Any Nurse here Started at Other than RN 1?

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Hello allnurses,

As the title suggests, has anyone started their nursing career as RN other than RN 1?

I am starting as RN 4 (RN 7 is top level) and I think it could be because of my prior BA and my CNA work experience and also very likely because after the interview, I mentioned that I have two other job offers already but I would LOVE to work here instead. So they called me back the very next day and offered me the job--I was ready to negotiate but they literally took my breath away instead....:roflmao:

So I will be starting as an RN 4 (four months after licensure) making close to $80K here in SoCal.

I would love to hear your successes! :smokin:

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I would love to hear how you landed the interview as a new grad and do they pay according to your level?

A new grad in SoCal as well.

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I would love to hear how you landed the interview as a new grad...

Yes, level 1 is lowest paid, level 7 highest.

Click on my name, click on threads, then read "2 offers" and "4 offers". Good luck.

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Specializes in NICU.

I think it because you are the author of "Pass California NCLEX-RN in 60 Questions". They must have read it felt you deserved more money because of your in depth knowledge of the subject.

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Specializes in ER/Tele, Med-Surg, Faculty, Urgent Care.

Sounds like a clinical ladder thing? Can you tell us what RN1, RN2, RN3, RN5, 6 & 7, what are the requirement for each? And is salary increments automatic with each increased level? How many years experience is minimum requirement for each level?

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Levels mean different things at different hospitals, but I've never seen levels that go higher than 4. Seems like they took a size 14 dress and put a size 6 label on it so everybody feels good. :cyclops: The pay sounds about right for this area. Congratulations!

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...what are the requirement for each?....

RN 1 6 mos, then promoted to RN 2, from here on out 1 yr then promotion based on satisfactory eval--specific details of which I obviously do not know at this time.

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....The pay sounds about right for this area. Congratulations!

Thank you.

You're actually the first person here on AN to congrats me on my accomplishments (as far as I can recall, at least), so impressed am I that I might possibly thinking about potentially consider sending you my unpublished Winter Contest article titled,

"New Grad Pay Negotiation, California Edition Mini-Series."

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