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Med Center pay draws few nurses
By TOM HUTTON Staff Reporter
KANSAS CITY, KAN—Beginning nurse's salaries at the University of Kansas Medical Center, which are less than other university hospitals, are much lower. The three Tues., director of nurse recruiting at the Med Center, said yesterday.
"If we as a hospital are going to
down with such low salaries," Tissue said
with such low salaries." Tissue said
A recent nursing graduate with no previous hospital experience begins at the Med Center with a starting salary of $16,416 yearly, while at the University of Oklahoma hospital in Oklahoma beginning nurse starts at $18,636.
THE MED CENTER is behind not one Of Oldham's salaries but the U.S. University
Kansas City and private hospitals in the greater Kansas City area.
In addition to lower starting salaries, the Med Center pays less to nurses who work the evening and night shifts.
At the Med Center, a wage differential of 5 percent is paid to nurses who work the 3 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. shift. A 10 percent difference is paid to nurses who work the 11:15 p.m. to 7:15 a.m. shift.
However, beginning nurses at UMKC start at $16,540 and also receive a $1 an hour shift differential for working evening and night shifts. These nurses also can receive up to a $500 bonus at weekends in addition to the ware increase.
Nurses at the OU hospital and also St. Lake's Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., receive hourly increases of about 14 percent for working night and evening
The competition for recently
graduated nurses is intense, said Nancy Perrin, an administrative assistant at the American Nursing Association in Kansas City, Mo.
OF THE 1.62 MILLION registered nurses in the 1800, more than 75 were employed, Perrin said. This figure is one of the highest for all jobs, she said.
The association's latest figures showed 67,438 openings for registered nurses throughout the United States.
"This percentage is one of the highest activity rates in any field for females in the job market," Perrin said. "But there are still a lot of vacancies."
The Med Center, in a recent $15,000 advertising campaign, sought 70 nurses to fill vacant positions. Thies said.
The campaign, which ends this week, has produced many inquiries but few nurses, she said.
Merit pay boosts depend on budget
By ANN WYLIE Staff Reporter
University officials do not know whether the Kansas Legislature will provide enough money for merit pay increases, but they will continue to evaluate classified employees for raises along merit guidelines, David Lewin, director of Personnel Services, said yesterday.
Gail Hamilton, Classified Senate president, said she was glad the University was going to evaluate classified employees.
"The existing policy says, 'Forgot about how much money we pay,' evaluate the employee according to performance, the way we should," he
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When the Legislature determines the amount of state funding for the merit pay increase, the University will revise its merit pay policy. Levin said.
I think there are some real positive aspects to evaluating employees on the basis of merit and not tying it into money," Hamilton said.
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"But I'm still concerned about where our money's coming from and if the Legislature is going to adequately fund our merit pay plan."
Gov. John Carlin has recommended an 8.75 percent classified salary increase for fiscal year 1983.
Senate Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Hess, R-Wichita, has suggested that the committee cut the increase to 7.5 percent.
"Thcms really no way of knowing until the Legislature decides."
"I don't know how (the merit my policy) would be revised because I don't know how much money we'll get," he said.
Currently, classified employee receive raises on the basis of evaluations in which they receive fourth, standard and outstanding ratings.
"We're not sure how much money we'll get, and how much will be the merit portion and how much the cost of living."
"We will only be able to continue that policy if we get enough money from the state," Lewin said.
Evaluations for 60 percent of University employees, about 900 people, must be processed by June 18, Lewin said.
But the University must process evaluations while it awaits the fate of the merit pay plan.
"Because of the large number of employees with June 18 increase dates, we have been obliged to stagger the distribution and subdue the staff. We had said recently in a memorandum to personnel-related staff members.
Lawrence police reported a theft of $1,200 worth of furniture sometime between owning 1 and 2 Johnson's Johnson Furniture, 722 Massachusetts St.
On the record
Police said a 1978 Firebird broke down on Feb. 23 on New Hampshire Street and the owner left it until it could be towed. When the car was towed the next day, the owner discovered that a cassette player worth $550 and a battery cable worth $10 had been stolen.
Owners of the store reported Tuesday that in September a suspect rented for six months a sofa, a set of bunk beds, table and chairs, and end table, coffee table and bedroom furniture. The suspect paid four
LAWRENCE POLICE also reported two burglaries from the
months of the agreement and failed to pay for the remaining two months.
When employees of the store went to the suspect's residence, they discovered that he had moved.
same car sometime between 3 p.m. Feb.23 and 9 a.m.Monday.
There have been no arrests, police said.
Applications available for University Scholars
Applications and nominations for the University Scholars program are now being accepted at the office of academic affairs.
Applications are open to students who will be first or second semester sophomores next fall and who have at least a 3.5 grade point average. Applicants must also have a basis of academic performance and demonstrated intellectual capability.
Students must send a letter of applications, two letters of recommendation and a current transcript to the office of academic affairs, 127 Strong hall. All materials must be turned in by April 9.
This is the first year for the program, which was created as a result of the Report of the Commission on the Implementation of Graduate Education, released last fall.
Al Johnson, assistant to the vice chancellor for academic affairs, said he
The program is meant to encourage outstanding students at an early level so they will remain competitive throughout their academic careers.
expected between 70 and 100 applicants this semester.
He said announcements of the application process were sent to all freshmen with 3.5 or better GPA and who attended the conference, also nominate students for the awards.
The scholars enroll in a course called the Map of Knowledge for one semester and maintain a academic relationship with the remainder of their undergraduate career.
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