Inpatient psych call rate

Working at a 16 bed inpatient psych unit. Call is based on 12-hour units (7a-7p and 7p-7a). Currently paid at $150/12 hours. We take admissions 24 hours a day and have pretty high turnover (sometimes 6 discharges in one day) which leads to often 3-6 or more calls per overnight. Overnight calls are mostly patients being presented for possible admission and take several minutes but a few calls coming from on the unit re: existing patients. A lot more communication from unit staff during day... Read more
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