very excited- $50/hr

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Hi all...

I am so excited, I have just found a job posting from hospital that I've always been interested in. (even though I still have another year and a half left of school until I'm an RN) I am excited.

I think I want to be a pool nurse to start off b/c I get experience from different floors and I have a better schedule:rolleyes:...NOT TO MENTION THE $

The hospital I'm interested in advertised $50/hr for night shift pool nurses...and $46 for day. Thats a lot of money:yeah:! They are also a university so discount on rn-bsn which I am interested in. YAY!

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Specializes in SNU/SNF/MedSurg, SPCU Ortho/Neuro/Spine.

and be prepared to be busy!

hope you ** shine ** lol

it is going to be hard, but i think the exp that you will get there will be priceless!

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Specializes in Family Nurse Practitioner.

Love the per diem rates and will probably always have two jobs because of it. :) Keep in mind that having benefits is really important and can account for up to 30% of your salary and also it would be unusual that they offer discounted tutition to per diem nurses. Good luck and let us know if you get the job.

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Specializes in M/S.

What hospital is that, I thought agency are the ones that pay that high, please tell me more:heartbeat

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Specializes in Pediatric/Adolescent, Med-Surg.
What hospital is that, I thought agency are the ones that pay that high, please tell me more:heartbeat

Often if you work in a hospital's float pool and agree to go anywhere in the hospital, you will also make more money. You would only work out of one hospital.

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Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

Usually, the float pool and per diem nurses are those who are very experienced and can literally float to a floor, and hit the ground running. Would be concerned about the staffing and orientation if they are offering this to a new grad.

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Specializes in Cath Lab, OR, CPHN/SN, ER.

Honestly, I would beware of anyplace offering that much money up front. Are they hurting that bad they need to offer that much?

Also, straight out of school, I wouldn't do float pool. You need to spend some time in one unit learning and mastering skills before floating. When floors get a float nurse, they expect them to know the job and how to nurse and only need to learn the specifics of the floor (charting, times, locations).

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Specializes in Emergency/Trauma.

I am not sure that this would be the best fit for a new grad as you will have a hard enough time orienting yourself to the floor and all that goes on there let alone jumping from specialty to specialty. I would rethink this if I were you. If your first experience as a nurse is a bad one it may effect future decisions regarding your career.

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I think it sounds great. So many naysayers.

As with all things make sure you know what you are getting yourself into and ask lots of questions about orientation/roles/etc before signing on the dotted line. This is the hospital you want to work at? fantastic. If you're happy we (or atleast I) will be happy for you. I dont think any job is such that you should throw out an entire profession just because its not the right fit. So if that were the case, whether your first position was to float or single floor or LTC or anything else, just make a change. *shrug* Good luck with your upcoming opportunity.

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I've never heard of a new grad getting hired into float pool.

Float pool nurses need to have years of experience in several different areas, and be able to hit the ground running in med/surg, tele, ICU, ER, L&D, and so on. Nurses who have mastered that many areas of nursing are hard to find and that's why float pool pays the way it does.

I also see posts from students who also think they are going to graduate and become travelers or work agency right away.

Only experienced nurses qualify for these positions.

Many times, agency/traveler/float pool nurses get only a day of orientation per unit.

"Hit the ground running" is the name of the game.

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Usually, the float pool and per diem nurses are those who are very experienced and can literally float to a floor, and hit the ground running. Would be concerned about the staffing and orientation if they are offering this to a new grad.

:werd:

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Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

I'm not being a naysayer at all: I just think that a hospital that would hire a new grad for the float pool is one that is not new-grad friendly. Believe me, I say this with 16 years of experience: the float pool is not for the new-grad. New grads need a more nuturing environment. When you float to a floor, you are doing so because it is understaffed and busy! You will be expected to take a full load of pts, perform at peak and still do so with a smile on your face.

A new grad in a float pool would be dangerous; for both the nurse and the patients.

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