RN salaries within Florida Hospital Healthcare System (Orlando, Clermont: home, salary)

[blytheny]

Hi!

My family and I will be re-locating to the suburbs west/southwest of Orlando in the next year or so, after my husband finds a job.

I am a registered nurse with 16 yrs experience, mostly in Labor & Delivery/Postpartum, and hope to stay in this specialty. I see jobs everywhere I look, but am most interested in jobs within the Florida Hospital Healthcare System, particularly Celebration Hospital and the hospitals closest to Clermont.

Can anyone give me a rough idea of the hourly rate for experienced nurses there and around the area, as well as shift-differentials? I currently work 12hr nights, and might look for the same, so would like to know if the pay is similar to what I make now. (I am expecting the hourly rate to be less, but have found, in general, that shift differentials vary greatly state to state.) Also - are nursing jobs in the hospitals generally every other wknd, or every third?

Thanks for any/all input... it's greatly appreciated!

[jamcruise]

With your experience, I would guess about $38/hr staff with benefits. Per diem or pool approx $45. Most hospitals do offer twelve hour shifts. Shift diff about $4/hr

[blytheny]

bump

(and thank you for the reply, just hoping for more to get a good representation)

[WPSfinearts]

Look into Florida Hospital for Children. Also, the hospital is building a new women's facility that will open next year. This might be a great option for you. Plus I hear that this hospital treats the nurses better than other facilities. My neighbor works as a case manager on the ICU in pediatrics...she loves the work environment and has had advancement opportunities.

Good luck.

[FloridaNative35]

A friend of mine makes (or made) $31 an hour as an RN at Florida Hospital. She's been doing it for at least a few years, but I don't know for how long. I don't know any other details. I only know the pay because it came up for a similar reason one day (someone else was asking for the same info as you).

[blytheny]

Thank you! It's so much better/easier asking on these sites than trying to talk to an HR Rep... they are versed in double-speak!

[OtownMotown]

I agree with jamcruise's estimate of $38/hr (including night differentials).

[blytheny]

For anyone else who is curious, I spoke with a nurse recruiter at Florida Hospital, and with 16 yrs experience, and an ADN degree, my starting salary is $30/hr. Evening differential is 16%, night shift differential is 35%.

So... starting pay is lower than in NY, as I expected, but shift differentials are higher, as ours cap at $5.25/hr, regardless of the percentage offered.

Anyone have any other information from some of the other hospitals in the Central FL area?

[annerk]

South Lake works 12 hour shifts, three days one week, four the next.

If you want L&D or neonatal, Winnie Palmer might be another choice, although most women I know have had a better experience at quiet South Lake as opposed to urban Winnie Palmer--with a clientele which often reflects the urban environment.

[chopchop0]

Originally Posted by annerk

If you want L&D or neonatal, Winnie Palmer might be another choice, although most women I know have had a better experience at quiet South Lake as opposed to urban Winnie Palmer--with a clientele which often reflects the urban environment.

A community hospital like South Lake is probably fine if everything goes well (just like a mid-wife home birth). But if you have any complications (or have a high-risk pregnancy to begin with --- older age, obese/diabetic, etc), WP is the way to go. They have all of the specialists needed on call 24/7 for a high-risk pregnancy. While they do get a lot of the urban population, many well to do/educated people from the "suburbs" who are in the know will also go there.