Where to work in Denver? Friendliest hospitals? Best bennies?

[zodnmic]

Hello,

I am planning to move to Denver very soon. I have 3 years in the Surgical Dept. I do not know much about the different hospitals, except there are some excellent ones. Are there any favorites? Or least favorites? And why?

Who it the friendliest? Looking for a team environment with good pay and bennies!

Also, where is the best area to live? I have horses and would like to live and work in same area. I am single with no children.

Thanks in advance!!!

Samantha

[klone, MSN, RN]

For pay and benefits, I would say that Denver Health is the best.

[scaredsilly, BSN, RN]

for pay Denver Health or university of Colorado med center would be better than HCA, Exempla, or Centura.

I am at an HCA facility, many of my classmates are at other facilities and I haven't heard any complain about work environments, but pay in Colorado is lower than in many other parts of the country.

There are horse stables in Aurora, and in Parker. the farther away from the city, the more likely you are to find horses, but the pay at the hospitals farther out will most likely be lower.

[That Guy, BSN, RN, EMT-B]

I just had offers from all 3 of the major players in Denver. Denver health offered the best pay, but I didn't like the facility/environment. Health one/HCA had the lowest pay and the worst hours ( for me it was a pay cut AND less hours than what I had ) Centura middle of the line pay, best schedule and newest facility.

Each system has their ups and downs so you have to weight them all. In terms of where to live, kinda depends on where you work and how much commute you like. I don't like driving far so that limited my options for living after I got my job.

[SummitRN, BSN, RN]

VA has the highest pay and benefits even vs UCH or DH. University on the cities edge is in a far better location than DH or VA (city center) if you need land for horses. Although the VA is building a new hospital next to University that opens next year.

[tigerlogic]

I love working for UCH. We got our 4th Magnet and bonuses and raises this year. I don't know much about the culture in your specialty but from what I've seen the teamwork is excellent.