Moving to Houston

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Specializes in ICU, Step-Down, Tele.

Good evening,

Louisiana RN researching moving to Houston. Tele/Stepdown and ICU for 8 years. Certs are currently out, planning to re-up before move. 

What’s average base pay in the area (or diffs if you know), and what systems would you recommend/consider safe to practice at?

Outside of CCRN, what makes an applicant more attractive to hire in your area?

Thank you for your time

 

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Specializes in Hemodialysis, Operating Room Nurse, PACU.

Depends on YOE and specialty. Med surg RNs with 10 years gets around $45/$47 per hour. Depending on how good you bargain. 

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Specializes in Pediatric CVICU, General Peds.

Hi! I just moved to Houston and got an offer for $33/hr (before differentials) for Peds CC and $32/hr for acute care at the Medical Center ($4 /hr night diff and $4/hr weekend diff).  Since all the hospitals are a part of large companies, it's harder to negotiate.  It delayed my start date, but I was finally able to negotiate $35/hr for an outpatient pediatric job at the Med Center.

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Specializes in Stepdown/Telemetry 8 years. SICU 6 months.
On 6/8/2021 at 7:41 AM, McLovin' said:

Depends on YOE and specialty. Med surg RNs with 10 years gets around $45/$47 per hour. Depending on how good you bargain

That’s not bad for med surge. Do they pay more for SICU for instance? Thanks

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