Whats other places can you work??

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What places can you work other than the HOSPITAL with a RN associates degree?? Best places to get hired?

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Specializes in ED, trauma.

Nursing homes

Long-term care

assisted living

doctor's offices

public/community health (health department, planned parenthood, etc)

Public schools

Home health care

Insurance companies

Urgent care clinics

Cruise ships

And probably numerous others I can't think of at the moment.

The best place to work is a)the place that hires you and b)a place that you enjoy if first satisfying part a.

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Specializes in ED, trauma.

Case management (in the hospital but I am sure there are other ways)

Mental health facilities

Outpatient stand alone surgical centers

Dialysis centers

Prisons/jails

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Do all places pay the same

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Specializes in Complex pedi to LTC/SA & now a manager.

No, all places do NOT pay the same. Just like any other industry, the pay varies by education, experience, facility, whether or not there is a union. Same as working McDonalds vs. Wendys vs. Burger King the wages can vary by $1 or more for similar work.

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Specializes in Critical Care, Education.

Salary is generally driven by market forces. The harder a job is to fill, the more it pays. The "hard to fill" may due to a number of things but there are two factors that make the most difference:

1. Availability of qualified candidates - lots of qualified applicants = lower salary needed to attract them

2. The "unpleasantness" of the job - risky, unsatisfying work setting, poor job satisfaction of incumbents, high turnover, very physically demanding, etc.

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