2009 On-Call Pay Scales

[openheartmary]

We've been trying to get our on-call pay increased for decades! Our rate is $2.25 per hr. We are a hospital in the midwest. How is the rest of the country stacking up?

[Surgical1968]

I do not work for a union hospital however most of the hospitals in this area are unionized and yes I do think it does make a big difference. I use to be anti-union but there is a clear correlation between how nurses are paid and their working conditions in California versus the other states. I attribute a lot of that to the strong union representation out here. Perhaps I am wrong but when I hear and read how nurses are treated and paid in other states, there is a big disconnect. I cannot believe an OR Nurse can be expected to be on-call (putting plans on hold) with a pager over the weekend for $2.00 per hour. That is just wrong!

[rachelita]

$2.75 hourly to be on call, time and a half if called in, no minimum time. Florida

Someone told me their CPA said that they could write off their cell phone bill as a business expense since it was used while on call...no idea if this is true or not.

[CDNORRN]

Not bragging. It's true! I worked there. Do you know how hard it was to get to take call. Seniority always seem to get first dibs on taking call.