NJ starting rn salary..

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I'm just wondering how much is the starting pay for nurses who just passed NCLEx with no experience at all in NJ?

hi bnb0627,

what agency does your friend work for where she gets $45 an hour!?? Is this for full time or part time or per diem? I am looking for an agency job for some extra cash and I would LOVE to make 45 an hour and work a 12 hour shift!

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hi bnb0627,

what agency does your friend work for where she gets $45 an hour!?? Is this for full time or part time or per diem? I am looking for an agency job for some extra cash and I would LOVE to make 45 an hour and work a 12 hour shift!

I will ask her the next time I see her! It is per diem. We are both floats which means I only see her a couple times a month but I will try to track her down next week for you!

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I was an LPN for a year and a half before I finished my RN degree. I live in hudson county. I have a Bachelors in Science and an associates in Nursing, currently working on completing that BSN since it is not that many classes I need. I spoke to Barnabas and they told me they were trying to hire RNs with BSNs and at least in most cases one year experience but for some positions they could not find them so they hired new grads with BSNs) . I decided to go the long term route for a year or so while finishing my BSN. With that background being given, I received 6 offers, only one paying 29 bucks (the rest where all higher). The one I accepted is a unit manager position (I was a medicare skilled nurse as an LPN, and MDS assistant at my previous job, which did not pay well but I thought the experience was worth it, and it payed off in the end, this was when I lived in another state). It is a salaried position, 70K Mon through Friday, all of the holidays off. 3 weeks of vacation and full benefits. I decided I am going to become more experienced and get my BSN, ACLS, PALS etc so I can become a more qualified candidate for the hospital and therefore be able to get a higher salary. Best advice my recruiter friend gave me was to be selective of where I worked, and wait for the right opportunity (which sometimes can be the first one) and told me to go with my Gut. My job search lasted total of about 2 months. The jobs are out there, it is important to understand what you need to do to get the position you want and make a plan. Also make sure your resume is impecable. Nothing wrong with declining an offer if you think that it is too low. Most HR individuals will give you a low offer because it is to their advantage, they wont get upset if you negotiate, they are used to it and in most cases expect it. It is their win if you take what they offer you. If you think the amount is reasonable then take it. I gave a range when asked during my interviews, after I got the first two offers (in those interviews i did not give a range cause I did not know what was being offered). Then I had leverage to say "I have been offer this or that". Anyhow this is my experience getting a job out here. I am loving my job right now, learning a lot everyday. Good luck to everybody out there!

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Got my first paycheck! Apparently an error on "corporate's" part - the position pays $32/hr.....um, OK...I was happy with $30 - but I'll certainly take the $32!

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Ladybug, you're giving me a bit of hope. Its nice to see that not all job hunt stories are horror stories. I'm starting an LPN program in September and plan on working for a while afterwards because continuing on with an RN. My ultimate goal is to become an NP, but that is much farther into the future.

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njgrl622,

what company did you work for as an infusion nurse? I am trying to get experience. I graduated last Jan. and can only get hired giving vaccines! i really need more patient contact. any agencies that will hire RN'S with less than a year eperience?

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can anyone tell me who in central nj will hire a new grad RN with less than a year experience? I am going crazy looking for a job and have had my license since May. I have only been abl to be hired giving vaccines per diem.

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Apply out of state. Most ni hospitals require exp. from what I've seen and heard.

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I just passed the NCLEX a few weeks ago and I ve been searching for jobs all over NJ. I even looked into Philly but they seem to not be hiring much too...any suggestions?

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Trinitas Hospital 29.90 per hour with a 3 dollar night differential.. If you start in a specialty like ob/peds or OR i think its $5 more hourly and still the 3 dollar night differential.

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Specializes in Corrections, Psych, LTC, Management.

i started in corrections 4 years ago per diem (i know, its odd to start out of school with a per diem job) at 37.5 but if I was to get the same job full time or part time it would have been 26. I think most places in central jersey start at around 26-28 (psych, corrections, nursing home)

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is a pay rate of $34/hr as a per diem with a $2 differential for the weekend as new nurse an acceptable pay scale?

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