Can any Sarasota RNs help?

Tweety, BSN, RN · May 27, 2005

I've heard very good things about Sarasota Memorial Hospital. They have Magnet status too, I noticed from the website. http://www.smh.com/

I wish I could help you more, however, I don't live in the area, but north in St. Petersburg.

Unfortunately for this part of Florida summertime is not a big season to hire as many areas have a seasonal dip in patient census in the summer and a rise in the Winter.

Good luck to you.

Pill Hoarding Hussy · May 27, 2005

thanks! i'll check it out!

I've heard very good things about Sarasota Memorial
Hospital. They have Magnet status too, I noticed from the website. http://www.smh.com/
I wish I could help you more, however, I don't live in the area, but north in St. Petersburg.
Unfortunately for this part of Florida summertime is not a big season to hire as many areas have a seasonal dip in patient census in the summer and a rise in the Winter.
Good luck to you.

Tweety, BSN, RN · May 27, 2005

You're welcome. Love your addy!

grannynurse FNP · May 28, 2005

Long story short: I am an RN in Boston, and I'm pregnant. We are considering moving down to Sarasota where my husband has family before I have the baby. So i need a job and a travel assignment is not the best option because of health insurance.
I have sent resumes to HR departments (Manatee, Lakewood Ranch, Blake), but you all know how that is... I'd love if I had a nurse manager to send one to. I would really appreciate it if anyone could PM me the name of a nurse manager you know is hiring in the Sarasota area.
Here's a little about me: I'm an RN with 2 years experience in a major teaching hospital in Boston. I started on a 32 bed tele floor and now work on a 14 bed cardiac step down that opened in Sept. (I helped open). I have done charge, oriented new grads and travellers, been through JCAHO, have BLS/IV insertion training- all that jazz; and am experienced with pressors, antiarrhythmics, vasoactive/diuretics- and flolan. All your basic heavy-hitters. Would love to stay in cards.
Thank you in advance. I really appreciate any help... :)

I haven't worked in Sarasota or Bradenton, in a number of years but I did do staff relief at Manatee. It was a fairly good facility,at the time. I was a patient, numerous times at Sarasota Memorial and Doctors Hospital. I prefer the nursing care at Sarasota Memorial over Doctors. Nurses were more knowledgable and more accessable. Last August, after Hurricane Charlie blew the roof off my regular hospital, St. Joesphs, Port Charlotte, I was admitted to Sarasota Memorial,from St. Joe's ER. I spent five days on the cardiac floor and it was a very good experience. The staff was very knowledgable and very supportive. And prior to my discharge wanted to be sure that I would have adequate follow-up in my hurricane revaged community, which I did. As far as I am concerned, Memorial is the place for me.

Grannynurse :Melody: :balloons:

UM Review RN, ASN, RN · May 28, 2005

Welcome to Florida!

Best of luck to you in finding something that's close to your residence. I'm further up the coast. I'm sure you heard about the wage difference between up North and here. Recommend trying to get into a Magnet hospital, too. Pay & staffing are usually better.

grannynurse FNP · May 28, 2005

Welcome to Florida!
Best of luck to you in finding something that's close to your residence. I'm further up the coast. I'm sure you heard about the wage difference between up North and here. Recommend trying to get into a Magnet hospital, too. Pay & staffing are usually better.

I second that. The pay scale has always been poor down here, especially south of Tampa. And housing cost of risen dramatically, especially in the past year. You will be looking at renting a home for between $1500 to $2500 a month. And that is a pretty poor house. Buying, well my SIL and daughter just bought their home, 950 sq feet, for $106,000 here in Port Charlotte. Sarasota is higher, beginning at $200,000. And power has gone up because of the four hurricanes, as well as house insurance, telephone service, food, you name it.

Grannynurse :balloons:

margeux · May 28, 2005

Long story short: I am an RN in Boston, and I'm pregnant. We are considering moving down to Sarasota where my husband has family before I have the baby. So i need a job and a travel assignment is not the best option because of health insurance.
I have sent resumes to HR departments (Manatee, Lakewood Ranch, Blake), but you all know how that is... I'd love if I had a nurse manager to send one to. I would really appreciate it if anyone could PM me the name of a nurse manager you know is hiring in the Sarasota area.
Here's a little about me: I'm an RN with 2 years experience in a major teaching hospital in Boston. I started on a 32 bed tele floor and now work on a 14 bed cardiac step down that opened in Sept. (I helped open). I have done charge, oriented new grads and travellers, been through JCAHO, have BLS/IV insertion training- all that jazz; and am experienced with pressors, antiarrhythmics, vasoactive/diuretics- and flolan. All your basic heavy-hitters. Would love to stay in cards.
Thank you in advance. I really appreciate any help... :)

Hi I just quit smh to start traveling it's a great place to work and they just hired a ceo that started out as nurse( female too) anyway I was on peds so didn't associate with big people nurses too much so don't know names of nurse managers but I do know they don't slow down in the summer on the cardiac floors that's they're biggest population. they have CICU, and all kind of stepdown cardiac units, so I don't think you would have trouble getting a job and they're nurse retention rate is awesome, they really listen to nurses there. Donna Norback is the nurse recuriter in hr so call her. it should be on the web site of smh.com. any questions ask, I haven't left yet so if you want more info email me be glad to help.

Margeux

Pill Hoarding Hussy · May 29, 2005

thank you guys so much for all the info and support! yeah, i have heard about the pay diff. someone i work with in bos from kissimee said that i could expect $22-25/hr or so. accurate? as for the housing costs- that all sounds great compared to 250k + condo fees of 150-300/month for a 1-bed condo in bos! anyway thanks guys! i'll def. check out smh!

SarasotaRN2b · Jun 16, 2005

Hi Pill Hoarding Hussy, First I ditto what Tweety said about your addy!

I just got a HUC job at SMH, and I am excited to start. It'll be on a med/surg floor. What I love is that they are very much into teams and their nurse:patient ratio seems pretty reasonable (1:4-5 days, 1:5-6 nights).

Another HR person to speak with is Marjorie Martini...she's really great, and really works with you to get you hired. They are currently in the process of building onto the hospital. As one of the posters mentioned, cardiology is a major draw of the hospital.

I'm starting at a much reasonable wage than I even expected ($13.50 + s/d).

Real Estate has pretty much skyrocketed here, like everywhere else, but you might want to consider Bradenton...

Kris