$30/hour for new grads in Seattle?

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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.

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.

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If you do start this job. Now, let's go to the future.

2 years from now, you'd be a super nurse and you will have the freedom to choose where you want to work.

P.s.

As a new grad/new RN, please don't resign in 3 months unless you are in the brink of having a mental breakdown...like, really! :woot:

I really wish you the best!!!

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Specializes in Pediatric Critical Care.
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!

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Specializes in 15 years in ICU, 22 years in PACU.

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.

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Specializes in OR Circulator RN- CNOR.

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.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Ortho, ASC.

You "don't have to talk to them"? Pretty sad.

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