malman2100

You should ask Tessie, she worked there.

Check out MUSC's Institute of Psychiatry in Charleston. www.MUSC.edu will give you all kinds of info. As far as living in Charleston there is plenty to love. The weather is great as are the people. It is a beautiful town with so much to see and do. There is Colonial, Revolutionary War, and Civil War history. There are beaches and boating. Exqusite cuisine...especially if you love seafood. Good luck in your search!!

I got relocation assistance when I moved to Charleston. MUSC paid for my rental truck and fuel expenses. I was not a new grad at that time though. Just call down and talk to Lynn Campbell in Human Resources and she will help you out in every way she can. You can call the main operator and ask to speak to be transfered, the number is 843-792-2300

There arent any new grads in my unit beachgirl but I will see if I can find out for you. Also, if you call and talk to MUSC's nurse recruiter you will find her VERY helpful. She is awesome.

I dont think the avg. RN salary in Charleston is 30k/year. That cant be right. I make 55-60k perdiem and my wife makes just over 50 with full benefits at MUSC.

Live4rachel~~~thats great!! I wish you the best of luck and maybe ill see you around MUSC (if you work nights!) Take care!

Hi, I am a Registered Nurse in the CCU at MUSC. I think you will love Charleston, it is a great place to live. Let me see if I can help you some with a little information/opinion. Where to live. Depends on the person. Your age, what you like to do, if you have kids and so on. If you have children and want them to go to public school you have limited options. You need to stay in the Mount Pleasant area or Dorchester County District 2 (Summerville) There are some schools here and there in the other areas that are ok but you really need to do your homework there. If you are young and single and want to be close to the fun as much as possible, consider living downtown. It will definately be more expensive but you will be right in the middle of everything (the bars, the market, the parks, the shops, the college etc). Single and want to be more frugal? West Ashley is your best bet. Lots of apartments available on hwy 61 in West Ashley. Many of the local apartment complexs have recently been sold and converted to condos. Property values in the Charleston area have been increasing rapidly and buying a condo may be a good investment instead of throwing money away in rent. Where to work? This again depends on the person and what you are interested in. I personally have only worked at MUSC so I can not speak for the other area hospitals. I can say this: after working in a private hospital for 7 years I will never go back. The atmosphere in a teaching hospital is much more team oriented. The RN is a valued part of the team and their opinion is important. You will find that in most areas it is a give and take with hospitals though. What I mean is that usually the place that you will want to work the most will not have the best benefits/pay. I think that holds true in the Charleston area. I hope this info helps some. I only found this forum tonight so if you have any questions or anything you can just email me if you like. Good luck. PS....dont worry about having to evacuate for a storm, just sign up to be on the "disaster team" and get paid time and a half to sleep in the nice safe hospital the whole time.(I say this somewhat tongue in cheek but I am serious about staying instead of leaving) All of the patients are evacuated ahead of the storm except for the most ill. (I know you are having visions of Katrina in your head, we had our 100 year storm in 89 with Hugo and the hospital did not encounter the horrible circumstances that those poor Drs and nurses did in N.O.