Need info on Knoxville area hospitals please!

[NurseAndLovinIt, BSN, RN]

Hi all, I will be having to move to Knoxville in a couple of months and I was wondering if anyone could give me some info on the area hospitals please? Which hospital system seems to be the best to work for. Does anyone know if any hospital offers Weekend only positions? I am also interested in possible agency nursing? Does anyone know about agencies in the area? Or would working in a Float Pool be better. I am ok with working regular full time as well. I just know that weekend and agency/float pool tends to pay better. Good pay is something I am desperately going to need. I have 2 +years of Oncology experience in a hospital. Also Any idea of a pay range could be expected for 2 years of experience? I really appreciate any info that anyone can give me. Thanks!

[Lizfuf7]

I work as an RN in knoxville currently. You pretty much have 3 hospital systems to choose from: UT ( a stand alone hospital), covenant, and tennova. For UT, you have to have a bachelors. Tennova is OK, but the company keeps getting bought out and they were on a hiring freeze for a while. Covenant owns most hospitals around there and is a pretty good company to work for. Don't expect pay to be impressive. Starting is 18.50 and you get the chance to go up a dollar once you have one year in. It is flooded with nurses, so finding a job can pose difficulty to some. We're flooded with nursing schools.