What does your camp pay for RN sub coverage?

Published Mar 26, 2012

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Specializes in School, Camp, Hospice, Critical Care.

A couple of local camps are interested in having me cover time off this season. What do your camps pay for RN sub coverage? I no longer have a camp-age child, so I can't look at that as a tangible benefit. I don't want to price myself out of the market, but I don't want to cheat myself, either. Any suggestions of how much to ask for?

By way of history--

I've done three seasons as a camp nurse (my last full-time season was the Summer of 2007). I've been a School Nurse for five years and prior to that did ICU and Emergency Nursing.

During the summer of 2010, I was very fortunate and got a sub/fill in position at a local camp for which I was very well paid. Sometimes I did 48 hours over a weekend, sometimes just sleepovers, and sometimes just a day-or even afternoon-here and there.

I know that rate of pay wasn't representative. I was lucky that the Camp Director, who had seen me nursing my elementary school kids during conservation camp, really respected my abilities and wanted to compensate me appropriately. He has since moved on.

Back in 2007 when I was a full-time Camp Nurse, we paid our RN subs $100/24 hours coverage. When I subbed in 2010, I made nearly twice that.

What's the going rate? What do your camps pay for back-up coverage?

I appreciate any feedback!