Savannah RN Salary Info please

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Tele, Peds, LDRP.

My husband and I will likely be moving to Savannah this fall, and I would like to know the average starting RN salary at the area hospitals. I would really appreciate any information anyone can provide, as I read all the salary threads on here and haven't found any information about Savannah salary range. I emailed HR at a couple of places and haven't heard back yet.

It really depends on whether I would make a salary that was worth it as to whether I go back to the hospital, at least until after the baby is born. If I wont be paid that well in the hospital, I will just do private duty because it is easy and low stress. In my opinon it isn't worth the extra stress for another $1 or $2 an hour I would make in the hospital. I would rather know sooner than later so I wont bother going thru the whole hiring process if I don't feel it is worth the effort. Also, it will help me know which hospital pays better, and I can narrow it down to 1 or 2 places to apply to.

I'm a fairly new RN graduate (December 07) and worked 2 years as an LPN prior to getting my RN (some places count it as experience. I will have worked 6 months in med/surg by the time we move. I hope to move to into OB (L&D or mother/baby). Thanks in advance for any info!

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Specializes in Critical Care, Orthopedics, Hospitalists.

Hello!

There are three hospitals in Savannah:

1) Memorial University Medical Center (www.memorialhealth.com) where I work

2) St. Joseph's/Candler - Candler Campus

3) St. Joseph's/Candler - St. Joe's Campus

The starting salary for a new grad I think is around $23 to $24/hr. The hospitals are competative and will adjust your salary accordingly. I've been out of school for three years and am an RN III and make about $25 an hour, but I boosted that up by $12/hr by doing the weekend program wherein I work every Fri, Sat, and Sun.

Sorry I don't know anything more specific!

Good luck!

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Tele, Peds, LDRP.
Hello!

There are three hospitals in Savannah:

1) Memorial University Medical Center (www.memorialhealth.com) where I work

2) St. Joseph's/Candler - Candler Campus

3) St. Joseph's/Candler - St. Joe's Campus

The starting salary for a new grad I think is around $23 to $24/hr. The hospitals are competative and will adjust your salary accordingly. I've been out of school for three years and am an RN III and make about $25 an hour, but I boosted that up by $12/hr by doing the weekend program wherein I work every Fri, Sat, and Sun.

Sorry I don't know anything more specific!

Good luck!

Christen,

I could kiss you! That is exactly the info I needed! Thank you sooo much! The hospital I currently work for locally offers $35/hr if you decline benefits and it was going to be hard to walk away from that money...but I would gladly do the weekend program, as my husband would be working the same days at Gulfstream....we may have to work opposite shifts, and get a babysitter for the overlapping time. But we could be off Monday-Thursday as a family. Thanks again for the great news, I really appreciate it and it helps with our decision. :bow:Yesterday we were talking about staying so I could make the premium here, but it looks like I can match it there.

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Specializes in Critical Care, Orthopedics, Hospitalists.

LOL - well, if you end up at Memorial be sure to let me know! To go into further detail, there are several programs available: 1) weekend program (fri, sat, sun in critical care; fri, sat, sun or sat, sun, mon elsewhere); 2) night program; 3) prn pool. You can make the most in the pool, but like your previous job, you have to loose your benefits.

I'm not sure how it works at St. Joe's/Candler, as I haven't been there since clinicals.

~Christen :)

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Tele, Peds, LDRP.
LOL - well, if you end up at Memorial be sure to let me know! To go into further detail, there are several programs available: 1) weekend program (fri, sat, sun in critical care; fri, sat, sun or sat, sun, mon elsewhere); 2) night program; 3) prn pool. You can make the most in the pool, but like your previous job, you have to loose your benefits.

I'm not sure how it works at St. Joe's/Candler, as I haven't been there since clinicals.

~Christen :)

One more question for ya! Do benefits start from day one or do you have to wait 90 days? This is another important factor, since Im pregger's, we cant have a lapse in medical insurance. Ill definitely let you know if we move there and I end up at memorial, I wont know another soul in the area lol.

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