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Hi there! Just moved to the area and I am not sure what the going rate is. I am an RN, BSN with 7 years acute care experience. What should I be looking for? I need a starting point to make sure I am not getting ripped off. One recruiter said 27-40 before diffs, but for the cost of living I am thinking the 20s is crazy low.

The OP is not a new grad and can totally expect to make $48-$50/hr. I was offered a position as a new grad starting at $44/hr. I'll be making between $48-$50 an hour after night and weekend diffs. It may not be super common but those positions are definitely available to new grads if they know where to look.

How many beds does the hospital have that gave you the new grad position at $44/hr? Is that Kaiser? That sounds high. I thought L.A hospitals starts at $39/hr.

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How many beds does the hospital have that gave you the new grad position at $44/hr? Is that Kaiser? That sounds high. I thought L.A hospitals starts at $39/hr.

UCLA is just over $43 base but others are down at $37.

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Wow it must be competitive to get into UCLA. According to their pay chart 5 yrs experience RN II is $53. That sounds good to me. But I don't like 8 hr shifts í ½í¸. Are Resource per diem RNs at UCLA different from each other or do they all have to be tele and ICU qualified? I'm resource right now at my hospital and they have 3 tiers for resource RNs; med surg, tele, and ICU. Of course ICU gets paid the most.

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Wow it must be competitive to get into UCLA. According to their pay chart 5 yrs experience RN II is $53. That sounds good to me. But I don't like 8 hr shifts ������. Are Resource per diem RNs at UCLA different from each other or do they all have to be tele and ICU qualified? I'm resource right now at my hospital and they have 3 tiers for resource RNs; med surg, tele, and ICU. Of course ICU gets paid the most.

I use to work for UCLA's resource team as an CNA. They have ICU, Peds (PICU, NICU, and acute) and med-surg resource nurses. Shifts are 12 hours unless you are doing break relief. I know a couple of the per diem resource nurses were making damn near $75/hr!

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I use to work for UCLA's resource team as an CNA. They have ICU, Peds (PICU, NICU, and acute) and med-surg resource nurses. Shifts are 12 hours unless you are doing break relief. I know a couple of the per diem resource nurses were making damn near $75/hr!

Wow Thanks. I thought UCLA did 8 hr shifts because the pay chart posted showed $3 differential for evening and $6 for nights. So when you clock in at 6:45 pm your differential is $3 and when the clock strikes midnight your differential jumps to $6? That's nice.

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