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I am looking to relocate to Florida, and I have recently found the cost of living to be much less expensive in the Melbourne area...does anybody have any experience with the hospitals in that area? Holmes Regional Medical Center, Palm Bay, Viera Hospital, Melbourne Medical Center. Also, I have 7 years of experience...just wondering about how much to expect to start at hourly....thanks for any help!!

Sorry, I didn't even think of that!! So one of my friends is trying to talk me into taking travel assignments in FL first so I can choose and area that I really like. My Uncle who lives on Ana Maria Island said to look at Sarasota/Bradenton as well. There is actually a travel assignment in both towns! So I applied for my FL nursing license today!!! I'm confused about the continuing education though. Do I have to do a total of 24 hours each year or just the 2 hour prevention of medical errors CE? We aren't required by the state of MO to do CE for our license, so this is new to me. Is there a certain website I have to get it from, or any course titled "prevention of medical errors" for 2 CEU? Thanks!

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I live in Tampa and work for Bayfront Health in St Petersburg. Pay at this facility this year seemed to start around $25/hr for non specialty areas and with minimal experience, so I'd feel pretty confident saying you'd easily match your current salary. This area sees a ton of interesting cases due to it being a popular vacation destination, so the patient population is delightfully diverse. Also, Tampa is beautiful, full of life and an amazing place to live!

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Sorry to hijack a thread, but scrubs_are_pjs, what's it like at Bayfront? Do you like working there? I just applied for an ED position there.

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Hi campercass,

I actually just got a new position at St. Joseph's hospital. The transition at Bayfront is really taking its toll- benefits are suffering, staffing is very poor. I didn't work in the ED, so maybe it's a smidge better there staffing wise depending on the nurse manager? But for things like holiday time, competitive wages, personal days and 401k match it is pretty terrible. So it depends on if you're just going for the experience and type of traumas they see, or if you care about the rest :)

Hope this helps!

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