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i am putting together a salary survey for school. does anyone know what the top paying hopspital in NJ is.

I grew up in the LBI area and SOCH does not have the greatest of reputations as far as care goes, but I think it has improved in the past few years. As far as working conditions and salary go, I have no clue.

I work at SOCH and definitely have to say that working conditions are far better than some other area hospitals; however, it is a small hospital in the sticks that doesn't really have many resources or continuing education. The salaries are comparable to area hospitals....benefits stink. I do like working there in general as I think we are well staffed and tend to be like a big family. I would not recommend it to a new grad. We just voted in the union so benefits are improving. As a previous agency nurse, I have worked in just about every ER in Atlantic, Monmouth, and Ocean county. I chose to take a position at SOCH because I could safely take care of my patients. I hope this helps..........

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Hi all!

I just passed the NCLEX last week and have my NY license. I am moving to NJ in the very near future(like a month or so) and would like some info on some hospitals. I am thinking of going to St. Peter's, Bayshore, Raritan Bay, CentraState, or Riverview......I have no idea which of these pays the most and has the best conditions. Can anybody tell me anything about these places? I went to CentraState and they offered me a position on 5N Orthopaedics and that was it. The only thing they had open for me....does that make sense with the major nursing shortage?? They also would not tell me what the salary was. I would have to go meet with someone else for that. Well, NY is paying upwards of $60K to $65K per year....I have checked out some places. I really don't want to work in NY but who knows. I have another interview set up with Raritan Bay in August. I just sent in for my NJ license and heard that it may take months. That is very discouraging with the nursing shortage.

Please anybody with any advice on any of these hospitals write me and let me know. It is so confusing to be a new RN out there.....:uhoh3:

I didn't like Centra State as an agency nurse. I felt administration there wasn't supportive to there nurses. I frequently observed unsafe staffing and unhappy nurses. They do offer generally good salaries and bonuses. I am sure there is another position available; there usually is one in every department in every hospital around here. They are probably just jerking your chain. Hang in there and don't accept a unit or position that you are not happy with. Believe me.....there are lots of jobs!!

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Hi, I am planning on moving within the next 6 months to central Jersey. I would love to work at RWJUH. I have sent in my resume, but have not heard anything yet. Do you know if they are still hiring? What is the starting salary? Thanks.:balloons:

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As far as I know RWJ in New Brunswick is still in a hiring freeze in some areas (I think only transport, and float pools are open). I do my clinicals there for school and use to work there so I am a bit behind on my info....anyone else???? Its a nice place to work, very big, cool union, but last year there were definatly some problems (but where isn't there any???? hehe) Good luck!!!!! There are also lots of other kewl NJ hospitals such as RWJ-Hamilton, Centra State, St. Peters, JFK, and many more!

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I am not sure how the Kindred floor is at Rahway (I believe its run by a seperate company), but a word of advice to all...I would AVOID Rahway hospital at all costs. I don't want to give too many details, but it's a risky place for anyone who has a lisence.

ps. sorry about spelling errors (no spell check today).

really??? Rahway went under RWJUH in New Brunswick last year. Are things better now.

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Hi, I am planning on moving within the next 6 months to central Jersey. I would love to work at RWJUH. I have sent in my resume, but have not heard anything yet. Do you know if they are still hiring? What is the starting salary? Thanks.:balloons:

There is only a few position open at this time. look online. They are only looking for some Peds, cancer type floors. Can you do that without experience though? Might be tough as very high acuity hospital unless you really want a challenge. They have also increased floor nurse/pt ratios

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really??? Rahway went under RWJUH in New Brunswick last year. Are things better now.

As far as I can tell (thru 2nd hand info now) things are getting better. I know they are building a new ED. But I just want to say that there are some really cool people who work there (along with the not so kewl :imbar ) so I didn't mean to offend.

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I work at SOCH and definitely have to say that working conditions are far better than some other area hospitals; however, it is a small hospital in the sticks that doesn't really have many resources or continuing education. The salaries are comparable to area hospitals....benefits stink. I do like working there in general as I think we are well staffed and tend to be like a big family. I would not recommend it to a new grad. We just voted in the union so benefits are improving. As a previous agency nurse, I have worked in just about every ER in Atlantic, Monmouth, and Ocean county. I chose to take a position at SOCH because I could safely take care of my patients. I hope this helps..........

