Nurse manager salary

[cpnpmich]

I am presently a pediatric nurse practitioner who works in an office that is being converted to an Article 28 clinic. I have been asked to assist in reviewing / creating policies and procedures that are appropriate for Article 28 status. I have also been asked to take the role of nurse manager of the office. My first question is whether anyone has any resources for general Article 28 policies and procedures? Secondly, does anyone know what the current compensation is for a nurse manager in the Long Island, NY area? Third I'd like some general resources for nursing management as well. I have previous experience being a supervisor, but not overseeing RNs and medical assistants. Any suggestions/comments/leads would be greatly appreciated.

[Frankreich]

Generally, the salary varies from geographical location, areas of responsibility, management experience and education. I would check with the organization that is hiring you. It doesn't matter what other's are paying as each organization has their own salary structure and budget.

[oldntiredRN]

google "article 28 clinics- what should populate in the choices for search is www.emedny- it's a pdf file entitled New York State Medicaid Programs- lots of good info. should give you all the info you will need. You may also want to check out the CMS web site and the Federal Department of Human Services(DHS)-lots of good info there too. Also search to see if NY state has a primary care association for FQHC's. NJ has one- its called the New Jersey Primary Care Association- you may be able to pull some info off of NJ's and adapt it. Also try googling New York FQHC's( or vis-versa)

These FQHC's are fabulous and have mega potential with the healthcare reform. I briefly worked in one- I was supposed to set up call center triage nurse line, I am not a master's prepared RN as that is what the program needed to really get off the ground and be successful. I have triage line experience in an already established call center but I was out of my league trying to set up it up and do it justice. The planning stage is more for the master's level RN. You would need administrative support to get the idea off the ground( which I was lucky enough to have) and a really good grant writer to get( and fight for) federal funding for this service(which I also had) I know how the process goes but for the intricacies of the planning phase and the umph/ power/authority of the Master's degree is needed to gain staff support and their compliance to state regulations. The problem I had was: In NJ only an RN can do triage. In this clinic the unit secretaries and LPN's had been doing triage for years unchallenged. I mean no disrespect to their jobs, I was not successful on breaking them of this habit - their out of scope practice or unlicensed practiced. It made me too uncomfortable for my license to take on their ego trip.( for lack of a better explaination)

These patient's are really vulnerable and complexly ill, by virtue of their economic status and deserve to have good care by qualified 'licensed' prefessionals. Some of the patients I saw there were employed but their employers did not offer health benefits.

Hope this infor helps These clinics are a god sent to these patients. It's their Medical Home. I am hoping to get my MSN and go back to it. When these new nurses talk about their passion- after years in the hospital bedside, this is mine.

[annH123]

i do agree with frankreich as generally the salary varies according to location,experience, responsibility areas and education. apart from that, every organisation has its own rules. so it does vary from place to place.

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