Nursing Supervisor salary

CapeCodMermaid, RN · Jun 26, 2014

Someone with only two years of nursing experience should NOT be in a supervisory position.

chocolateskye · Jul 3, 2014

I am unsure of an appropriate rate of pay, but what I do know is they will offer you the lower range and will tell you that you have no experience in the position. Once you gain experience then you will have more bargaining power. Good luck with the position and I hope they offer you a rate that is good for your financial needs.

sallyrnrrt, ADN, RN · Jul 6, 2014

you need more than two years to handle RN supv. in LTC

Havin' A Party!, ASN, RN · Aug 20, 2014

Gotta agree with Cape and Sally... for various reasons.

cgwrn · Jan 2, 2015

I was an RN for 1 year before I became the house supervisor for a hospital... I have since been in leadership roles for 6 years. I would expect you would make around 26-28/hr?

Denali_25 · Jun 2, 2015

I have to disagree with those saying you need more than two years of nursing experience to be a good supervisor in LTC. I was a supervisor for the first 15 months of my nursing career. While it was tough, and I had to learn a ton of leadership skills right off the bat, I think being a good supervisor has much more to do with your personality and ethics than it does floor nursing experience. Just my opinion.

Medicarenurse1 · Jul 17, 2015

True with a caveat. It takes years to learn all 6000 laws regulating nursing homes in the United States, and missing some of them will lose you your license, just sayin....Remember 6000 LAWS governing, and you are responsible if your staff does not obey all, all the time.

nursecathi · Jul 18, 2015

I disagree with the naysayers. I had 22 years of critical care experience in a hospital when I was hired as an ADON in a LTC facility. Within 8 months, I was acting DON when the Director was off on FMLA. I rocked it. Worked there for 4 years and was the go to person. Depends on how bad you want it and realize LTC is totally different from the hospital. I say go for it!

unique_nurse · Aug 19, 2015

I was a LPN charge nurse for 2 1/2 years before becoming a RN. When I became a RN, my first job was as an Unit Manager. So, I have to disagree with others stating you need 2 years RN experience to be a supervisor. When it comes to leadership, it's about the person's leadership skills and your ability to work with others. Don't be afraid to say you don't know something, and make sure you demonstrate to your staff that you are a team player. Everything else that come with the role will be learned through experience in the position. You will make mistakes, and you will learn from them. I think you will make $26-$30/hr for the position. Good luck!

dannythegreat07 · Sep 27, 2015

This.

I was a LPN charge nurse for 2 1/2 years before becoming a RN. When I became a RN, my first job was as an Unit Manager. So, I have to disagree with others stating you need 2 years RN experience to be a supervisor. When it comes to leadership, it's about the person's leadership skills and your ability to work with others. Don't be afraid to say you don't know something, and make sure you demonstrate to your staff that you are a team player. Everything else that come with the role will be learned through experience in the position. You will make mistakes, and you will learn from them. I think you will make $26-$30/hr for the position. Good luck!

As a general I would say leadership roles should have a good length of experience, that being said everyone is different. Some people are more driven and show more initiative.

katherine100, LPN · Dec 8, 2015

Medicare nurse,

//you will lose your license if you don't know all the laws//

You are dead wrong. No one knows all of the laws for the state and the feds. Nursing homes are fined when errors are made. Nursing homes also tend to have handbooks for how to deal with issues. Licenses are SELDOM 'lost'. Disciplinary action is taken when a nurse is directly involved with an error of whatever type.