Hello All,
I was a Student Nurse Extern (or SNE) over the summer and now I work the night shift (11pm-7am) as a Nursing Assistant at HUMC. I've been floated to some of the cardiac units and as with all units at HUMC, its very busy. Sometimes you are floated, sometimes you have NA's to help, and sometimes neither happens. It's a very good hospital in the sense that it is a teaching hospital and its one of the highest paying hospitals out there. It is also one of the few financially sound hospitals in the area. On the flip side, if you work any other shift other than the night shift parking is horrible. As for the benefits, there is a 403(b) program with no matching and the healthcare benefits are good...if you get everything through HUMC otherwise there is a $200-$1000 deductible.
When I graduate I may stay at HUMC because I am oriented to it, or I may go to Valley depending on the benefit options. Keep in mind that benefits are worth money too.
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