Nurses at state run facilities to get $10 an hour pay boost
Nurses who work for the state run New Hampshire Hospital and Division for Children, Youth and Families are up for a temporary pay increase to help ease staffing concerns.
Both institutions asked for a 10 dollar hourly increase for their nurses to compete with other employers in the state. In a letter to the state’s Executive Council, Heather Moquin, the CEO of New Hampshire Hospital, said the facility has had a difficult time recruiting new nursing staff.
The difficulty has partly come from the stigma and perceived difficulty surrounding work with mentally ill patients. Recent negative publicity about staff assaults at the hospital has made recruiting even harder, she said.
Moquin said the current wages aren’t competitive in the overall healthcare market. Right now, the salary for nurses at N.H. Hospital is between 12% and 15% lower than the state average, especially if the hospital wants to hire nurses with psychiatric care experience.
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