I met yesterday with the ED manager for the new Legacy facility in Salmon Creek,WA. I was interviewing for a part time ER Tech position and expressed an interest in maybe going to school in the future to get my RN. The subject of available jobs came up and both the ED manager and the HR rep had quite a hearty laugh when I told them I had heard there was a job shortage in the Portland area. I do know the Legacy website has a lot of RN jobs listed so I did find a shortage hard to believe. If anyone is interested I will put a link to the Legacy website.
There are some real benefits with this new facility and I really hope I get the call. This is going to be a state of the art facility with no expense spared during its construction. If you are thinking of making a move to the Pacific Northwest in search of work keep in mind WA has no state income tax and sales tax free shopping is just a hop across the river! I hope this helps with those in search of work here in my neck the woods.
At one time It cost me 600.00 dollars to get my tags for my 1997 F-350 4x4. When I-697(?) passed the fees went down to 65.00. High registration costs are a thing of the past thank to a very popular tax crusader.
Oh hey I never heard about that! Washington just became a lot more appealing...
All the other major hospitals in Portland need nurses. Read the article in the Oregonian from a few weeeks ago. It discussed how Salmon Creek has attracted thousands of applicants because of its "new" status. Everybody (understandably) wants in on the opportunity to be a part of something like that. The same article discussed how other hospitals will see their staffing problems worsen because of staff heading to the new facility. If you must live and work north of the Columbia, (As a Portlander, it's easy to forget that side of the river is capable of supporting life) try SW Washington Medical Center. They are a Top 100 hospital and a very busy Level 2 trauma center. They have the busiest ER in the PDX area and in some years have been the second busiest Trauma center on the west coast. You can view the Oregonian employment classifieds for free at http://www.oregonlive.com/jobs As of today, there are 540 RN openings posted.
As an aside. I have worked in California, as well as the Pacific Northwest. I've found that while Cali has the highest pay, they have the lowest standards, and narrowest scope of nursing practice. Give me Oregon anyday.
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Oh hey I never heard about that! Washington just became a lot more appealing...