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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello Tina!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Nebraska has the following general and specific bonus policies and programs in place.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Nebraska state personnel rules and regulations have this general bonus policy:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">07. BONUS PAYMENTS. In accordance with current administration policies/directives, agency heads may grant single or multiple bonus lump sum payments of up to a total of $1,000 per individual during a fiscal year. (link:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>State Personnel can create specific bonus programs and currently has the following bonuses in place to attract and retain nurses:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We have a retention and sign-on bonus for nurses. For RNs it is $10,000 retention and $5,000 sign-on. For LPNs it is $6,000 retention and $3,000 sign-on. For Staff Care Techs (CAN) it is $4,000 retention and $2,000 sign-on. We also have
a $10,000 retention bonus for any teammates in the classifications of Director of Nursing and Assistant Director of Nursing.
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<p class="MsoNormal">The VA has a commuting bonus of $200/month for any teammate, including nurses, who commutes more than 30 miles (help rural facilities).
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<p class="MsoNormal">We also have a nursing referral bonus. Any state teammate who refers someone into a nursing position gets a $1,000 bonus once that referred teammate completes original probation.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Lastly, we have a nursing certification bonus of $4,000 that is paid to nursing teammates who obtain or have obtained a qualifying certification. We have a set list of certifications that qualify. Most are through the American Nurses Credentialing
Center or the American Correctional Association.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:2.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Laura L. Cooper, C.L.S.S.Y.B<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:2.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#595959">Nebraska Department of Administrative Services<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Bufford, Tina <tina.bufford@doas.ga.gov> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 10, 2022 8:58 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> dhr_ncasg_survey_list@admws.idaho.gov<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [NCASG] Retention Bonus<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Good morning all,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Can you please advise if your state has a retention bonus policy? If so, can you please share the contents of such policy. Just doing some research to see if such a policy is worthwhile. Right now, the state of Georgia has a hiring and
goal-based incentive plan but not retention. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Adobe Devanagari",serif">Tina Bufford, PHR, GCPA<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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Department of Administrative Services</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Adobe Devanagari",serif">Cell: 404-844-6724<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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