how much does your hospital pay to precept a new nurse?

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Hello,

New to forums.

Curious to know what other hospitals pay to precept a new grad to an ICU.

My hospital pays $1.00 more an hour.

I want to write a proposal to the Chief of Nursing Operations at my hospital and ask for a new hourly rate; but I don't know how much to ask for.

Do you make extra $/hour to precept?

Thanks for your interest in responding.

Specializes in Critical Care.

Our hosp. pays nothing for a student pre-NCLEX. Post- NCLEX, they pay $1.00/ hour if the person is hired.

If compared to my last preceptorship (a student post NCLEX) who had experience outside of RN, but thought he was the s*** and didn't need to learn, I'd hire my current student (pre-NCLEX), who has a heart, cares about his patient, strives to please and learn every day. . . knows he has gaps in skills and is not afraid to ask if he is over his head . . . I'd tell my boss in an instant to hire my current student vs my previous.

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Specializes in NICU.

You get paid to attend the preceptor class, receive points toward your clinical ladder upon completion of one orientee, $1.50 per hour more when precepting, and a $250 bonus when the orientation in complete.

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We get nothing to precept/orient.

RTs, however, get an extra $2.50/hour for orienting anyone, even high school students who come in to shadow them for a single shift.

Doesn't seem fair.

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Specializes in Pediatrics (Burn ICU, CVICU).

$2.00/hr

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Specializes in PCU (Cardiac).

Our new grads go through a twelve week orientation. After they finish their orientation successfully and are on their own, we (preceptors) receive $450.00. So, we do not get paid extra by the hour, but do receive compensation at the end of the new grad's orientation. If the new nurse stays in our unit for a year, the preceptor receives another $450.00.

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$1.50/hour and the fact that that nurses can claim preceptorship hours as continuing education contact hours for license renewal and certification.

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Specializes in ICU.

nothing.......notta.......zilch.....the big goose egg

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Specializes in Community Health, Med-Surg, Home Health.

I think that my hospital pays $3 per day for preceptors. LPNs don't really precept at my hospital, so, I don't know for sure. I really think they should give more incentive pay, but the bottom line is that you want good, knowledgable and patient nurses to precept; especially for new grads.

They also pay $3 per day for charge nursing.

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Specializes in Community Health, Med-Surg, Home Health.
Our new grads go through a twelve week orientation. After they finish their orientation successfully and are on their own, we (preceptors) receive $450.00. So, we do not get paid extra by the hour, but do receive compensation at the end of the new grad's orientation. If the new nurse stays in our unit for a year, the preceptor receives another $450.00.

That's much better than what I have been seeing!

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we dont precept new nurses. out into the cold daylight and its best of luck..................

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Specializes in Hospice, Critical Care.

$0.50 an hour. I like the idea of giving the preceptor a bonus if the new nurse stays on for X period of time. Might just give some people a little more incentive to help that newbie along. We also pay for the time spent going to the preceptor class, of course. There is no difference between orienting a new grad, experienced nurse, or critical care nurse. $0.50/hr straight across the board.

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Specializes in orthopaedics.

the nurses @ our hospital get 50 cents an hour to precept. :nurse:

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