RN looking for advice on which hospitals to apply to in Seattle, WA

[caslas32]

Hi, fiancé has moved out to Seattle for work and I will be moving from Wisconsin to there in August. Trying to get an idea about what hospitals people recommend as good to work at. I currently work at university of Wisconsin hospital which is a 565 bed teaching hospital with magnet status. I am finishing up my first year of nursing before moving so I will have at least 1 year experience under my belt. Currently work in a Neuro/neurosurgery/stroke general care unit. I would be interested in doing that again but am open for something new too. I just don't want to work for a hospital that treats their nurses poorly, has poor staffing ratios (currently take care of 4 patients on days and infrequently up to 5 on nights and I refuse to take on a heavier load than that), and has too much turnover (I'm still new and depend on more experienced nurses at times). I know University of Washington hospital would probably be similar but I would like to know about some of the others too. And any units that people recommend applying for that might be similar to mine. Thanks!

[SheriffLauren]

Wow you have some great experience! I bet you have an easy time finding a job. Swedish medical, Virginia mason and Northwest I would recommend applying at. One of them is noted for its stroke care, and i think swedish is a teaching hospital.. oh Harborview medical is a really good top rated trauma facility associated with UW which is a teaching hospital. Overlake is notable as well, i believe for cancer research? There's also evergreen. The seattle area is pretty saturated with medical facilities.

[KEFLINK]

I worked at Valley Medical Center in Renton, right outside of Seattle and for many years it has been voted one of the best places to work in WA. Try there-they will take great care of you!