Specialties Emergency
Published Apr 29, 2002
The hospital that I work in doesn't offer any "specialty" pay in the ER. I'm curious to hear if other states or areas of the country do offer added pay to certain specialty areas.
Tom
kaycee
518 Posts
We get no extra pay in our ER or in any specialty area. I'm in PA.
dbringle
8 Posts
No more pay in the ER here in North Carolina. Start at the same pay, the longer you are there, the more it goes up (very slowly!)Hospital wide. The only time I did get better pay because of the ER was when I did a contract with a nursing agency, also better pay because of nights. :)
fergus51
6,620 Posts
RNs in specialty areas make more (50$ every paycheck) IF they have the certification relevant to that area.
CEN35
1,091 Posts
we get nothing extra here either. however, i don't see why they would? i mean in any specialty area, icu, ccu, csicu, er etc. then people would flock to that specialty.......depleting the other areas of staff.
me :wink2:
back to work.....this was my 5 minute break today...it's monday....hmmmm imagine that a 5 minute break with only 45 minutes left to go! :stone
OBNURSEHEATHER
1,961 Posts
What's your definition of a specialty area? I would think that every area of nursing could be considered a specialty, entitling us all to "specialty" pay.
Hey, maybe we're all already getting it :chuckle
Heather
Tommydboy
10 Posts
Heather,
I would consider a speciality area somewhere you require more continuing education than other areas of the hospital. Personally I'm certified in ACLS, PALS, TNS, CEN... that all require a certain amount of CEU's to keep up the certification.
Fergus51.... where do you practice?
yes l&d too..........i guess i did not define specialty area? it was just a generalized thought............hence etc etc lmao!
me :)
BrandyBSN
820 Posts
At the hospital I will be starting at May 28th, ED, ICU, OB/LD, all get specialty pay. Its not a set amount, they figure it at 6% above base hourly rate.
ma kettle
66 Posts
In pa as someelse stated you get no speciality pay. However, when you change hospitals and there is an area of stressed need, they offer sign on bonouses. They are usually paid out in installments over a year or even two. Come to think of it is it speciality pay or "pain and suffering compensation?" just kidding!
:)
I am in Canada Tommy. Don't think that 50$ brings a lot of nurses from the States to here...:)
ERNurse752, RN
1,323 Posts
Where I am, we get no specialty pay...
I don't think you get paid extra for having CEN, CCRN, TNCC, ENPC, PALS/NALS/ACLS either...
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