Hello, everyone, I just graduated from BSN and get my RN. Now I moved to Seattle and looking for a job. So far, no hospitals contacted me and a nursing home is paying me $30/hour with $5000 sign-on but with no PTO first year, no weekend differential, and my patient ratio is 1:18 with 5 techs on the floor for 36-39 patients. This floor is all vegetative and/or trach/vent patients, well, I guess at least I don't have to talk to them:sneaky:.
So is there any Seattle fellows? is $30 for a new grad BSN, RN with so many patients fair?
Forgot to mention my health insurance won't even start until 2 months later after employment.
Thank you for the reply. So I shouldn't use BSN as a way to negotiate pay? Sorry I am new at this. I am not sure how I feel about this.
I mean you can try to, and maybe it means more when negotiating at jobs outside of the hospital, but in a hospital setting I've never seen it change the offer more than like 70 cents/hr.
I think asking for $32 instead of $30 is fine though!
I assume you are at a non-union facility. Here in most of Seattle-land, the Union contract dictates what you are paid based on experience/education. A BSN/MSN at my facility is worth $1.00/hr.
As a new grad/BSN/RN that has been applying to Seattle hospital programs, I can confirm that the starting pay at most hospitals is $30 to $34 to start, plus differentials, and probably has better perks than the facility you are speaking of. IMO a hospital will give you a more formal training, lower patient ratios and more chances of advancement. I have seen that non-hospital jobs *tend* to pay the same or better, but I guess in the bigger picture, it would depend upon what kind of training, benefits, work and opportunities you are looking for in the future.
smartnurse1982
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Just for reference,it is a good idea to talk to your patients in a vegetative state.
Of course the conversation will be one sided,but still.