How's Nashville for work ?

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Hi ~

I'm moving from New Mexico and have been interested in Florida. But I'm becoming interested in Nashville. How is it there for payscale and cost of living? How are the availability of jobs in the home health agencies?

Any info you can offer is much appreciated.

Thanks ~

Bob

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Hi, just wanted to drop u a few lines and let u know that I now live in FL. but worked at Southern Hills Medical Center in Nashville, Tn. It was a wonderful experience for me. They had a wonderful orienatation program as they do with all thier new nurses. I was fresh out nursing school and it was wonderful. It is very very culturally diverse. I lived about 55 minutes away so the drive forced me to quit after about 8 months. It is a very busy, fast paced hospital. But then again I gues most are.:chuckle I lived in Nashville about 10 yrs ago and wasn't a nurse at that time so I can't really give you a good estimate of cost of living and all that. It is defiantly cheaper than where I live in FL. There is a very nice area just outside of Nashville called Brentwood or the coolsprings area. It is growing like a weed. Cost a little moer to live there, but a little nicer than nashville. I love the nashville area, lots to do, good shopping and reataurants. I hope this helps, but there are quiet a few hospitals there. There is also one in the coolsprings area with wonderful shopping and restaurants. This coolsprings area is just outside Nashville and may be considered by some a part of nashville( I did). Best of luck and let us know how it goes.:p

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Hi, just wanted to drop u a few lines and let u know that I now live in FL. but worked at Southern Hills Medical Center in Nashville, Tn. It was a wonderful experience for me. They had a wonderful orienatation program as they do with all thier new nurses. I was fresh out nursing school and it was wonderful. It is very very culturally diverse. I lived about 55 minutes away so the drive forced me to quit after about 8 months. It is a very busy, fast paced hospital. But then again I gues most are.:chuckle I lived in Nashville about 10 yrs ago and wasn't a nurse at that time so I can't really give you a good estimate of cost of living and all that. It is defiantly cheaper than where I live in FL. There is a very nice area just outside of Nashville called Brentwood or the coolsprings area. It is growing like a weed. Cost a little moer to live there, but a little nicer than nashville. I love the nashville area, lots to do, good shopping and reataurants. I hope this helps, but there are quiet a few hospitals there. There is also one in the coolsprings area with wonderful shopping and restaurants. This coolsprings area is just outside Nashville and may be considered by some a part of nashville( I did). Best of luck and let us know how it goes.:p
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Thanks for the input. I'll check it out.

If you decide to move to the Nashville area.......don't even think about Brentwood or Coolsprings areas unless you a multi millionare. I live near Nashville and just took my first trip through those ares this past weekend with my friends.....yah.....wow! on the houses and the cars. Drool city. There are some nice places just a bit north of the city....best thing I can tell you is to do a job search on your favorite search engine. And same thing for places to live. I have to agree I love going to Nashville. Lots of things to see and do weather you are into History, Sports or Clubing There is something for everybody. There are tons of hospital, nursing home and homecare places in the area, and they right now are advertising like mad. I just moved down here and am also looking for a job, I'm just in limbo right now waiting for my licence to transfer.

Good luck with the search! :)

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