Charlotte Hungerford Hospital - NEED INFO!

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I am in negotiations with this hospital in CT.

They are offering the salary of $26/hr (I have six years experience as a RN), with shift differential of $3.00/hr through the week. Five eight-hour shifts per week.

Their "sign-on" consists of "$2,000", which you get in your first check ~ oh, but it TAXED, you see......and you only receive $1300.

(which, I presume, you would have to turn around and report as income at the end of the year so it can be taxed again.) :rolleyes:

This sounds VERY very lame.

I have worked in Kentucky and made this much, and the cost of living is MUCH, much lower.

I doubt if a person could even LIVE ON THAT in Connecticut.

Any info appreciated....... (thinking of all the stuff I'll buy)

:rotfl:

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That sounds about right for acute care rn's pay.

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Specializes in ER.

I work at Charlotte and actually live right up the hill from there. You are lucky that you are getting any type of sign on bonus!!! That is hard to find in CT. I work in the ER as a registrar. It is a nice hospital, not humongous with a close knit work environment. I cannot WAIT to graduate and make that!!

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I used to live right near Charlotte Hungerford but I worked about 15 miles away at Bristol Hospital. I did some of my rotations as a SN there and I had my third child there. Not a bad place for a community hospital. Torrington is the biggest "city" in the area and has some nice features. The Warner Theater is a wonderful restored Art Deco theater that brings some interesting acts in and puts on some lovely musicals. The Nutmeg Ballet showcases some pretty amazing young talent as well. The area is hilly and pretty, it can be absolutely gorgeous this time of year, however it snows more in the Litchfield Hills than in the rest of the state! It is more affordable to live in Torrington and other towns like Winsted than to live in Harwinton (where I raised my kids) or in Litchfield but if you have kids but I would suggest you try for those towns over Torrington for their school systems.

I will say that I worked with some nurses at Bristol who had left CHH because they were unhappy but that is likely to be true everywhere.

Good luck, let us know if you decide to try CHH, I for one will be interested.

Karen (recently relocated to sunny FL now that my kids are grown).

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Specializes in Geriatrics.
I work at Charlotte and actually live right up the hill from there. You are lucky that you are getting any type of sign on bonus!!! That is hard to find in CT. I work in the ER as a registrar. It is a nice hospital, not humongous with a close knit work environment. I cannot WAIT to graduate and make that!!

I tried for over a year to get into CHH just as a PCT to no avail. I graduate next month from an LPN program and just noticed lately all the nursing jobs they have available are for RNs..I am guessing they are phasing out, since there were a few openings for LPNs about 6 mos ago. :)

I will probably work in a local nursing home, that I worked as a CNA. Was offered $19 an hr to start, plus $1 shift differential for Baylor shift. I could apply at a nursing home I did my clinical at and make $26.50 an hr to start, but usually the more you make as an LPN gives you an idea of how bad the conditions are..and this place is extremely short-staffed.

Maybe after I get a year experience, I can go on other places, plus bridge to my RN. BTW I am also from Torrington...:) Sorry to barge into this thread.

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Hi,

That pay sounds about average for that area. Have you looked into Waterbury Hosptial? The pay may be a bit better.

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Hi. I just finished my clinicals today at Charlotte Hungerford. I am still a Student Nurse and worked on the surgical floor. The staff was accommodating and the supervisor was wonderful. I am really going to miss it. It is a really nice smaller-scale hospital. Good luck....love to hear how you make out.

RN-2006:rolleyes:

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Like Karen, I work at Bristol Hospital. I know a few nurses (and had a couple of RN patients) who work(ed) at CHH and were not particularly happy. Look around before you jump. I have an ex colleague who has just recently made the transition to Griffin Hospital in Derby. Check that out (if the drive is reasonable). It is a unique place, utilizing the "Planetree Model of Care." She says it is very nice!

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Like Karen, I work at Bristol Hospital. I know a few nurses (and had a couple of RN patients) who work(ed) at CHH and were not particularly happy. Look around before you jump. I have an ex colleague who has just recently made the transition to Griffin Hospital in Derby. Check that out (if the drive is reasonable). It is a unique place, utilizing the "Planetree Model of Care." She says it is very nice!

Griffin is a very nice hospital. Actually, I worked there for a couple of years as a Medical Assistant in cardiology. Next semester I am doing my clinicals there for OB/GYN and can't wait. The "Planetree Model of Care" is very evident from the moment you enter the hospital. It is a great place. Good luck to your friend!

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The pay scale just went up as well as the sign on bonus which they pay out quarterly... they are desperate for night nurses right now. The bonuses everywhere in the state are taxed. I found this out at another hospital as well... (A Hospital in New Haven) I wouldn't work there again to save my life.

What we have going for us is that we have a good work ethic, people work together... we all wanna go home at the end of the shift.

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Griffin is a very nice hospital. Actually, I worked there for a couple of years as a Medical Assistant in cardiology. Next semester I am doing my clinicals there for OB/GYN and can't wait. The "Planetree Model of Care" is very evident from the moment you enter the hospital. It is a great place. Good luck to your friend!

A colleague of mine went there and felt extremely UNSAFE in L&D. She left.

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