I'm moving back to Phoenix, Arizona this fall and I was hoping to start a discussion about which hospitals offer the best working environments and money. I've talked to some people about both, but there does not seem to be any consensus.
I'm coming from a large teaching and research hospital in the Midwest. I have a BSN with 3.5 years of RN experience, half of which was in med-surg and the other half is in an MICU. I have my CCRN, ACLS and I'm chemo certified, NIHSS certified and CVVHD certified ... not very much swanz cath experience though and no IABP and no ECMO experience.
From what I've been told, I should expect to make anywhere between $35 - $45/hr with my experience ... but is that really accurate for the Phoenix market right now and how competitive is it there?
And what are the better Phoenix area hospitals to work for? And what I mean is, where will you get the sickest patients? ... Where will you find the best doctors and nurses teamed to together? ... At which hospitals do the nurses seem to love their jobs more?
The low down as I know it; If the biggest trauma hospital is what you're looking for then Maricopa Integrated Health is the hospital you should look at. Not in a good area of town and is really the "County ER", but the biggest traumas tend to go there. The same with major burns. BTW, anyone that loves Neuro. should look closely at Barrow's at St. Joseph's. Banner is a good place to work in general as they have so many different facilities all over the valley, but I don't personally care for Banner Samaritan...older building (although it seems that maybe they are expanding, I'm not in area close enough to be sure) that has some weird vibes. IASIS/Abrazo hospitals do not have a very good reputation in my experience. Banner Gateway Hospital is attached to MD Anderson Cancer Center and is tops for Oncology. Phoenix Children's Hospital is the place to work if into Pediatrics. Mayo Clinic, I've been there done that, just not my cup of tea although many love it.[/quote']
Banner Univeristy (Good Sam as I, and many others will always know it as) is undergoing a huge expansion and will be nearly doubling in size. I'm sure they are going to be hiring big time here soon.
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