Hospital and nurses

there are some posts on here about the hospital that are recent-do a search and you will find info on it. the search button is at the top to the right. lots of changes over the past few months at the hospital

The facilities are old and massively underfunded. The salaries for nurses are not competitive with the mainland. But, those who work there seem to do thier best to provide good care.

What might be a good idea to give you a taste is enroll with one of the travel nurse organizations and come here on a 3-6 month contract.

I work at Red Hook Family Practice on St Thomas. We are currently looking to hire RN / Med Tech. This position will start as part time & could certainly lead to full time for the right individual. We are the largest family practice on the island. Send your resume & reference to rhfamilypractice@yahoo.com to see if you might be the perfect fit for our expanding family!

Here is our ad from Craigslist:
Very busy & fast-paced family practice seeks medical assistant / RN / medical tech for part time position.
Must be familiar with administration of vaccines, EKG, phlebotomy, & general urgent care.
Must be well spoken, positive, & outgoing!
Equal opportunity employer. Very competitive pay for the right individual.

Pre-employment drug screen required.

Looking to hire ASAP.

Please email resume & references.

Warm Regards,
Red Hook Family Practice
www.redhookfamilypractice.com

Thinking about moving to the VI and was wondering what the hospital I like on st croix and the salary for nurses?

St Croix got rid of all there LPNs and CNAs several months back. People I know that work/worked as RNs either quit right after they reduced staff or are still there but very unhappy. The base salary for BSN nurses is 44,912 which is definitely on the low side and especially for the cost of living. That salary included the 8% reduction he hospital staff was required to take.

If you have experience then I would highly suggest trying it out through a travel nursing company first. You will get paid more through a travel nursing company and housing is included or at least subsidized.