Need help with my future
Soo I started as a new grad back in June. I work at a Level 1 trauma center the only in my state. My schedule is 5-5-2-2. So i work 5 days, then off 5, work 2, off 2. But technically I lose a day off bc I work night shift. My base salary is $28 my annual is $60k and per check i just barely touch $2k. I make about $2,025. I don’t mind the acuity of patients we treat but I feel like working 5 nights straight is brutal and not making as much. The only 3x12 this hospital offers is if I do the weekend only shift. Some of the private hospital nearby offer self scheduling and 3x12 shifts and I also think they get paid a little more. What do you guys recommend? Currently im thinking of going full time at another hospital after these next 6 months and go PRN at my current. I definitely want to do travel nursing but I want to have 2 years of experience at least. I live in Mississippi. If anyone has experience at St. Dominics (FMOLHS) that would like to speak on it!
Posted Feb 7, 2026, 11:01 PM UTC