Centennial, Colo.-based Centura Health is offering $30,000 signing bonuses for night shift nurses in an attempt to attract more prospective workers, the Gazette reported Nov. 16.
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As more than 21,000 of its nurses in Northern California plan to strike for two days, Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente said it has put an offer on the table, which includes 21.25 percent in wage increases over four years.
Mount Sinai Health System is based in New York City, which subjects it to the city's new salary transparency law. The health system has updated its job postings to comply — and its pay ranges are particularly broad, The Wall…
Members of the Oregon Nurses Association have approved a new contract with Providence Hood River (Ore.) Memorial Hospital that includes increased pay.
Registered nurses at Pittsfield, Mass.-based Berkshire Medical Center have approved a contract that includes wage increases, according to hospital and union statements shared with Becker's.
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The average weekly travel nurse pay in October in the U.S. was $3,080, down 18.82 percent from $3,794 during the same month in 2021, according to a report from Vivian Health, a national healthcare hiring marketplace.
The average hourly pay for registered nurses in the U.S. is $39.78, according to the most recent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey. Wages and living costs vary from place to place, however.
Members of the New York State Nurses Association have approved a new contract with Valhalla, N.Y.-based Westchester Medical Center that boosts nurse wages.
Businesses with at least one New York City-based worker will be required by law to add salary ranges to their job postings, effective Nov. 1, The New York Times reported.
The following hospitals and health systems have announced or shared plans for raising nurses' pay in October: