$16 an hour pay rate in east tn---normal?

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hi

I have a good chance of getting a job with an allergy center in their sleep department.

when asking about the pay package-the reply was $16 an hour--when I asked if that was negotiable-they said no- because everyone all does about the same work--

they are staffed with rns-lpns and techs

my background is 6 yrs in the er-and 12 as a paramedic

(looking at this job cause I want to get out of emergency medicine)

my question--is this the average pay in east Tennessee?--it seems so incredibly low-

thanks

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What are you? Rn? LPN? Paramedic?

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sorry- I forgot to add that I am an RN

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Specializes in Oncology.

That sounds low even for a doctor's office. And I'm guessing you'll have to work nights? I would not work some place that pays nurses and techs the same unless I could find no place else. Clearly they don't value your education or experience.

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There are probably a lot of openings with a pay rate like that! That salary is more in line with an LPN. I agree with the previous poster. I'd pass.

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Specializes in ICU.

I think you would be incredibly bored with a job in a sleep department of an allergy center, after having been both ER and Paramedic!

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Even I made $19 an hour when I started six years ago (and that was painful, believe me) - so that sounds ridiculously low for now, even taking into account where you're applying (I'm from NC so I know a lot of our salaries sound low across the board, regardless of career field).

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thanks ya'll--

it validates what I was thinking--

take care

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