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The prospective hospital emailed me and said this:

an RN starts at $19 an hour and pay $3.23 from 3p-11p and $4.25 from 11p-7a.

They pay for the health insurance of the employee. Dental and vision is then $28 a month.

If its just you and a child for health, dental, and vision it costs $274 a month.

If its for a family you pay $336 a month.

They also constribute 50% of the first 6% in a thrift account (401k)

How does this compare to everyone else's benefits?

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Specializes in Community Health, Med-Surg, Home Health.

What area is this in? The RN salary you are speaking of is a few dollars less than wnat I make as an LPN here in New York. My dental and vision is paid by my union, the jobs pays for my GHI health insurance, and I do not have to co-pay for any prescription medications for myself or my family.

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

As an LVN in Texas, I earn just slightly more than the $19 per hour that was being offered to you as an RN. Two years ago, my starting LVN pay rate was $18.50 hourly. My place of employment does not offer shift differentials for evenings, nights, or weekends.

However, my workplace does not pay for benefits. I am a single person without children, and I pay about $78 every 2 weeks for health and dental coverage. My workplace offers a 401(k) savings plan, but they do not contribute to it or match any of the contributions.

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Specializes in Peds, PICU, Home health, Dialysis.

I agree - $19 is pretty low for an RN starting wage. But it depends on where you live. Those are nice shift differentials though!

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Its in south Georgia. Cost of living is quite low. You can buy a 3 bed 2 bath house for $115,000.

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Specializes in CVICU, MICU, CCRN-CSC.
The prospective hospital emailed me and said this:

an RN starts at $19 an hour and pay $3.23 from 3p-11p and $4.25 from 11p-7a.

They pay for the health insurance of the employee. Dental and vision is then $28 a month.

If its just you and a child for health, dental, and vision it costs $274 a month.

If its for a family you pay $336 a month.

They also constribute 50% of the first 6% in a thrift account (401k)

How does this compare to everyone else's benefits?

That's about the same starting salary for an RN with no experience in my area. Which is Georgia, including the Atlanta Metro area. All the hospitals are pretty much the same around here....:o

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The insurance seems a bit high to me. The pay per hour seems extremely low to me.

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.
Its in south Georgia. Cost of living is quite low. You can buy a 3 bed 2 bath house for $115,000.
I bought my 1,800 square foot, 3 bedroom 2 bath house that was built in 2004 for $100,000 in a major metro area in Texas. The cost of living is quite low in this neck of the woods, but the pay rates for nurses are pretty good. At least I've been pleased with my earnings so far. :)
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Specializes in Emergency & Trauma/Adult ICU.

1. Those shift differentials are pretty generous, especially when figured as a percentage of the $19 base.

2. Benefit costs seem high, especially as the employee's health coverage is not included. I contribute less than $175/month for family coverage for health, dental & vision combined.

3. The match for the 401(k) is pretty standard for mid- to large-sized employers.

4. None of our opinions from the 4 corners of the country matter very much if these are typical numbers for your area. Location, location, location. ;)

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