who is hiring in your state for rn new grads?

U.S.A. Washington

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:redbeatheI am looking for rn new grad pay range in Washington state,

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Specializes in ltc and med surg.

New RN jobs that I have seen in the kitsap peninsula start out around 24$/hr. Depending on where you want to work. Seattle and Tacoma hospitals pay more. There is good money in agency nursing if you are flexible.

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Specializes in PACU.

I just started working in Feb and am making a little over $24 an hour in Seattle.

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Specializes in LTC, Med-Surg, IMCU/Tele, HH/CM.

I just started in Sept and I am making 24.50 plus shift differential in Olympia.

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How hard is it to get a job with the University of Washington?

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Nurse JR and STAR RN,

How hard was it to get a job as a new graduate? Were you able to get the type of unit that you wanted? Did you go to school or have undergrad clinical experience where you were hired on?

I'm thinking about moving to the PNW after graduation.

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Specializes in LTC, Med-Surg, IMCU/Tele, HH/CM.
Nurse JR and STAR RN,

How hard was it to get a job as a new graduate? Were you able to get the type of unit that you wanted? Did you go to school or have undergrad clinical experience where you were hired on?

I'm thinking about moving to the PNW after graduation.

I didn't find it dificult, hoever I pushed very hard for the position. The hospital I work at has a New Grad RN program that is about 8 weeks long. I chose Surgical, but they also offer Med/Renal, Neurosciences, and Oncology for new grads. It just depends on which positions are open. I could choose any of the above but chose surgical because I felt it would give me that 1 desired year of acute care experiance before expanding into different specialties.

I went to school in a different state, and the hospital hired me and payed for a certain number of moving expenses.

Good luck! Let us know where you find work :)

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Specializes in CCU, PCU, Dialysis.

How hard was it to get a job as a new graduate? Were you able to get the type of unit that you wanted? Did you go to school or have undergrad clinical experience where you were hired on?

The system I work for (Franciscan Health System) is always hiring for nurses. There is such a nursing shortage on my unit that of the 10 RNs we're supposed to have each night, only about 3-4 are staff RNs, the rest are agency. They are hiring nurses from other countries to fill the void. I was a new grad last year and was offered interviews everywhere I applied. Because I was a nervous ninny, I accepted the first job I was offered (my first interview in critical care). My only previous experience was as a hemodialysis technician and an ICU residency in nursing school. I believe the new grad base rate with FHS is around $25.40, and shift differentials are $2.50-$4 more per hour depending on evenings or nights. Weekend pay is another $3/hr. They have residencies that are at least 3 months long in all areas. Check it out if you're interested!

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I didn't find it dificult, hoever I pushed very hard for the position. The hospital I work at has a New Grad RN program that is about 8 weeks long. I chose Surgical, but they also offer Med/Renal, Neurosciences, and Oncology for new grads. It just depends on which positions are open. I could choose any of the above but chose surgical because I felt it would give me that 1 desired year of acute care experiance before expanding into different specialties.

I went to school in a different state, and the hospital hired me and payed for a certain number of moving expenses.

Good luck! Let us know where you find work :)

Just read your post from about a year ago. I am 1/2 way through an LPN to RN program, want to move to the PNW and want to get into an RN residency program like you describe. Do you mind telling me where you got your job that gave an 8-wk training and how you liked it? Have you stayed there since your post last year? How are working conditions, salaries? Thanks for your reply

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If you are interested in pay rates in Washington, go to the Washington State Nurses Association website (http://www.wsna.org/Local-Unit). They have contracts posted online that includes rates of pay as well as a lot of other information. :)

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