hi everyone! my wife wants to move back to ut, i will graduate rn school in may '10. i have been reading some of the threads, it seems that is not easy to find a new graduate job, and i have two babies and a wife to support. my loving wife wants to go back to provo-salt lake area; can anyone tell me if there are enough hospital jobs out there for new rns? and can a man support his family in ut as a nurse?..... i would love to make my beautiful wife happy and bring her back home, i would just like some reassurance, and i did not go through 4 years of school to continue to struggle financially....
ovnerati 20 Posts Specializes in Psychiatric, Emergency, Public Health. Has 2 years experience. Jan 4, 2009 Hi there. I am a nursing student in Utah rather then a practicing nurse, but I can give you some reassurances in regards to moving to Utah as a new graduate nurse. There are several large healthcare employers in Utah that offer New graduate opportunities. Intermountain Healthcare for instances offers New Graduate Opportunities very frequently at a reasonable rate of pay. (Certainly enough to meet the cost of living here in Utah) Hiring opportunities are by no means sparse even with the worsening economy.
CPhT2RNstudent 210 Posts Apr 25, 2009 Hi there. I am a nursing student in Utah rather then a practicing nurse, but I can give you some reassurances in regards to moving to Utah as a new graduate nurse. There are several large healthcare employers in Utah that offer New graduate opportunities. Intermountain Healthcare for instances offers New Graduate Opportunities very frequently at a reasonable rate of pay. (Certainly enough to meet the cost of living here in Utah) Hiring opportunities are by no means sparse even with the worsening economy.I would beg to differ. The median home price is well over 200K, starting nursing wages are under $22/hr, and if you look at IHC's website or U of U neither is doing much hiring. You could try IASIS or mountainstar. Similar pay I am sure. I would look elsewhere especially if you have loans to pay off. There are many people who love Utah and are willing to pay a lot and and accept low wages in order to be near mommy and daddy. If you can budget on $22/hr you will be OK, but be careful or you will end up in the In-Laws basement.
