Pay is great, but you work for it, you seriously work for it.
Pros
The pay is excellent (but you will go through hell making it) and the benefits are good. Good retirement and the HMO has no payroll deduction.
Cons
Poor teamwork, few support staff, frequently out of ratio. Unfortunately, whatever management may want to do to improve the work environment, corporate turns around and says "no." Many nurses are burned out and call offs are a common occurrence because the staff is tired of being worked to exhaustion. Staff frequently get no lunch relief or late lunch relief (starts shift at 7, no breaks until after 3). I came here for the pay increase, but ultimately I wish I hadn't. I would have been happier with friendlier coworkers and better teamwork at my last hospital. The union is also not very supportive.
