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  • 1.  Stipend or Contractual Increase in Pay for NBCSN Certification

    Posted 10-10-2023 10:18 AM

    Good morning all,

    Curious to know if any NBCSN certified nurses have received a pay increase (whether via an annual stipend or a "step up" in your pay scale) after becoming NBCSN certified?  At this time, nurses in our districts are part of our teacher's union and are paid according to educational experience. For those who have a BSN, they're paid on a much smaller scale than even a first year teacher as our educational requirements for our jobs are quite different. (For example, a 20-year experienced nurse without a Master's Degree makes much less than a third year master's degree educator). 

    We are looking for any feedback from districts that have offered non-master's certified nurses any salary increase after becoming certified (as this is one more way to show that we are experts in our field!).

    Feel free to reach out via this thread or email me directly at jreed@ipsk12.net



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    Jennifer Reed RN, BSN
    School Nurse
    Massachusetts
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  • 2.  RE: Stipend or Contractual Increase in Pay for NBCSN Certification

    Posted 10-10-2023 10:47 AM
    I know that MA nurses can use their NCSN in lieu of a mater's degree.
    Sent from my iPhone
    Pat Krin





  • 3.  RE: Stipend or Contractual Increase in Pay for NBCSN Certification

    Posted 10-11-2023 08:53 AM

    Could you share the actual information about this , as I too am fighting for salary increase after obtaining my NCSN. My union will not recognize this accomplishment!



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    Stephanie Armstrong
    RN, BSN, CSN, NCSN
    Whitehouse Station, NJ United States
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  • 4.  RE: Stipend or Contractual Increase in Pay for NBCSN Certification

    Posted 10-10-2023 10:55 AM
    Jennifer,

    It's all public info. If you search online for big district contracts they have pay scales to share. 

    National certification brings a 2k addition to nurses in Chicago. We had to fight for that and won. Pay scale is determined by educational level and our contracts are online. 

    There's a tool kit I think Pat shared before!

    Good luck!

    Dr. Stephanie Rossi, 
    DNP, MSN, NCSN, PEL-CSN





  • 5.  RE: Stipend or Contractual Increase in Pay for NBCSN Certification

    Posted 10-11-2023 12:49 PM

    Hello, 

    My district currently doesn't give a pay increase for getting the certification. We are on the same scale as counselors, speech pathologists, and psychologists who do get a stipend for their certification. So,  we want to include it in negotiations because we have some nurses interested in obtaining the certification.  

    Thank you 



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    Maria Carbonell
    RN,BSN,PHN
    District Nurse
    TRUSD , Sacramento, CA
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  • 6.  RE: Stipend or Contractual Increase in Pay for NBCSN Certification

    Posted 10-11-2023 04:39 PM

    We do get a one time stipend when we pass. We are on our own pay scale in the district with a small union of our own. 



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    Kimberly Kasparian BSN
    Massachusetts

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  • 7.  RE: Stipend or Contractual Increase in Pay for NBCSN Certification

    Posted 10-12-2023 11:06 AM

    Maria, look at our Certification Justification Toolkit for help with your negotiations.

     

    https://www.nbcsn.org/justification-information/

     

    Warm regards,

     

    Pat

     

    Pat Krin, MSN, MS, RN, FNP-BC-Retired, NCSN-E, FNASN

    Executive Director

    NBCSN

    nbcsnexec@nbcsn.org

    www.nbcsn.org

     




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  • 8.  RE: Stipend or Contractual Increase in Pay for NBCSN Certification

    Posted 10-12-2023 11:49 AM

    Thank you !



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    Maria Carbonell
    RN,BSN,PHN
    District Nurse
    TRUSD , Sacramento, CA
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