[icuuci]

good luck with that

[Fribblet]

A new graduate nurse who comes with ER nursing experience?

Interesting.

[Calixan]

A new graduate nurse who comes with ER nursing experience?

Interesting.

Who said anything about ER nursing experience? I said hospital experience. Which I believe is better than someone graduating nursing school and just quitting their job at the local walgreens who has never worked with ill people in their lives and I have actually had patient care in my previous jobs. Did not saying anything about ER nursing experience though.

[LoveMyBugs, BSN, CNA, RN]

As a new grad and I have 3 year experience in the ED I would love for my experience to count for something as well, however, you would have to prove that your experience in the hospital counts, show them, how is it going to benefit them?

You were not working as a RN in the hospital, you have no experience as a RN and they are taking a chance on you, you said in your post that they never hire new grads to the ER I would take that alone as counting on your hospital experince.

As they still have to train and orient you and teach you, yes you do know the ins and outs of the hospital, but really that can get picked up on farily quickly

I think that the only way you could negioate for a higher wage is if you are an experienced RN, because they would not have to spend as much time and money training you, unless you are prepared to say that your previous work in a hospital would some how help them out by having you in less orientation time then I would take the job at the wage they offer.

[Fribblet]

Who said anything about ER nursing experience? I said hospital experience. Which I believe is better than someone graduating nursing school and just quitting their job at the local walgreens who has never worked with ill people in their lives and I have actually had patient care in my previous jobs. Did not saying anything about ER nursing experience though.

Right, you want higher pay because you have experience in doing something other than what you're going to be doing. Part of nursing is "customer service." I had extensive "customer service" experience prior to becoming a nurse. I suppose I should have been paid more than a new grad for my invaluable experience?

So, you have no experience in being an ER nurse, or a nurse at all, but want to be paid as though you are experienced.

Anyone who has ever worked any job has come away with experience they take to their next job. You have 0 experience working as a nurse.

(PS- anyone who has graduated nursing school has experience with patient care and has worked with ill people. It's called clinicals.)

[kookie4e]

I agree with fribblet

[KB24]

Who said anything about ER nursing experience? I said hospital experience. Which I believe is better than someone graduating nursing school and just quitting their job at the local walgreens who has never worked with ill people in their lives and I have actually had patient care in my previous jobs. Did not saying anything about ER nursing experience though.

Working in a hospital and being a new RN is two different things. How is your experience working in the hospital better than someone who just graduated nursing school? Your classmates and other new grads also have clinical experience. Working as a CNA, nurse secretary, etc. counts as nursing experience?

Be happy the hospital offered you a job in the ER as a new grad because a lot of people are having a hard time getting a job. Don't try to play hard ball with the hospital because I guarantee you they have plenty of people who are willing to accept your job offer without negotiating for a contract.

You should be paid as a new grad with no experience because you don't have any experience as a RN.

[Batman25]

I understand what you are saying but the bottom line is you have no experience as a RN. You can point out you have worked in the hospital for 3 years and what your duties were and why you feel you are worthy of more. That is certainly your right to do. As a new grad you don't have the experience they will really be looking for from a RN. They will have to train you and they are taking a chance on you as is as they don't offer hire new grads so I would urge you not to push it. If you don't want what they offer there will be a line of new grads that do. Try and research what starting pay is for new grads in your area and see if the offer is in that range. If it is take it.