RN training pay at 10$/hr??

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hello and HELP! I am new RN I have my ASN and enrolled in a BSN program. I went to my first interview for a pediatric home health company the other day. They told me they would pay me 10$/hr for the first 12 weeks of training!!! I am in shock, I feel insulted, and I'm disappointed. Ive never heard of a nurse being paid that! after training they told me my pay would be 20$/hr working nights and weekends, but that even seems low to me. Has anyone ever encountered this before? As a new nurse I dont know if this is a regular rate, or a company taking advantage of new grads who dont know better. I was so excited to even get the interview, but this just doesn't seem right to me... help!

Not at all acceptable. I was offered $24 an hour as a new grad for a peds home health care agency and I am in an area where cost of living is much lower.

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Specializes in Informatics / Trauma / Hospice / Immunology.

You'd be much better off barbacking / bartending for money and spending your free time volunteering and collecting certs in the area you really want to be in. You have to become an internal candidate and working at a home health agency is not going to get you there. You will no longer qualify for new grad positions and you won't have the right skills to move into a specialty very easily. I don't know how long you've been looking or what you ultimately want to do, but I would just pass on this one. You should feel insulted. What else is that place skimping on?

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Specializes in Geriatrics, Dialysis.

Holy smokes! That training wage is not much above minimum wage. The CNA's start at $11.00/hr + around here. No way would I accept that, I'd work at McDonalds for that pay. If the $20.00/hr is base pay for starting, well that's right in the ballpark for a lot of areas. Still don't think it's worth the insult of that training wage though.

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You'd be much better off barbacking / bartending for money and spending your free time volunteering and collecting certs in the area you really want to be in. You have to become an internal candidate and working at a home health agency is not going to get you there. You will no longer qualify for new grad positions and you won't have the right skills to move into a specialty very easily. I don't know how long you've been looking or what you ultimately want to do, but I would just pass on this one. You should feel insulted. What else is that place skimping on?

This is good advice.

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Specializes in Pediatrics, Emergency, Trauma.

The orientation pay is lower, but you get your full wage while orienting, at least for my area.

They usually doesn't hire new grad nurses; and you are basically getting a LPN wage.

I'm one to say that you are getting experience, and having a job is better in terms if getting you another job, but I am pretty on the fence for this one.

You are in a VERY impacted area in terms of jobs; I know new grads that I precepted at my previous job that said that areas is impacted with new grads and not enough jobs; they got another state license and was able to get a job faster than waiting for a job or volunteering (which DOES NOT EQUATE to experience) or waiting for a job will be a chance to render you ineligible-if you wait too long, you WILL be considered ineligible for some residency or new grad programs; some will take you as a "new grad" because you it is considered learning a new specialty-and they will pass you over for a "newer grad".

I think if this is the only job available, it doesn't hurt to take the job-it's still a considerable wage, while looking for another position-perhaps in LTC or a sub-acute facility?-or you can have no income and experience and continue to look for a job in a facility. It will be up to you.

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.

duplicate threads merged as per the TOS

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$10/hr for an RN??? That's only $1.62 more than someone flippin burgers at McDonalds!

Something is oddly off. You are living in a high cost of living area. I can't fathom how they are only paying $10/hr for orientation! Even $20 is low.

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Specializes in Vents, Telemetry, Home Care, Home infusion.

Moved to our Private Duty Nursing forum since asking about wages for shift care.

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Specializes in Emergency.

No unions

we have allowed this to happen

what do we expect

surprisingly it's not an "unpaid" "internship" the ultimate in slave labor...these companies know exactly what they are doing because we've given away our rights for 40yrs...

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Company greed, that's what this is.

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just get 3 roomates and two bunk beds, a one bdr apt, work over time and u will make 100,000 a year no problem

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THAT IS RIDICULOUS!!!! I am in NC and know many unlicensed personnel that make $15+/hr. I would decline that job!

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