Rn salary in new york city

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Can anyone tell me what I should expect a starting salary to be as an RN in a hospital in NYC? Also, can anyone tell me if it is difficult to acquire an RN position in a hospital in NYC? I am thinking about a move in the next 3-4 years. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Is there anyone out there who has actually worked in Louisville Kentucky and New York City? I appreciate everyone's info, but it would be easier to get a real idea of the differences from someone who would has worked in both places rather than people just guessing how things are in Louisville.
Your best bet will be to find someone who has done travel nursing in order to find out how things are different in very specific aspects. I have met travelers from Memphis and other southern cities, they don't last very long. I told you what specifically is different in my last post. I'm not bsing you, it really can that bad.

You have to be prepared to handle it and there is no hand holding here. That slow southern drawl will make you a target, trust me. That's why you have to get a bit of experience first to gain confidence in your skills so when you come here you have a chance of surviving.

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Think the main thing people are trying to get across from you is that things are *bad* in NYC and other parts of downstate NY at the moment in terms of nursing employment.

Downstate/Long Island College Hospital just annouced it will be laying off at least 1,000 workers including doctors and nurses in the coming year. This is on top of the several hundred or so already let go over the past few months. Just north Westchester Medical Center is laying off nursing and other staff left and right. In the past three years three, four or five (I've lost count now) NYC hospitals have closed, and nursing homes/LTCs are shutting as well.

All this makes for a grim picture as each closure/layoff puts seasoned and experienced nurses out on the streets looking for employment. If this wasn't bad enough local nursing programs keep churning out new grads ever six or twelve months like clockwork. Adding to this for professional and or personal reasons you have nurses of all flavours wishing to or moving to NYC again seeking employment.

If all that wasn't bad enough most every major and even middle shelf hospital in NYC or the surrounding area wants the BSN, especially for new grads. Experienced ADN nurses may get hired but many places are only doing so with the clear understanding they have "X" amount of time to get their four year degree or they are O-W-T, out. If you come here you'll be up against BSN grads with averages from 3.5 to 4.0 in both nursing and sciences, nurse externships, recommendations and so forth up the hinnie, and internal contacts pushing for them. Yet many of them still cannot land a full time gig.

In short there simply isn't a shortage of either new or experienced nurses in NYC at the moment, and things aren't likely to get any better anytime soon with "ObamaCare" and it's cuts to Medicare & Medicare looming.

Come on up here if you feel you must, but bring allot of money, stamina, and be willing to take any sort of employment that pays your bills even if it ain't nursing or even healthcare related.

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I second that DoGoodThenGo. I'm a new grad on Long Island and it is tough here! I'm scared I'm going to have to relocate to find a job. :(

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well NH will pay 80k some per diem earn $45ph some 38ph hosp stats NG 70K

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I am from Ohio and live in NYC as a traveler. You have to be on top of your game. The nurses here don't play around or put up with BS. I was considered slow and stupid because I do have a midwest accent. I don't think I do, but I do. It is tough and you have to have a very thick skin. Jobs are scarce beyond belief. You are dealing with a big city and a big city mentality. Many patients I encounter don't speak english and there is a language barrier. If I had to do it over again, I wouldn't have moved.

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Yes, the way of life in NYC is fast paced and the patient population can be very demanding. (We often have to remind our pts that this is a hospital, not a hotel.) But at the same time I've worked with travel RNs from the south who keep up really well and actually came from larger/higher acuity facilities where they're from. I think the most important thing is to have realistic expectations. Work hard, fast, thick skin, and say goodbye to 33% of your paycheck!

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Your best bet will be to find someone who has done travel nursing in order to find out how things are different in very specific aspects. I have met travelers from Memphis and other southern cities, they don't last very long. I told you what specifically is different in my last post. I'm not bsing you, it really can that bad.

You have to be prepared to handle it and there is no hand holding here. That slow southern drawl will make you a target, trust me. That's why you have to get a bit of experience first to gain confidence in your skills so when you come here you have a chance of surviving.

I did not mean to imply that you were "BSing" me. I would just rather have information like that from someone who actually knows what it is like in both places and not just going off what you've heard. Or at the very least, information that is helpful.

You don't know me, so assuming that I am a certain way (slow souther draw) is very presumptuous of you and in no way helpful.

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Thank you.

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I am from Ohio and live in NYC as a traveler. You have to be on top of your game. The nurses here don't play around or put up with BS. I was considered slow and stupid because I do have a midwest accent. I don't think I do, but I do. It is tough and you have to have a very thick skin. Jobs are scarce beyond belief. You are dealing with a big city and a big city mentality. Many patients I encounter don't speak english and there is a language barrier. If I had to do it over again, I wouldn't have moved.

Thank you!

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Yes, the way of life in NYC is fast paced and the patient population can be very demanding. (We often have to remind our pts that this is a hospital, not a hotel.) But at the same time I've worked with travel RNs from the south who keep up really well and actually came from larger/higher acuity facilities where they're from. I think the most important thing is to have realistic expectations. Work hard, fast, thick skin, and say goodbye to 33% of your paycheck!

Thank you!

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Think the main thing people are trying to get across from you is that things are *bad* in NYC and other parts of downstate NY at the moment in terms of nursing employment.

Downstate/Long Island College Hospital just annouced it will be laying off at least 1,000 workers including doctors and nurses in the coming year. This is on top of the several hundred or so already let go over the past few months. Just north Westchester Medical Center is laying off nursing and other staff left and right. In the past three years three, four or five (I've lost count now) NYC hospitals have closed, and nursing homes/LTCs are shutting as well.

All this makes for a grim picture as each closure/layoff puts seasoned and experienced nurses out on the streets looking for employment. If this wasn't bad enough local nursing programs keep churning out new grads ever six or twelve months like clockwork. Adding to this for professional and or personal reasons you have nurses of all flavours wishing to or moving to NYC again seeking employment.

If all that wasn't bad enough most every major and even middle shelf hospital in NYC or the surrounding area wants the BSN, especially for new grads. Experienced ADN nurses may get hired but many places are only doing so with the clear understanding they have "X" amount of time to get their four year degree or they are O-W-T, out. If you come here you'll be up against BSN grads with averages from 3.5 to 4.0 in both nursing and sciences, nurse externships, recommendations and so forth up the hinnie, and internal contacts pushing for them. Yet many of them still cannot land a full time gig.

In short there simply isn't a shortage of either new or experienced nurses in NYC at the moment, and things aren't likely to get any better anytime soon with "ObamaCare" and it's cuts to Medicare & Medicare looming.

Come on up here if you feel you must, but bring allot of money, stamina, and be willing to take any sort of employment that pays your bills even if it ain't nursing or even healthcare related.

Thank you!

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Thank you!

YW, NP!

If you really are keen on moving to NYC I'd suggest combining job hunting with a short vacation here, that is if you have someplace to stay for a week or so instead of paying for a hotel room.

Some hospitals do have open days, others you can try your luck "walking in" and or perhaps contacting (or trying to) recruiters letting them know you'll only be in town or "X" amount of days. Also keep an eye out for nursing job fairs and so forth. Maybe even contact local agencies about work.

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