Comparison of PHX hospitals?

[FLGAZRN]

i am curious to see how the job market along with attitude is looking in phx right now in regards to the different hospitals, and available jobs. i think we all are going through a tough time right now. getting cancelled left and right, no patient census, but then when we are busy, they do not want to offer extra pay to come in and work, hate giving out over time, and nurses are just getting burned out.

i know that where i work, there is a lot of animosity towards administration. well...our administration is completely corrupt and do not look out for their nurses... but we used to have all types of perks at work and they keep taking things away, slowly but surely. nurses are unhappy. the only happy ones are the ones that are close to retirement.

it is frustrating when 'non- profit' organizations don't put any of their profits into their employees, and trust me, our organization makes money. i am grateful and fortunate to have a job, yes, but i am getting tired of being treated like **** and feel like they are just testing the waters to see how hard they can push it.

are there happy nurses in phx? are there any that are being appreciated and treated well? are any of you proud of where you work? where are the good hospitals??

[Asystole RN]

I think az nurses really need to be part of a union, nurses are being stretched to far.

There are, join one.

If you are referring to legislation which would revoke my right to either join or abstain from joining a union then that is a whole other matter.

[dream'n, BSN, RN]

Hopefully her recommendation will be enough to get you in the door. Banner has openings for experienced nurses only, they have very, very few for new grads and when those are available they have literally hundreds of applicants.

[FLGAZRN]

I think az nurses really need to be part of a union, nurses are being stretched to far.

YES!!!! I would vote for a union in a heartbeat. Our hospital actually had the California union attempt a vote and I was not yet a nurse...I think I was a CNA at that time, but anyways, some how, the hospital sued the union and in the settlement the Union wasnt allowed to come back to the hospital for 5 years. I think that 5 years is almost up, but during that time, administration had a hay day and starting making serious changes. I wish a union would come back

[FLGAZRN]

I will be visiting her later this month, but I think it would be best if you asked her directly. She will be honest and might even have some contact people where she works.

I might take you up on that at a later time. I am starting my search around early, I am not looking to start somewhere else for another year

[Kabin]

Plenty? Only a select few specific exceptions, all pretty much having to do with salaried positions. Are you saying that you are a hourly employee, like the 98% of the other RNs in Arizona, and are not being paid 150% for overtime?

Not sure where you pulled 98%, but it's way off. I did a quick google and found 62.2% of RNs worked in a hospital setting in 2008.

The Registered Nurse Population: Findings from the 2008 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses | Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action

[♑ Capricorn ♑]

Sorry, I didn't read the original post. Please go back and edit the font and color of your post. Its very hard on the eyes.

[Asystole RN]

Not sure where you pulled 98%, but it's way off. I did a quick google and found 62.2% of RNs worked in a hospital setting in 2008.

The Registered Nurse Population: Findings from the 2008 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses | Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action

Never said that 98% of RNs worked in a hospital, I did say that 98% of RNs were hourly. :-)

[johnnyarei]

Well, to get back to your original question, I think that there are a lot of nurses happy with their jobs in Phoenix and patients who are happy with their hospital experience. I know people who work at almost every hospital in the valley. Personally, I have been to a lot of them and have had both good and bad experiences.