NURSING in the NORTHWEST ???

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Hi, im a nursing student in texas, but am from Eugene, OR

im wondering what the nursing situation is like up there. Good pay, benefits?

what is it like in the northwest??

thanks

WiLL

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Hi, im a nursing student in texas, but am from Eugene, OR

im wondering what the nursing situation is like up there. Good pay, benefits?

what is it like in the northwest??

thanks

WiLL

It's not too bad........Eugene doesn't pay as well as Portland, where wages average around $28 an hour. I'm from Albany, and at over $25/hr. I'm doing pretty well for living in an area where the average wage (for all workers) is about 10 bucks an hour! The market is definitely shrinking, however; recently one of the hospitals in our organization laid off 15 nurses, and another chain's hospital near Salem laid off 45 a couple of months ago. We're having to make do with fewer CNAs and higher nurse-to-patient ratios, as well as higher acuity........but that seems to be true for all areas of the country, not just the NW.

Hope that helps answer your question. :)

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It's not too bad........Eugene doesn't pay as well as Portland, where wages average around $28 an hour. I'm from Albany, and at over $25/hr. I'm doing pretty well for living in an area where the average wage (for all workers) is about 10 bucks an hour! The market is definitely shrinking, however; recently one of the hospitals in our organization laid off 15 nurses, and another chain's hospital near Salem laid off 45 a couple of months ago. We're having to make do with fewer CNAs and higher nurse-to-patient ratios, as well as higher acuity........but that seems to be true for all areas of the country, not just the NW.

Hope that helps answer your question. :)

thanks,

does anyone know about Peace Health? or Sacred Heart? That is the hospital i grew up around, wondering what its like to work for them.

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I work for Sacred Heart, I am actually slaving away right now. I really enjoy it. My dept manager is very pro-nurse and feel like the wage is OK.

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any idea what the starting pay would be for a Rn grad?

do they give you good benefits? flexible hours?

im very curious about sacred heart, i love Eugene, especially the downtown area, and would really like to work there when i graduate. thanks for your help

I work for Sacred Heart, I am actually slaving away right now. I really enjoy it. My dept manager is very pro-nurse and feel like the wage is OK.
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hi -

i live in eugene, but don't work in a hospital so can't answer your questions about salary there. but i make $25./hr. working in a group home so the salary is not bad. just wondering if you have thought about working for mckenzie-willamette hospital? they're in springfield, although both hospitals are supposed to be moving, so sacred heart will no longer be downtown. anyway, friends who have worked at both prefer mckenzie-willamette. just a thought.:)

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