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I am planning on moving to the Cincinnati area and need some help deciding what hospitals to look into. So far I have talked to Good Samaritan, Christ, and St. E's. St. E's HR nurse recruiter seemed to not know anything about nursing at the hospital at all.

Something I am so shocked about is the pay!! Most hospitals starting wage is $21. I live in MN and am making $31 base pay with only 3.5 years experience.

If anyone can offer any information (good or bad) on the hospitals or the city I would really appreciate it!!!!

Thanks!!!

Specializes in Geriatrics and Psych.

Don't forget to look at the VA, Bethesda North and Jewish!!! Bethesda North and Jewish are in the suburbs north of the city!!! Both in nice parts of town!!

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Specializes in NICU.

I took the job at Good Sam in Cincy so I will be moving from the Akron ohio area around Sept or Oct....so excited! Thanks for all the suggestions, other hospitals, places to live, etc...

Actually I did apply for NICU at Children's and they called me right away. Said they had just hired all their new grads but wanted to recruit me for med surg (no thanks!)....and that in a year they will be opening a new hospital and I could work NICU there I believe. I didn't look into it anymore because I waned to start in NICU as a new grad. That's when I got a call from Good Sam, interviewed the next week, and was offered the job the next day which was awesome since it is ridicuously hard to start in NICU. I may consider Children's or their new hospital someday if I end up not liking Good Sam. I have heard some good things about Good Sam so I hope it's a good hospital...and I heard the NICU is pretty good there too.

I have the option of rotating between Good Sam and Bethesda someday between their NICUs/Special Care Nurseries. I'll have to check out Bethesda since you say it is in a nice area. Another hospital I may want to check out eventually is University Hospital. They have openings now for their NICU...wish they would've had some earlier so I could've checked it out!!! Oh well!

I am probably going to look around northern KY for places to live since my fiance is applying for (and hopefully gets) jobs around there. Maybe Covington, Florence, not sure really.

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Specializes in lots of specialties.

Good luck ladies. I am glad that you guys founf what you were looking for.

Children's Hospital is opening another Hospital in Liberty township which is North of cincy around Tylersville

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I just started working two months ago at University Hospital (for the second time), worked there before for a couple of years. I have never heard of a $5000 bonus. How did you get this?

I just interviewed at University Hospital last week on their transplant floor and they never mentioned anything about a sign on bonus either! :angryfire

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Specializes in med/surg.

Hey all. The only UC sign on bonus for 5000k that I know of is for new grads going into thier critical care internship program with a 3.0 or higher.

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OH! :uhoh21: Thanks for clearing that up.

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shiamay, congrats on starting your new job! I looked into University hospitals but did not find any openings in the area I want to work in (NICU). Do you know anything about Good Samaritan (owned by Trihealth)? What areas in Cincy do you recommend living?

SShannon81, you make a good point about cost of living. I have looked online at apartments in both Cleve and Cincy and they do seem comparable actually. I am doing more research now though to find more cost info on apartments, houses, utilities, food, etc....I need to take all of that into consideration! Cleveland is more run down I think than Cincinnati....some of the Cleve neighborhoods aren't that nice and/or safe, but there are some nicer areas which are pricey! I have only been to Cincinnati twice and from driving around a little, it seems like most of the areas/suburbs are pretty nice and seems much safer. I should take that into consideration. Money isn't the most important thing to me right now, though I am taking it into consideration. I am more interested in the hospitals and particularly the unit I would be working on. Thanks for your help.

I have a couple of friends that went into the NICU as new grads at GSH. They seem to like it as far as I know. St. E is a magnet...did clinicals there, very nice facility...Mercy Hosp West is offering a HUGE sign on bonus..its not THAT bad...for the amt of the sign on bonus I could deal wilth working there for awhile. I know RNs who have worked there their whole life.

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I have a couple of friends that went into the NICU as new grads at GSH. They seem to like it as far as I know. St. E is a magnet...did clinicals there, very nice facility...Mercy Hosp West is offering a HUGE sign on bonus..its not THAT bad...for the amt of the sign on bonus I could deal wilth working there for awhile. I know RNs who have worked there their whole life.

Soooooooooo how much is Mercy's sign on bonus exactly? ;) I applied to Mt Airy and WH. Do they have any internships because I didn't see any listed on their website?!

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Specializes in lots of specialties.

Mercy is 5,000 per year if you sign a contract.... sign on bonus as far as I know.....well actually there are but for particular units...ICU,TELE

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Hello to Shiamay!

I see from your post you started at University about 9 months ago; do you still like it? I had my first interview at University this morning, second interview scheduled for next week, and I am *supposed* to hear something from the interview at Good Samaritan. I am looking for information to help me chose one hospital over the other. Pay and location are "practically equal." I perceive Good Sam to be a smaller, (less intimidating?) hospital. University is just so huge!

I graduate from a RN program next week; don't have much of anything other than clinical experience at the Lukes to make a decision on.

Any other responses (warnings, cheers) regarding University or Good Sam?

Thanking you in advance . . .

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Specializes in NICU.

fifi rockefeller,

I have been working at Good Sam since October and I love it! I think its a great hospital and love the people. I work in the NICU so I'm not sure what other units are like (except L&D when we go there for deliveries at times). I love the people I work with, everyone is so helpful. I just love the atmosphere and of course, my patients :) I'm not from Cincinnati so I dont know much about University. Good Sam does have bonuses. They have sign on bonuses, 1 year or 18 months. They also have a bonus if you work night shift for 2 years...and its a huge bonus you get in increments over the 2 years and it is renewable. I work nights so it was worth it for me to stay for at least 2 years to get the bonuses.

Good luck!

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fifi rockefeller,

I have been working at Good Sam since October and I love it! I think its a great hospital and love the people. I work in the NICU so I'm not sure what other units are like (except L&D when we go there for deliveries at times). I love the people I work with, everyone is so helpful. I just love the atmosphere and of course, my patients :) I'm not from Cincinnati so I dont know much about University. Good Sam does have bonuses. They have sign on bonuses, 1 year or 18 months. They also have a bonus if you work night shift for 2 years...and its a huge bonus you get in increments over the 2 years and it is renewable. I work nights so it was worth it for me to stay for at least 2 years to get the bonuses.

Good luck!

WELL I WORKED AT UC AS A LPN FOR 3 YRS. I INTERVIEWED AT BOTH HOSP WHEN I BECAME A RN LAST YR. I CAN TELL YOU TO GO FOR GSH BECAUSE THEY DO HAVE PERKS AND BONUSES. UC DOESNT OFFER ANY INCENTIVES...NO SOB OR ANYTHING. THEY CUT ALL OF THAT OUT UNLESS YOU GO INTO CRITICAL CARE WHICH WAS OFFERING A $4500 SOB. GSH IS JUST A BETTER HOSPITAL BUT THE PTS AT UC WILL GIVE YOU LOTS OF EXPERIENCE SINCE IT IS A TEACHING HOSPITAL AND A LEVEL 1 TRAUMA HOSP. THE ABOVE POSTER IS TELLING YOU THE TRUTH ABOUT ALL THE INCENTIVES AT GSH. I KNOW THEY WERE OFFERING A $4000 SOB WHEN I INTERVIEWED. I MUST SAY THEIR COMPUTERIZED CHARTING SYSTEM IS HORRIBLE THOUGH. LOL.

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