Pay in Tampa/St Pete/Clearwater?

[Swellz]

Can anyone shed some light on hourly rate for an experienced, inpatient RN? Or any inpatient RN for that matter?

I have more than 5 years experience and will be applying to inpatient positions in the next year or so. Right now I'm transitioning out of travel nursing, so I'll be with Baycare Mobile Pool which obviously pays higher than a normal staff gig.

BLS has the mean hourly for nurses in the Tampa-St Pete-Clearwater area at $32.21, but this isn't inpatient specifically. Glassdoor has estimates that are as low as $22/hr and as high as $38. Quite the range.

I know it's going to be a pay cut, I'm just trying to figure out how much to expect. Any information anyone can give is appreciated. Thanks.

[ChristopherB, BSN, RN]

I'm an ICU RN with over a decade of experience. I was offered an ICU position at Tampa General in 2019. Their initial offer was lower than expected, around $33/hr, and after telling them that It was a huge pay cut from another state with a low cost of living, they raised the offer to $37/hr to start.

[Swellz]

On 1/17/2020 at 10:07 AM, ChristopherB said:

I'm an ICU RN with over a decade of experience. I was offered an ICU position at Tampa General in 2019. Their initial offer was lower than expected, around $33/hr, and after telling them that It was a huge pay cut from another state with a low cost of living, they raised the offer to $37/hr to start.

Thanks for sharing!

[exol112, BSN]

Any information regarding the culture of the hospitals in the mentioned area? How's the nurse-patient ratio? Shift differentials? I've got one year of Med-Tele experience, how likely will I be able to go to another specialty? Thanks!

[Swellz]

On 2/24/2020 at 4:04 AM, exol112 said:

Any information regarding the culture of the hospitals in the mentioned area? How's the nurse-patient ratio? Shift differentials? I've got one year of Med-Tele experience, how likely will I be able to go to another specialty? Thanks!

I've only done HCA and BayCare. My HCA info is a little dated because this was a couple years ago, but it was 6:1 MS/tele, 5:1 PCU. Nights was 6-8:1 MS/tele, can't speak to the other floors. BayCare varies by hospital. 4-5:1 MS/tele days, 5-6:1 nights, although I have been told certain floors will go up to 7:1 on nights, I haven't seen it. I don't have personal experience with Bayfront, but I heard from coworkers that they are 6:1 days and 7:1 on nights in MS/tele.

For shift diff, at BayCare you get $5/hr extra for nights. You have to apply to an internship program to get in to a specialty with BayCare, which comes with a contract. I think that's pretty standard for the area though, from what I've seen. I've had a much more positive experience with BayCare than with HCA in terms of hospital culture.

[DowntheRiver]

Moffitt paid decently. I was at $32 and change when I left recently with 5 years experience. My friends told me they just gave another cost of living raise. They're a Magnet facility so you have to do clinical ladder if you want to go up 5%.

I'm doing private practice Oncology at $32 right now. It isn't the greatest, but I only have to drive 30 minutes roundtrip whereas with Moffitt my commute was 2 hours roundtrip.

[Swellz]

6 hours ago, DowntheRiver said:

Moffitt paid decently. I was at $32 and change when I left recently with 5 years experience. My friends told me they just gave another cost of living raise. They're a Magnet facility so you have to do clinical ladder if you want to go up 5%.

I'm doing private practice Oncology at $32 right now. It isn't the greatest, but I only have to drive 30 minutes roundtrip whereas with Moffitt my commute was 2 hours roundtrip.

Moffitt is about 1.5 hrs round trip for me, otherwise I'd be there already. I have a hard time convincing myself to take a pay cut and increase my commute at the same time when there's so many closer options. But, I like oncology, so they really are where I want to go.

[vcRN, LPN]

On 2/2/2019 at 4:58 PM, shamrokks said:

Apply at Baycare. Work mobile pool if you can. It’s $45/hour. Night shift is $5 more shift differential for any nurse. You can easily make $35+/hour dayshift with experience. It depends on specialty. They pay well.

I know this is a old post so I hope you or someone else sees, but does Baycare hire ADN new grads? Or is it mostly BSN. I am planning to apply, I graduate December 2020.

[Swellz]

39 minutes ago, vcLPN-RN said:

I know this is a old post so I hope you or someone else sees, but does Baycare hire ADN new grads? Or is it mostly BSN. I am planning to apply, I graduate December 2020.

Yes they do. You will have to get your BSN in a certain timeframe, but I don't how long you have to get it.

[imanurse12]

@DowntheRiver Hi! I have a question about Moffitt I am really hoping someone can answer. Would you mind messaging me? I don't have privileges to direct message just yet.