Pay discrepancies? Security makes more then ER tech?

1 I started a few months ago at a much larger, well known hospital in NJ. I'm an ER tech. I took the job for a few reasons... They pay more then my previous job, they have tuition reimbursement... and I'm told having this establishment on my resume just looks good, and their goal is to hired their employees once they finish school.

This hospital is non union...

the past couple months I have learned just how different the pay is between people of the same title and even "lesser" titles.... I dont know a better way to put it...

I'm an ER tech, including the duties of a CNA, I draw blood, do EKG's, and hook up telemetry pt's. in this hospital the RN's are not allowed to do EKG's

So it's come to my attention that the new hire ER techs were being hired at 14.75/hr. The techs that have been here are make around 18/hr. Because I had experience they offered me 16.50/hr

The CNA's make the same I do as a tech....and security makes 17.50/hr

This just doesn't seem right to me.....
I'm not following. Who's salary do you object to?

You just cannot compare those two jobs as far as pay goes. And the security people may not be employed by the hospital, but a security company the hospital contracts out to.

I just dont feel that it is fair that the new hire ER techs get paid so much less then the current ER techs. I also don't feel it is fair that CNA's and security make more then the new hires as well.

Nope, they are employed by the hospital

I think you answered part of your own question, you were hired in at a higher rate than others because of your experience. And those already there have experience too. It usually goes hand in hand: more experience, more pay.

Do you get an orientation? If so, it doesn't make sense to pay you the same as a tech who has been there for years and is productive at her job while you are essentially getting paid to learn for a month. If you decide you don't like your job and you leave after your orientation, you just lost the hospital thousands of dollars. Clearly you must be considering not staying long-term because you already mentioned how this will "look good" on your resume. Why should they pay you big bucks just for you to run away after a year with their name on your resume?They will pay you more once you have proven your dedication and worth. I'm saying that with the assumption that this hospital has a formal way of doing evaluations and raises at predetermined time intervals. Considering your description of the hospital, my assumption is likely true.

Why is security a "lesser" title? It is completely different. I guess I don't understand why you care what security makes. If a fellow tech was making more than you and had the same experience I could see that being an issue.Also, RNs CAN'T do EKGs or they just DON'T? Big difference.

RN's are NOT ALLOWED to do EKG's in this facility....They said it was something about proper lead placement

Not allowed would be fine with me. We, in OB, don't even have an EKG machine on our floor, so I am quite sure my skill at it, from start to finish isn't even close to being good.

Quote from mamaxmariaRN's are NOT ALLOWED to do EKG's in this facility....They said it was something about proper lead placement

Quote from mamaxmariaI just dont feel that it is fair that the new hire ER techs get paid so much less then the current ER techs. I also don't feel it is fair that CNA's and security make more then the new hires as well.

In most companies you start out at a lower rate and hopefully advance over the years. You were fortunate they were willing to pay you more than the starting rate as it is non-union, they can do whatever they want! It is expected that more experienced staff who have been at the place longer would make more money. If everyone is paid the same what is the incentive for employees to remain at one employer? But I will tell you in general the healthcare industry is not known for generous wages and compensation and usually there is quite a bit of wage compression. However, as a new employee you might possibly be given a higher raise than the experienced staff as this is the latest corporate practice to cut costs and further compress wages. As far as not being happy with wages for your job relative to others such as security, again any job that is traditionally female, unless unionized, tends to have a lower wage than a comparable male job. You will find that some unionized city janitors and garbage collectors make more than nurses RN's for example. Most plumbers, electrictions and masons make a lot more than nurses for example. Again without a union, you have absolutely no say on wages or most working conditions. Magnet status and shared governance would like to convince you otherwise but the bottom line will always be money!