InkdBear

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1. need advice on which city to relocate to in WA

   InkdBear replied to shannwol3's topic in Washington

   The Kitsap Penninsula is a beautiful place to live (and only a 50 minute ferry ride to downtown Seattle). Harrison Medical Center offers Seattle wages with housing costs 40%-60% less than Seattle proper. They have a nice variety a positions open on t...

2. New to WA---RN New Grad Programs?

   InkdBear replied to keilene's topic in Washington

   Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton also offers a new grad residency program. In fact, they use the Versant Residency Program (they are 1 of only 2 hospitals in WA that offer it). It's highly structured, extremely supported and the new grads who par...

3. Out of state new grad RN considering WA

   InkdBear replied to Kodakgee's topic in Washington

   Two hospitals come to mind that have the best residency programs - Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton (just west of Seattle by ferry) and Overlake Hospital in Seattle. They both use the Versant Residency Program which has proven to be extremely suc...

4. How's the job market for experienced nurses in Seattle?

   InkdBear replied to BonnieSc's topic in Washington

   If you're not set on working in dowtown Seattle and would consider Kitsap County (West of Seattle), there are several staff RN positions at Harrison Medical Center that only require a minimum of 1 year experience. I hear they pay Seattle level wages,...

5. Where are new grad jobs?

   InkdBear replied to newgrad82's topic in Washington

   Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton WA www.harrisonmedical.org also has a position posted for their Residency Program this year. Looks like they are also in need of LPN's who would like to work in their Urgent Care clinics. So if you are an LPN who ...

6. Pre-interview survey for hospital jobs? Is this new?

   InkdBear replied to paradiseboundRN's topic in Med-Surg

   More and more healthcare organizations are using behaviorial based "surveys" to assist their managers fine tune the interviewing process. They are not supposed to be used as a screening tool. Most of these surveys do not have right or wrong answers a...

7. best hospital to work for in Washington state

   InkdBear replied to badtz143's topic in Washington

   Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton is just a quick ferry ride from Seattle and is a non-profit community based hospital. The cost-of-living is significantly less in Kitsap county.