Phoenix Hospitals

Are you looking for a big hospital or small hospital? My advise is to stick with the non for profits.

The level one trauma centers that I know of in Phoenix are Maricopa County, St. Joe's, Good Samaritan, John C. Lincoln.

I work at John C. Lincoln and love it. It's a medium, non-profit hospital. We are also Magnet. Autonomy is greatly valued here and our nursing turnover is low. They majority of our staff are staff nurses not agency nurses. Since I've been working there it is rare that we even use agency nurses. Check it out at http://www.jcl.com

As for pay, I "think" our new grads start around $23-$24. JCL is not the highest paid hospital and not the lowest. We do annual salary adjustments to keep up with what other hospitals are paying.

Final advice: Interview at several hosptials and decide where you feel most comfortable. Go for lunch in the cafeteria and talk with other nurses not only about how they like it but what they feel other hospitals reputations are like.

http://www.theagapecenter.com/Hospitals/Arizona.htm

Look at this page for hospitals in AZ. Interview around and find your niche. Banner is a big corpation that is non for profit. I have worked for several big corporations, and Banner is the most extreme I have seen as far as not keeping nurses satisfied. Very High turnover rates. But once again, find where you heart leads you and go with it. There are many hospitals, and if one doesnt work out, you can always move on.

One rule of thumb... the more a hospital advertises and attends career fairs, the larger the turn over. Reality is a better indicator than marketing image.

Hospital expansion project may be an exception to the rule.

Rule of thumb #2... if the hospital advertises "great orientation program" they probably need it because of large staffing turnover.

Are you looking for a big hospital or small hospital? My advise is to stick with the non for profits.

The level one trauma centers that I know of in Phoenix are Maricopa County, St. Joe's, Good Samaritan, John C. Lincoln.

I work at John C. Lincoln and love it. It's a medium, non-profit hospital. We are also Magnet. Autonomy is greatly valued here and our nursing turnover is low. They majority of our staff are staff nurses not agency nurses. Since I've been working there it is rare that we even use agency nurses. Check it out at www.jcl.com

As for pay, I "think" our new grads start around $23-$24. JCL is not the highest paid hospital and not the lowest. We do annual salary adjustments to keep up with what other hospitals are paying.

Final advice: Interview at several hosptials and decide where you feel most comfortable. Go for lunch in the cafeteria and talk with other nurses not only about how they like it but what they feel other hospitals reputations are like.

If you do not mind me asking, what does Magnet mean?

Thank you!

Magnet is an official designation - not sure from whom - that signifies a healthcare institution meet certain criteria for its nurses. Must offer educational opportunities, input on management decisions, autonomy, etc. Supposedly, very few hospitals in the US are magnet nursing facilities.