Taking call, do NPs get paid call pay?

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I am a new NP considering a GI job. The physician wants someone to take call and participate in hospital rounds. In the city that I work in, I think starting pay for new NPs is approx. 85-90,000 annually.

Is it pretty standard to receive extra compensation for call? How should you negotiate the call pay, per hour or per call shift? I read an online article from AANP that average call pay is $51.00 per hour, but that seems really high to me. So what are people being paid for call?

I don't want to sell myself short in the negotiating process. TIA.

Specializes in Family Nurse Practitioner.
We implemented rotating weekend call recently among the "mid-levels" and we get a call coverage payment.

How much and do you ever have to go onsite?

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Specializes in Adult Nurse Practitioner.

Jules...we get between 250 and 300 depending on the number of calls. We don't have to go onsite. Most of our nursing homes allow us to do a 3 days phone order on narcs. Very few calls come from the patients which is why we started the calls, but now we all enjoy taking weekends off from the nursing homes as well. Currently, we only have to take call every 9 weeks, but some of the mid-levels enjoy the extra funds so do it more frequently.

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Specializes in Family Nurse Practitioner.
Jules...we get between 250 and 300 depending on the number of calls. We don't have to go onsite. Most of our nursing homes allow us to do a 3 days phone order on narcs. Very few calls come from the patients which is why we started the calls, but now we all enjoy taking weekends off from the nursing homes as well. Currently, we only have to take call every 9 weeks, but some of the mid-levels enjoy the extra funds so do it more frequently.

Thats a nice rate. I also don't ever have to go in and am now making between $350-$500 for overnight call depending on the number of admissions. When I make at the high end of that range it can be rough with minimal sleep. I haven't had to take it as part of my salaried package so am not sure how I would price it. I guess it would depend on the amount of shifts and the work load anticipated. Good thread.

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do you have this article? would like to review to show my employer from AANP

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