call pay

aussiePACUnurse · Jan 22, 2006

Hi,

I work in a private hosp in Australia, if I do on call for fri night, sat and sun until mon morning we get paid $300 just to be on call. So, thats not too bad, it makes up for not being able to go out, drink etc.

mobileRN · Jan 22, 2006

We get $2.75 per hour except for Holidays when it's $4.00 per hour. Minimum of 2 hours pay when called in. Depending on the type of call [we have 9 catagories in our contract] some get time and 1/2 for the first 2 hours, some for all hours. All of us continue to get paid the call pay once working, plus shift diffs etc. Wisconsin also.

shudokan-RN · Jan 29, 2006

washington

$3.50 /hour to carry pager

1 1/2 time call back payed for 3 hours even if 20 min case

double time on holidays and call back after 4 hours

plus shift and weekend diff of 20%

carcha · Feb 4, 2006

I cannot believe you all work so hard for so little money. Do you all belong to unions? You should get together and demand your worth. For holding the pager I expect $30 an hour. For working an hour on call I expect on a week night $ 85 an hour. I wouldent get out of bed for anything less.

MS*OR*RN · Feb 5, 2006

I work in a larger OR in the Metro Detroit area, we get 4.00 an hour to carry the pager and time and a half if we are called in, we are paid a 4 hour minimum. :nurse:

kathyann · Feb 7, 2006

"I cannot believe you all work so hard for so little money. Do you all belong to unions? You should get together and demand your worth. For holding the pager I expect $30 an hour. For working an hour on call I expect on a week night $ 85 an hour. I wouldent get out of bed for anything less."

Are you getting this in London?

Because I researched the pay in the UK in hopes of traveling there sometime, and it appeared much LESS than we make here in the states-even for temp work... I am surprised to hear that you would make so much more for call, when I always thought that the pay was higher here. Where are you exactly??

RockieSis · Feb 11, 2006

Would you believe 1$ an hour for on call and nothing extra until you'v clocked 40, and you can forget weekend, holiday pay. Oh, did I mention I cover for 24/7.

carcha · Feb 12, 2006

In London there are public, private hospitals, clinics, ect. You have to shop around for the best deal, just as you would do for anything else in life really I guess. Just because the internet tells you one thing dosent mean its the law everywhere. And to shock you further, I know there are people who make more then me. Like I said you have to shop around.

sharann, BSN, RN · Feb 21, 2006

In SoCal, $7.00 for each hr on the pager. TIme and half for work with a 2 hr minimum.

This is what the OR RN, PACU RN and Surg techs make. We all make $7/hr.

This is an increase from the $3 we made up to 2 yrs ago.

dakotrouble · Feb 24, 2008

I work in small 8-10 person residences for persons with developmental and psychiatric disabilities and RNs assigned to each residence (I have 3)are expected to be on call for telephone triage 24/7 through home or private cell phones If the direct care (read non nursing) staff is unable to reach "their nurse" directly, the company's on call cell must be used for an RN response within 10 mins. The RN on call list rotates about 2x/yr amongst the residence RNs and I have been too insulted to even ensure that I have been paid the paltry (I think its $1oo) amt offered thus far. Full time work in the assigned residences continues while the mandatory 2wk 24/7 no pay on call duty is undertaken! I can't believe that we work for this either and can't believe that nonone else rotating with me sees this as a labor issue!

"I cannot believe you all work so hard for so little money. Do you all belong to unions? You should get together and demand your worth. For holding the pager I expect $30 an hour. For working an hour on call I expect on a week night $ 85 an hour. I wouldent get out of bed for anything less."
Are you getting this in London?
Because I researched the pay in the UK in hopes of traveling there sometime, and it appeared much LESS than we make here in the states-even for temp work... I am surprised to hear that you would make so much more for call, when I always thought that the pay was higher here. Where are you exactly??

tnmtnman · Feb 24, 2008

in east tn $2.00 hr and time and a half for call back

Fun2, BSN, RN · Feb 26, 2008

I was told $2.00/hr for up to 24 hours call time, 25+ was $3.00/hr, with time and 1/2 for a 3-hour minimum if called in.

Being on call is a 24-7, but at the moment, call time slots are taken up on a volunteer basis. If the time is not all taken up, then the remaining times are filled in with those who didn't sign up.