Salary: Echelons & Steps how is it for you

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Specializes in CCU.

Can someone explain to me how your salary is assigned?

I mean that in Québec they

(FIQ, Fédération interprofessionnel de la santé du Québec http://www.fiqsante.qc.ca/english/englishContentMap.php)

use echelons (I believe that in other province and states, it's called steps or ladder in other places), and I do not understand how it works.

Is this equivalent to your years of experience? ( I hope so)

Is this according to the levels of specialty?

Is this according to the years you worked for the same outfit?

I know that I could try to find out by calling the FIQ (Federation of Healthcare Workers: the syndicat), but I was wondering if one of you could explain how it goes. :uhoh3:

For my curiosity, since I am thinking of going to Québec to practice as a ICU RN, eventually and would like to find out what my 8 years of nursing would count for.:monkeydance:

I am truly curious to find out how it work in the other provinces too.

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I came from the US to work to Quebec. Yes, the hospital that I work for they counted the years of experience and the fact that I have a BSN. That puts me on a differnt "echlon" in the FIQ.

The way that it works is that they ask how many hours do you work in a year and you have to prove it. Each year is worth so many hours I don't remember the amount. I asked HR back in the US to give me a letter stating how many hours per year I had work for them. HR never did because they were confused of what I was asking. I pull out all my December pay stubs from the US, in that pay stub it had a total hours per year. The hospital here in Quebec did not in consideration the overtime hours.

Look at the

http://www.fiqsante.qc.ca/documents_publications/documents/decret_2006-2010_salaires0703_eng.pdf

Nurse Clinician is a nurse who has a Bachelor (page 1)

Nurse a non Bachelor nurse (page 12)

THis other link will explain more less which echlon you will be at this time.

http://www.fiqsante.qc.ca/documents_publications/documents/a07-cfs-i-d2_MAJ_070320_eng.pdf

hope this helps if you have more specific questions you can PM me

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Specializes in CCU.

Thank you rubriam! That should help me greatly! May the big boy upthere, watch over you and your patients!

Connyrn

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Specializes in CCU.

One more thing!

How many holidays & sick days does the RN accumulate? How do this pay?

Is overtime time and 1/2? Does weekend pay more?

Do you get shift differentials? Do you have compensation for working in ICU, Labor Delivery, ER?

Is OT frequently offered? Do you (as a nurse from Quebec, that is) have guaranteed hours?

What are the pros & cons (according to you) VS working in the US and Canada?

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your replies!:flowersfo

Take care of yourself too!

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