Do hospitals in NY state hire LPNs?

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Specializes in acute psychiatric inpatient.

Hello, I'm moving from south Florida to Central New York area. Binghamton, Ithaca, Syracuse area. I work in a hospital on a psychiatric floor now. In So FL hospitals LPNs work almost exactly like RNs but get about half the pay.

Do the hospitals in New York state hire LPNs? What would be a going rate? Is the job description more restrictive?

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Hello, I'm moving from south Florida to Central New York area. Binghamton, Ithaca, Syracuse area. I work in a hospital on a psychiatric floor now. In So FL hospitals LPNs work almost exactly like RNs but get about half the pay.

Do the hospitals in New York state hire LPNs? What would be a going rate? Is the job description more restrictive?

City hospitals hire LPNs, but I don't know of any in Syracuse. There are some hospitals in the metropolitan area that hire LPNs, but again, it may be a bit far for you. Good luck!

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I live in the Syracuse area, there is one hospital that I know hires LPN's. It is Community General. The others will also hire LPN's, but the jobs at the other hospitals are few and far between.

There is also a new wing on University Hopspital being built, and slated for opening next year. They most likely will begin hiring soon.

Best of luck to you!!

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which hospitals in south florida hire lpns? and do they take new grads?

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I live in the Syracuse area, there is one hospital that I know hires LPN's. It is Community General. The others will also hire LPN's, but the jobs at the other hospitals are few and far between.

There is also a new wing on University Hopspital being built, and slated for opening next year. They most likely will begin hiring soon.

Best of luck to you!!

Thank you so much for the leads. :) Do you happen to know what the payscale would be? Do you work with LPNs, even if in a different setting? If so, do you know on average what they make? I know it's kind of a no-no to ask, but if you happen to know, it would help.

Thanks Again.

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which hospitals in south florida hire lpns? and do they take new grads?

Not many do, actually. Tenet Health systems facilities hire LPNs when they are in need. They hired me as a new grad LPN but mostly because I agreed to work an area most people avoid...... psych. My facility was bought by Jackson Health Systems and they kept the LPNs with no stipulations. I've heard main Jackson hires a lot of LPNs. Where are you located? I live in Broward and work in Dade.

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im in broward too! im actually doing my pn clinicals with the memorial system, but they dont hire lpns :(

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The Veterans hospital in Syracuse hires LPN's and you will get a ton of experince there. Great Benefits too! Another option is a doctors office. There are many to choose from. Best Wishes :)

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im in broward too! im actually doing my pn clinicals with the memorial system, but they dont hire lpns :(

I know, I hate that cuz I wanted to work at Regional. You can try the Jackson hospitals. When do you get done?

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The Veterans hospital in Syracuse hires LPN's and you will get a ton of experince there. Great Benefits too! Another option is a doctors office. There are many to choose from. Best Wishes :)

Cool. Will definitely check into the VA. I should have thought of that. I'd love a doctor's office gig, though I've never worked in that area. Seems so much less stressful than working on an acute care psych floor in a hospital. :p

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Cool. Will definitely check into the VA. I should have thought of that. I'd love a doctor's office gig, though I've never worked in that area. Seems so much less stressful than working on an acute care psych floor in a hospital. :p

Actually, that depends on where you work. I am employed at a hospital clinic (city hospital). We service patients whether they can pay or not, and because of this, we have a high volume of patients that we deal with on a daily basis. My clinic is always crowded, most speak other languages and even more present with several cormobidities but come at their worst state of health. I do prefer it over the floors-weekends and holidays off, decent hours and I would probably get to spend more time with my family if I didn't work elsewhere most weekends.

You would be contacting patients with abnormal labs, doing a GREAT deal of teaching and have to be inventive with your teaching if the place is geared towards a poor population with limited resources. You'd need to have support service numbers on hand such as visiting nursing agencies (at least in hospitals), domestic abuse hotlines, psych services, managed care and others. However, don't pay attention to me about the stress level...it is less than it would be in the hospital-it has it's own challenges, though. And, if it is a private office, be sure to check into insurance and prescription plans for yourself because most do not offer benefits.

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However, don't pay attention to me about the stress level...it is less than it would be in the hospital-it has it's own challenges, though. And, if it is a private office, be sure to check into insurance and prescription plans for yourself because most do not offer benefits.

True, true, And thanks about the insurance plan stuff. I never thought of that.

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