If working conditions are far better than other area hospitals and you can safley take care of your pa. what is the reason that you would not recommend SOCH to a new grad??? I did a rotation of clinicals there on a med-surg/tele unit and it seemed fine for a new grad.

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Specializes in CTSICU, SICU, MICU, CCU, Trauma.

This post is in response to a few other posts I've read on this thread. In general, my recommendation to new grads is to get as much experience as possible in a high accuity, university hospital. Nobody can ever take that experience away from you and when you get older (like me) you can "retire" to agency or a smaller community hospital or whatever and it will feel like a "cakewalk".

I was lucky because when I graduated from my diploma school I spent 3 years at that same hospital working med/surg one year and then working in CCU. When I really felt comfortable (ie:bored) I moved on to working CSICU/CCU at Newark Beth Israel Med Center. Getting great higher accuity level CCU and post-Cardiac Surgical ICU experience.

I work agency now.......mostly critical care but in order to get all the shifts I want I work med/surg and tele or wherever certain accounts need me. I'm not say the work is "easy" but believe me if you get the really hard cases under your belt you'll find anything else "easy".

So, while you're young, get that experience. It will pay off in the long run.

When you're older, maybe have a retirement or pension under your belt you can work agency, have autonomy and make good money for what you know. (btw I'm tracking at $120,000 for this year's earnings and last year finished at $96,000.......who said nurses can't make good money.)

Good luck!

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This post is in response to a few other posts I've read on this thread. In general, my recommendation to new grads is to get as much experience as possible in a high accuity, university hospital. Nobody can ever take that experience away from you and when you get older (like me) you can "retire" to agency or a smaller community hospital or whatever and it will feel like a "cakewalk".

When you're older, maybe have a retirement or pension under your belt you can work agency, have autonomy and make good money for what you know. (btw I'm tracking at $120,000 for this year's earnings and last year finished at $96,000.......who said nurses can't make good money.)

Good luck!

Hi. Just wanted to thank you for your feedback. I just graduated and accepted a job at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. I am still afraid b/c it is definitely higher acuity then I would get here in south jersey but I took it for the exact reasons you stated. HUP is so highly recognized that I think the experience I will get will be invaluable. And hopefully after much experience I can move into other areas or into management a little easier. Plus, I'm still rather young (29). So, thanks again- and the money you are now earning definitely gives me something to work towards.

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Specializes in CTSICU, SICU, MICU, CCU, Trauma.
Hi. Just wanted to thank you for your feedback. I just graduated and accepted a job at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. I am still afraid b/c it is definitely higher acuity then I would get here in south jersey but I took it for the exact reasons you stated. HUP is so highly recognized that I think the experience I will get will be invaluable. And hopefully after much experience I can move into other areas or into management a little easier. Plus, I'm still rather young (29). So, thanks again- and the money you are now earning definitely gives me something to work towards.

Thanks so much for your feedback. I know HUP from my previous years of experience in sales and also from personal experience with having had surgery there. I have nothing but nice things to say about HUP and wish that if I had it all to do over with I would've gained experience working as a nurse at HUP. When I had surgery at HUP I received a "get well card" with the business card of the nurse who "cared" for me in the PACU. I was so impressed and told my surgeon so. But he knew because that's how they do things there. My pre-op physical was done by a Nurse Practitioner who was probably one of the most thorough clinicians ever to do a physical on me. You will gain experience at HUP that few will experience in their career. The problem with working at such an institution is that it's hard to replicate anywhere else. For me, I'm just "marking time" going to grad school and trying to keep my income up so I'm stuck at working at smaller hospitals and making good income via the agency route........such is life........you gotta do what you gotta do.

Good luck in your career and best wishes to you!

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HI, I am a RN currently living/working in NY. I make $60,000 for nights (Med/Surg) I have interviewed with many NJ hospitals but found that they don't pay nearly as well as NY. I am actually moving to NJ soon and want to transfer to a closer hospital. Robert Wood is on a hiring freeze, Jersey Shore is a great hospital, but pays little. I was interested in Centra State. Did you ever find out how much the pay is? Thanks.

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