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by ksrnstudent

Hello everyone!

I'm a nursing student in Kansas, and my husband and I are looking into Florida after I graduate. I received some information on Florida Hospital- Orlando in the mail and it looks really good. Does anyone currently work at Florida Hospital or know what they are like to work for? What is the pay like? What about the nurse-patient ratios?

We haven't 100% decided on Orlando, so if other hospitals around the state are better, please let me know. What I'm wanting is a critical care internship and my loans forgiven.

Thanks in advance for helping!

[BarbPick]

I live in Miami

I have attended a conference at Florida Hospital, and it looked like a nice place. I highly recomend Orlando Regional Healthcare, I will find a link. On campus there is the Arnold Palmer women's and children's hospital, M.D. Anderson Cancer Institute, and a big giant rest of the hospital. It used to be orange memorial hospital and had the last Diploma Nursing School in Florida close there. They have a museum from the school there, with all the student uniforms from pinaforms to the last modern day.
I really like that place, it has history. It is near "the old chuch street station" a place to take visitors when they come
http://www.orhs.org/

Barbara

[ksrnstudent]

Barbara,

Thanks for the info. Do you know what they pay new grad nurses? Their website is great and I like that they are a level 1 trauma center.

Sherri

[BarbPick]

All I know is my friend is a Clinician in the OR, and they raised her pay to make it competitive.
Orlando is a a major city, and that is it's main hospital. I am sure they would be fair.
Barbara

[debx]

I work for Florida Hospital but not at the main campus. I've been to the main campus for a PALS class and the people I met seemed happy. The hospital itself seemed very nice.

Florida Hospital is owned by the Seventh Day Adventist and is a religious based hospital. So far, they have been very good to me as an employee. Their pay and benefits are competitive. At my particular hospital, they are pretty strict about dress code. So, if you have any visible tattoos that you aren't willing to cover or have acrylic nails......forget about it.

Orlando is a nice city. The pay in Florida is pretty low compared to other states.

Good luck with your search

[BarbPick]

Just one point about pay in Florida, there is no state income tax.

[monie2004]

Do they have any locations in Broward County?

[peaches21]

Hi,

Over the spring I went to Florida hospital from Delaware to do an interview. They offered me like 17 and some change to work there as a new grad on a stepdown floor. The staff was real nice but I didn't take the job knowing I could make 20+ in DE which has a lower cost of living then Orlando. Maybe the pay has gone up since then. I hope that helps.

[Monica RN,BSN]

There are hospitals in Broward county, but that is Fort Lauderdale area. I am in North Central Florida and would not recommend Miami if you are relocating to Florida. Highly populated, high crime... Though the area is beautiful...

I am in Ocala, and starting pay here for a NEW GRAD is about 17-19/ hour. Rest is based on experience and areas of expertise. Gainesville is pretty nice, calmer than Miami ( Dade County) or Lauderdale ( Broward) They have Shands Teaching Hospital there. Shands pays better than Ocala Area, though it is like 30 miles north of Ocala. Shands starts at $20.00 hour

Good Luck on your job search...

[Marti Ann]

Miami Hosptial

I worked at a wonderful teaching hosptial called Jackson memorial/Univ. of Miami. We had the most interesting pts. At a teaching hospital you learn and do everything most nurses don't see or do at a general hospital.
I loved it so much and learned to be a good nurse there. If in Miami , you want a great place to work, go there.