from her position as a staff nurse tells a similar story. "My raise with
the promotion only equates to about $100 extra a day in take-home
pay with more hours worked and much more responsibility," she says.
She listed her 2018 salary as $115,000 with a $1,250 bonus.
"I feel as though my compensation should be higher based upon the
responsibilities I have and the hours that are put in every day," says
Brittany Harvey, MSN, MBA, RN, CNOR, director of clinical services
at the Tri State Surgery Center in Washington, Pa. "Surgical leaders
are extremely underpaid and undervalued for all that they do 24/7.
Their job is never done and they are never unavailable."
Giving thanks
A good many respondents are perfectly content with their reparations
and responsibilities.
"It is a rewarding job and I feel very appreciated," says an ASC
administrator who made $155,000 last year plus a $5,000 bonus. "I
work in a small environment that after 11 years feels like family. Who
I work with has always mattered more than what I do."
Nancy Nicoll O'Neill, ACMPE, practice administrator at
GastroIntestinal Healthcare in Raleigh, N.C., is appreciative of her
salary as well as benefits, including generous time off and a 4-day work
week.
"I am extremely satisfied with my income. I feel I work hard and I
am paid fairly for what I do," says Jennifer Anderson, MHA, perioper-
ative services business manager at Children's Hospital & Medical
Center in Omaha, Neb. "With my additional income has come addi-
tional responsibilities, which has been great. I am the only member
of our surgical services leadership team that is not an RN, but I feel I
am paid pretty much in line with those members of the team."
A hospital nurse manager says she's "very fortunate to work for a
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