Please tell me about on-call time

vernRN · Jan 26, 2008

At the hospital I work at, the RNs are scheduled to be on call one shift every 2 weeks. Most of the time we are not called in, and earn on call pay of a couple bucks an hr. If we are called in, we earn time and a half. On call can be a pain if a fellow worker is out for an extended period of time.

MalgaBSN · Jan 27, 2008

Thats basically how it is for me too. I have to pick up two 4 hour shifts to be on-call every two weeks. I also get a couple bucks an hour to be on-call and if you get called in you get time and a half pay.

DEB52 · Jan 27, 2008

In our OB department, the on-call requirement is 2 12 hr shifts. One is on the weekend and one is during the week. This is in a 6 week time period. The call pay is $3.00 an hour and they have 45 minutes to arrive to work. Because of high patient volume, patient acutity and not enough nurses, they get called in often.

rainrn12 · Jan 27, 2008

Our on-call requirement time is 7 four hour blocks of time (28hrs) within a four week schedule. We get to choose the times we want. Two blocks (8hrs) have to be on a weekend. If we are not called in it is 2$ an hour. If we are called in it is time and 1/2. Lately we have been so busy, I just plan to be there!

jenrninmi, MSN, RN · Jan 27, 2008

At the hospital I work at, the RNs are scheduled to be on call one shift every 2 weeks. Most of the time we are not called in, and earn on call pay of a couple bucks an hr. If we are called in, we earn time and a half. On call can be a pain if a fellow worker is out for an extended period of time.

This is basically the way we do it where I work.

future L&Dnurse · Jan 27, 2008

Thanks, everyone. What I had generally expected was 1-2 shifts per pay period, which is fine with me. I had a friend do an OR rotation that had frightening amounts of on-call time, though, so I figured I should ask and see if the hospital where I did my clinical was just odd, or if what they did (2 shifts per pay period) was "normal" for L&D. It sounds like that's pretty normal. Thank you!

nurseynightnight · Jan 28, 2008

At my hospital being on call means you are losing one of your normal scheduled days b/c of low census. We do not have to sign up for extra time and lately have been losing it.

We get 1 1/2 hours of pay if on call for 12 hours. If called in we get time and a half.

AprilRNhere · Jan 28, 2008

Wow- I much prefer out on call.

Our on call pay is 5.75 an hour. Basically..we're usually scheduled a nurse over...and the person with lowest seniority is told to stay home "on call". It's about 50/50 if you;ll get called in.

The only negative is you lose work hours...it's not extra pay...it's a loss. BUT- the on call pay isn't too bad.

NurseNora, BSN, RN · Jan 29, 2008

At a previous hospital, mandatory on call was 24 hr a pay period, which could be taken in 6 hour blocks. Pay was $2/hr on call and time and a half if called in.

Now working in a smaller, less busy hospital and on call is used more for periods of low census. Stay home or go home at $2/hr, time and a half if called in. Can use PTO if you want a full pay check for the hours your home on call. There is no mandatory on call for L&D. Since our OR is not 24/7, the OR staff do have a lot of mandatory on call time.

jhhrn68 · Jan 29, 2008

Our on-call system is one 24 hr. period per 4-6 weeks. We get paid (can't remember how much) and get time and a half for a minimum of 3 hours if called in. Because our staffing is so good right now, getting called in is rare.