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Table 5 Unit costs of medical and ancillary staff

From: Hospital unit costs in Jordan: insights from a country facing competing health demands and striving for universal health coverage

Profession

Range

JODs per hour

Medical staff

MDs (Doctor of medicine)

  Postgraduate registration year

1.75–2.5

  MD Intern (1–4 years) post registration year

7.5–20

  Fifth year MD resident

10–22

  Consultanta

13–57.5

Nurses

  Assistant nurse

4.05–11.9

  Registered nurse (first degree)

6.68–37.5

Ancillary staff

  Pharmacy technician

4.38–12

  Registered pharmacist

7.5–26

  Administration, finance departments

4.9–22.5

  Laboratory, Radiology, Anaesthesia Technicians

5.4–14.75

  1. MD Doctor of medicine
  2. aFor teaching and professional roles