Preceptor vs relief charge nurse

The differences between preceptors and relief charge nurses can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a preceptor and a relief charge nurse. Additionally, a preceptor has an average salary of $96,558, which is higher than the $73,571 average annual salary of a relief charge nurse.

The top three skills for a preceptor include patients, direct patient care and CPR. The most important skills for a relief charge nurse are patients, BLS, and direct patient care.

Preceptor vs relief charge nurse overview

	Preceptor	Relief Charge Nurse
Yearly salary	$96,558	$73,571
Hourly rate	$46.42	$35.37
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	318,595	624,888
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	2	2

Preceptor vs relief charge nurse salary

Preceptors and relief charge nurses have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Preceptor	Relief Charge Nurse
Average salary	$96,558	$73,571
Salary range	Between $52,000 And $176,000	Between $46,000 And $116,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	-
Highest paying state	Alaska	-
Best paying company	Carilion Clinic	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between preceptor and relief charge nurse education

There are a few differences between a preceptor and a relief charge nurse in terms of educational background:

	Preceptor	Relief Charge Nurse
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Most common major	Nursing	Nursing
Most common college	Duke University	Duke University

Preceptor vs relief charge nurse demographics

Here are the differences between preceptors' and relief charge nurses' demographics:

	Preceptor	Relief Charge Nurse
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 23.7% Female, 76.3%	Male, 13.2% Female, 86.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 9.2% Asian, 12.4% White, 63.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 11.4% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 9.7% Asian, 9.2% White, 65.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between preceptor and relief charge nurse duties and responsibilities

Preceptor example responsibilities.

Provide continuous telemetry monitoring and managing multiple patients with multiple high-risk medical conditions, utilizing interdisciplinary collaboration.
Perform blood draws and specimen collection on patients for phlebotomy Preceptorship course.
Monitor patients on EKG, are able to detect abnormal rhythms.
Provide emotional support with patients before pending surgery, and provide advocacy by calling doctor to answer the pt's questions.
Observe students during surgery, gather supplies need for surgical procedures and set up.
Assist with ADL's, medications, blood transfusions, chemotherapy infusions, education, admissions, discharges, and charting.

Relief charge nurse example responsibilities.

Manage patient pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological intervention, monitor patient response and record care plans accordingly.
Re-Cover patients in PACU, observing level of consciousness, management of pain and maintaining safety of patient.
Provide urgent/emergent/trauma nursing services in an urban setting; relief charge nurse, trauma triage; MICN; TNCC; CEN.
Provide comprehensive nursing care to a population of adult patients exhibiting complex medical and surgical issues requiring ongoing telemetry monitoring.
Float to CCU and over flow unit.
Recieve ACLS certification although not require on unit.

Preceptor vs relief charge nurse skills

Common preceptor skills

Patients, 34%
Direct Patient Care, 7%
CPR, 6%
Preceptorship, 4%
IV, 4%
Surgery, 4%

Common relief charge nurse skills

Patients, 32%
BLS, 7%
Direct Patient Care, 6%
IV, 3%
Quality Patient Care, 3%
Emergency Room, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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