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Just graduated RN School in May and passed boards, am working at a Nursing Home, training for a Clinical Coordinator position, I have been there for 6 weeks. The downfall is I am making $16.00 a hr. which is low pay for a RN, now, once I get into the position which is suppose to be in the next two weeks, it should pay around 19-20 an hr and maybe salary, which is still mediocore for a RN. However, I work Mon-Frid 8-4 days, and the company is very good to me, I mainly do paper work and only clinical things like Medi port meds that LPNs can't access. I get little perks like gifts and game tickets an hr for lunch, pretty much do my own thing. My medical insurance for family starts in Sept which will be over $300.00 a month, not including dental. I love the job, although I feel cheated. I am trying to save money to build or buy a house.

On the other hand, I have been offered a job working for $23.00 an hr at a hospital which will be night shift 12 hrs a day, working 3 days one week and 4 days the next, with medical insurance for around $100.00 a month. The downfall here is it is Union which they are saying the RNs will strike in Sept. and they Mandate RNs all the time. Also, I would have to work some weekends. And they are not very good to there employees, my mom works there. They love her but, she works all the time for them, plus she still gets mandated.

I don't know what to do, I had originally planned to do PrN on weekends at another facility for $34.00 an hr. That would put me working 7 days a week some weeks, So, does anyone have any input, and please don't feel like it is not your place to tell me, I need some good advice, especially from experienced Nurses.


Thank you