Best Children's Hospital in Ohio

From what I have heard, UH (University Hospitals) Rainbow Babies is the top children's hospital in the area. Their pay is higher than most hospitals around. I would guess over $40 an hour for someone with your experience. The only downfall is that their health benefits are terrible and that's the main reason that people either quit or decide not to work there.

I have also heard that Akron Children's is very good as well but I don't know anything about their pay or benefits.

The Cleveland Clinic also has a children's hospital of course. The Clinic is amazing to work for. The best benefits by far anywhere around. But pay is on the lower side. You would get maybe $35. But the Clinic is also the number 2 hospital in the country. It is HUGE and the diagnoses you see are rare. But the Clinic doesn't have a good rep when it comes to how they treat their nurses. A dime a dozen is the general attitude. The way they feel is that you should be honored to work for them. It is amazing to work there though.

Hope that helps.

Akron Children's has slim pickings because they are a dedicated peds hospital. The benefits are pretty good, but a bit more expensive than UH. Where are UH you can get in another department and tranfer to peds after a year, Akron you'll have to wait until something is available. I have worked for both, as a Medical Assistant, not RN and I have to say I love ACH. I'm hoping to stay here for the duration of my career, but UH was also a good employer.

Cleveland Clinic has a dedicated children's department and floor and peds departments for specialties, but they do not (as far as I know) have a whole hospital for peds. My friend prefers CCF over UH as a floor nurse, but she does not work peds.

The house prices are A LOT lower there then they are here, so I am just wondering what the catch is!

I have worked at both UH and Cleveland clinic but not as an RN. The Pros of the Clinic is that they have their charting system EPIC which is practically fool proof when it comes to charting and doesn't allow for any mistakes. The Pro of UH is that they pay you more hourly (it was a $3 for me versus the Clinic) and they seem to have a more laid back mentality when it comes to the environment of the hospital. The Cons of the Clinic would be how they treat their nurses and the Con of UH would be that they don't seem to get as much headway when it comes to research and new discoveries. That being said, I'll never work for the Clinic as an RN. I've seen way too many good nurses thrown out of the door for things that everyone else does.