uncwRN09

Yay! I got a job at Rady's!! My base pay in definitely lower (by $10) than where I am currently. I get to make up for it by living with my brother. We'll be in Ocean Beach - I'm so excited. I'll be making the cross country trip in about 2ish weeks. It'll be fun! La Jolly is beautiful - surprised you found a cheap place to rent!

Sorry, I know that question was kind of vague, but it's hard to form questions when there's so many other factors you can take into account. I've rerun the numbers after talking with my current company and getting them to up the ante and now they're the ones in the lead - minus how much I pay for insurance - ugh. I try to be decent when it comes to saving money - putting all that I can match into my 401k and maxing out my Roth IRA. I know that I will for sure need it in the future. How do I get to be so knowledgable all of this stuff like ya'll? I need a travel nursing for dummies book.

Hey ya'll! I have two offers for the same place, this includes taking the housing stipend because I have a place to live. Offer one is more pay in the long run (not like hundreds more). Offer two has 401k matching. I'm currently with the company offering numero dos, and I take advantage of the matching - putting in the max. I know that's not a lot to go off of, but it's what I'm trying to decide between for the moment. What would ya'll choose? Why? Thanks!

Hey, Sorry, I'm bad about following up on stuff. NHRMC is largest hospital in the southeast portion of NC with an orthopaedic hospital as well in a different part of the city. I worked in the PICU - it's a very small unit, 6 beds only, attached to the general floor of about 20 beds. I loved everyone I worked with and the intensivists and hospitalists were great. I left to travel. As for the adult sections of the hospital, I can't help you out. I just know about the Women and Children's Hospital. Cost of living in Wilmington varies greatly depending on the area you choose to live in. The beach is clearly going to be much more expensive. Downtown is nice and is where I would want to live if I went back, but be careful, like most downtowns, it gets a little dangerous the further away from the actual 'downtown' you get. Monkey Junction is a good area to live in, not far from everything but far enough away that the cost of living shouldn't be extravagant. Carolina Beach is a good bet if you want to live at the beach, it's cheaper, but a bit further from Wilmington. Hope that helps some!

I'm thinking of heading to San Diego next! My contract currently ends in a couple weeks, then I was thinking of taking a couple weeks off - to enjoy the road trip out there from the East Coast! Let me know how you like it! San Diego is an awesome city to be in - so much to do!

Hey! I left NHRMC about 5 months ago to start travel nursing. I can't say what it's like in every unit, but I worked in pediatrics. It is definitely a low paying hospital - I had 3 years of nursing experience when I started there and only started at 20 dollars and received one raise in my two years there, bringing to a total of 21.12 I think. Shift diff and weekend diff weren't anything substantial. As for morale, I left my unit due to management problems, but again, that was just in my area. I love Wilmington as a whole though - the city is gorgeous and there's tons to do. For being a rich community, cost of living isn't bad at all. I can't tell you anything about Charleston, but I don't think the pay is that great there either. The city itself is awesome.

Hey! I currently live in Wilmington, but am starting travel nursing in about a month (yay!). I went to school here for 5 years, moved away to work and came back, I've been here for almost two years now. I know for a fact my unit has 3 or 4 open positions and will have one more once I leave. There's only one major hospital in Wilmington, which has a orthopedic hospital at a different locale. New Hanover Regional Medical Center is a small regional hospital, so depending on where you're from it might be a big change in acuity. I worked at a large teaching hospital before moving back here and I miss that type of setting. Average pay - not very good. There's no competition for this regional hospital. The shift diff for me is $4 at night and extra $2 on weekends, which was a pay cut in shift diff alone for me to move back here. I had 3 years of experience coming in here and was started at $21 - so sad. You can message me and I can tell you about the unit I work on and what it's like. Wilmington as a whole, however, is beautiful. You've got the beach and downtown. Downtown is closer to the hospital than the beach, so depending on what you want. The drive from the beach areas will be about 20-30 minutes depending on traffic and if the bridge is up. I live close to the hospital and love my apartment - it's about a 3 minute drive to work, about a $10 cab ride to downtown and about $20+ to the beach bars. And Wilmy just got Uber - holler. If you're a female, the shopping here is horrible. Only a few cute boutiques and the mall is miserable. Awesome places to eat and a lot to do and some awesome day trips you can make. If you want any other specifics, just message me.