New Grad pay in Jax area

[MuddaMia]

Hi--Thought I would share the research I did on Jacksonville area hospital pay rates for new grads:

Baptist

Recruiter: Lisa Rosa

Base Hourly: GN: 17.50

After boards: 18.00

After training 18.75

BSN Diff .50

Night 3.25

Weekend Night 8.25

Benefits: Each employee gets 21.50 per payday into a benefits fund. If you do not need benefit...that amount is deposited directly into your pay (once per pay period).

Flagler

Recruiter: Kathy Barry

Base Hourly: GN: 19.75

After boards: 21.75

BSN Diff Ladder system--worth one point at one yr review

Nights (3-11) 3.00

Nights (11-7) 5.00

Weekends + 10% (on top of night diffs)

Benefits: No incentive to not participate in insurance

Memorial

Nurse Recruiter: Rosemary

Base Hourly: GN: 18.25

After boards: 19.25

BSN Diff none

Nights (3-11) 3.50

Wkend Diff varies according to work area and program

Small kickback on checks if no benefits needed

St. Lukes/Mayo

Nurse Recruiter: Jennifer Kost

Base Hourly: GN: 19.46

After boards: 20.77

BSN Diff none

Nights (3-11) 15 % of base pay

Nights (11-7) 25% of base pay

Weekends on top of % diff, you get an extra $6 an hr on nites...and on days it is your base pay plus $4

Benefits: No incentive to not participate in insurance

Orientation is usually 12 weeks. After one year you can go PRN for 32.00 hr

St Vincents

308 7307

She wouldn't give any info

Shands

Nurse recruiter: Natasha

Base Hourly: GN: 17.82

After boards: 22.85

BSN Diff None

Nights 6.50

Weekend Night 10.25

Benefits: No incentive to not participate in insurance

Specialty Hospital

Recruiter: Angela

Base Hourly: GN: 18.25

After boards: 19.25

BSN Diff None

Nights (3-7 am) 3.50

Weekends 8.00 (NOT on top of night diffs)

$2,250 sign on bonus

Benefits: +17.00 per paycheck if no medical/dental

Orange Park

Nurse recruiter: Terry Easterling 276 8550

Base Hourly: GN: 18.25

After boards: 19.25

BSN Diff None

Nights (3-11) +2.75

Nights (11-7) +3.50

Weekend's +2.00

In House registry program--add a fourth shift and get $10 more an hour--

can still get diffs for this shift

Work on Weekends Program:

Days: Base pay plus $5 hr

Nights Base pay plus $8 hr

Up to $6,000 loan repayment

Sign on bonus:

Days: $2,000

Nights: $3,000

Benefits: +17.00 per paycheck if no medical/dental

PRN after one year $ 30/hr

[Renee4christ]

very good to know!!! thanks! was this for med-surg or all departments?

[MuddaMia]

thats just general--I think its pretty across the board

[kenesha212002]

That was a great run down! I have been a nurse for one year in February in Jacksonville (I work at Baptist) and that is very accurate from the research I have done. It is very good to know your options and what each hospital is offering new nurses. Also, I am a BSN graduate and I appreciate the BSN diff being included on the run down. Hospitals just don't pay enough for the extra trauma that I went through...lol THANKS!

[kenesha212002]

Also...Baptist gives an extra $125 bonus for every 16 hours a nurse does over her scheduled 72. The bonus sometimes helps to compensate for the low pay.

[np_wannabe]

This is so awesome! Thank you so much for sharing this!

[np_wannabe]

also, does anyone know of any jax hospitals that allow new grads to work part-time?

[Jbeachgrl]

That was very helpful thanks!!

[Elbajista]

Anyone have anything to add, 2.5 years later?

[kenesha212002]

No, sorry I work in Miami now.

[gwyneffar]

The only thing I can add is that I believe Baptist's new RN rate (or maybe GN rate, not sure) is $20.50 an hour. They have no GN program in effect and are only hiring GN's internally.

[Alexsys]

That is true. Alot of the GN programs are on hold now. One of my colleagues gave that exact list to her students about two years ago --before the recession