St. Luke's- Roosevelt Hospital, Beth Israel, LICH, NYEEI ; Continuum Health Partners

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Does anyone one have any information on these hospitals such as:

1) Which hospitals and units are the best and worst to work in?

2) How is their orientation for new grads?

3) How do union dues affect your pay?

4) Mandatory overtime?

5) Patient to Nurse Ratio?

6) Interview process and questions?

7) Which of these hospitals/units has the most current technology and which are the most out of date?

8) Starting salary as of 11/2008 and will they change as of 1/2009?

9) They seem to be constantly hiring, is their a high turnover rate?

Thanks for any help you can offer! :yeah:

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Can't answer your list of questions since it's been about 5years since I worked at St Lukes. But I have been a traveler and can compare it to some other facilities. I was on the gero-psych unit at St Lukes and loved it. It was my first job out of nursing school and I had a good intro into psychiatry and little bit of medicine which Im still glad for. I'm currently working in upstate NY and greatly miss the union and benefits I used to get while working there. It's probably not the most modern hospital but it's the hospital I still set the bar with as far as comparing to other places.Was a traveler at Beth Israel and would definitely recommend St Lukes over it. It was a cozy start for me. Let us know how it turns out for you!

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Can't answer your list of questions since it's been about 5years since I worked at St Lukes. But I have been a traveler and can compare it to some other facilities. I was on the gero-psych unit at St Lukes and loved it. It was my first job out of nursing school and I had a good intro into psychiatry and little bit of medicine which Im still glad for. I'm currently working in upstate NY and greatly miss the union and benefits I used to get while working there. It's probably not the most modern hospital but it's the hospital I still set the bar with as far as comparing to other places.Was a traveler at Beth Israel and would definitely recommend St Lukes over it. It was a cozy start for me. Let us know how it turns out for you!

HI RNalby

I am a new grad working at St. Luke's just in my 2nd week of orientation on the floor. Which unit is the gero-psych? I'm thinking of transferring to another unit bcoz where I am not now is juzt too much for me it's a med/surge but more on the surgical side. So a lot of post op pts with medical problem. It can get pretty overwhelming for someone like me who is a new grad and still learning the hospital policy.

Thanks!

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HI RNalby

I am a new grad working at St. Luke's just in my 2nd week of orientation on the floor. Which unit is the gero-psych? I'm thinking of transferring to another unit bcoz where I am not now is juzt too much for me it's a med/surge but more on the surgical side. So a lot of post op pts with medical problem. It can get pretty overwhelming for someone like me who is a new grad and still learning the hospital policy.

Thanks!

Hi NRS KYssez how did you landed a job as a new grad at St. Lukes? can u share how did you apply?

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There is no way to answer the questions the OP asked. I have worked at Continuum hospitals for more than 25 years and although each hospital has a different culture, there is no "good" or "bad"...just different. Each person is going to respond differently to each set of conditions. The best a new grad can do is get a job and stay there 1-2 years. It's sort of like a nursing residency to start feeling comfortable with what you learned in school. Then, you can start exploring your options because then you will have some. Right now a new grad is lucky just to find a job.

I see that NrsKyssez has been in orientation for 2 weeks and is hoping to transfer. NrsKyssez, DON'T say that at work. You have just stepped foot in the door and, as a new grad, it is understood that you feel overwhelmed. You are on the perfect unit to keep your options open for later. Just do whatever you can to learn what they are teaching you in orientation and to develop a routine to get you through the day with your patients but don't say anything about transferring or you will never pass probation. Once you pass probation you will be able to request a transfer after 1 year on your current unit.

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How come Continuum hospitals IE. Beth Israel who has a nursing school does not accept NEW GRADS? I have been checking their ADs and it's discouraging. Meanwhile, I graduated from one of the Nursing Schools affiliated with a Continuum Hospital.

Also, my old school is not even willing to help me land a job with this unmentionable hospital, secondly, they would not even share/give information on how I would go about this. I graduated in 2009, it's now 2011.

Frustrating!

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