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Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 8:54
AM
Subject: Pay range
I had a bit of a discussion yesterday with my supervisor regarding pay
raises and hours worked. I am the MDS coordinator for a small facility
of 46 beds. I am the only MDS nurse but I have two part time restorative
nurses that do sections G, H, and parts of P relating to bed rails. I
also work with two non-degreed employees who assist with the social work and
activity areas of the assessment. My job was never intended to be full
time and when I hired in my administrator made it clear that she was not
hiring me full time. She also told me when I hired on that she didn't
care what hours I worked as long as the assessments got done. Yesterday
I requested to take Friday off to go on a school fieldtrip with my
child. I promised that all assessments would be done. The DON (my
direct supervisor) told me that my pay raises were directly affected by the
number of hours I work per pay period. Not only does this not pass my
logic test but I don't see how taking Friday off when I make up the time
elsewhere has anything to do with my total hours. I found myself a bit
irritated that she felt it necessary to hint that it may effect my pay
level. I already know that other MDS coordinator positions in the state
of Michigan pay more. I think that pay level should be decided by
experience and responsibility. I will concede that I don't work the
floor as a staff nurse. I've never oriented to the position at our
facility and really don't care to. I've told the DON I would work in an
emergency.
So I have a couple of questions for the group if you don't think it too
personal:
1) What is your hourly rate of pay (or are you salary)?
$27.00 / hr.
2) Do you agree that hourly rate should be based on hours worked per pay
period?
Jeez, of course not. They should pay you at
least what everybody else in your area is paying to keep you from leaving, I
would assume.
Thanks for your responses.
J. Martin RN
MDS Coordinator
