California NICU

[salaw]

I'm new around here, so someone please let me know if this should be posted in a different area. I'm moving to San Diego in the next three months and would like some guidance as to where to work. I really only want to work NICU, and I am wondering if where the best level III and above NICUs are in the San Diego area.

[salaw]

I'm new around here, so someone please let me know if this should be posted in a different area. I'm moving to San Diego in the next three months and would like some guidance as to where to work. I really only want to work NICU, and I am wondering if where the best level III and above NICUs are in the San Diego area.

I am open to working elsewhere, but definitely prefer peds and/or nicu to anything else. Where are good places to look in San Diego? What hospitals are good to work for?

Also, I have been trying to find a pay scale as to about what wage I would start at, I have just over two years of experience. I mostly want to know so I can look for housing in the appropriate house range.

Any other tips and info is welcome!!!!

[Meriwhen, ASN, BSN, MSN, RN]

Moving to the California Nursing Forum for more targeted responses.

As far as where to work, peds is not my specialty so I'm not familiar where the level 3 NICUs are, nor whether it'd be a good NICU to work in.

However, there's Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women and Children and Rady Children's Hospital, and I'm sure either/both has a higher level NICU. You could also check Sharp Grossmont--I think they have a birthing center.

UCSD has a NICU that I've heard decent things about. Naval Medical Center Balboa also has a NICU. Kaiser and Scripps are the other major hospital chains, and I'm sure there's NICUs there as well.