Lee Health
Health system in Fort Myers, FL
- $46k–$106k/yr posted pay across 37 roles
- Sign-on bonus up to $7,500 on 3+ roles
- Hiring days and nights
- New grads welcome on 1+ roles
From 56 postings, the employer’s site and nurse reviews · Employer research Oct 9, 2026Sources
The short version
The largest sign-on bonus posted across our 24 Lee Health listings is $13,900.
For experienced nursesSources
From employer postingsAs of 2026-10-09HealthPark Medical Center and Golisano Children's Hospital hold ANCC Magnet designation, and other campuses are working toward it.
For new gradsSources
You will chart in Epic, which shows up in the postings we hold.
For experienced nursesSources
From employer postings
Who it fits
Best fit
- New grads: 1 of the 48 roles on this page welcomes new grads
- LPNs and LVNs: 2 of the 48 roles on this page accept an LPN or LVN
Nursing here
- Charting system
Epic
From employer postings
Published pay and benefits
- Hourly pay
$73 - $75/hr for Seasonal HD AND Winter Float (ICU, ED, PCU ONLY) (Registered Nurse RN), Fort Myers FL
As of 2026
Sources
Units hiring now
- ERDays 3 · Evenings 3$46k–$94k/yr6 open
- ICUNights 2 · Days 15 open
- PACUDays 2 · Evenings 13 open
- DialysisDays 1 · Nights 12 open
- OncologyDays 22 open
- OrthopedicsNights 22 open
- SICUNights 22 open
- 3N MICUDays 11 open
- Cardiac medNights 11 open
- Cardiac observationDays 11 open
- CardiovascularDays 11 open
- Cath labDays 11 open
Workplace photos
What nurses say
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Compensation and Market Rates
- Staff express frustration that base pay lags behind inflation and competitors, though some acknowledge it remains one of the top paying systems locally.
Sources
- Attendance Policy
- Nurses report strict time and attendance rules where calling out sick penalized staff despite policies telling them to stay home when ill.
Sources
As of 2024Source: glassdoor.com- Colleague Culture and Team Support
- Bedside staff frequently praise supportive peer relationships, teamwork, and strong nursing clinical resources.
Sources
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
More review themes
- Leadership Distance
- Several reviewers feel hospital leadership lacks accountability and is out of touch with day-to-day bedside nursing realities.
Sources
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
The hard parts
Nurses report strict time-and-attendance rules, with call-outs counting against them even when policy says to stay home sick.
Sources
As of 2024Source: glassdoor.com
What to ask
- How is base pay set for the role, and which differentials apply?
- Which shifts are open, and what are the weekend, holiday and call rules?
- How long is orientation, and will I have one preceptor?
- What is the usual patient load, and how often do nurses float?
- Which hospital or site, and which unit, would I work on?
Living in Fort Myers, FL
Anchored along the Caloosahatchee River, Fort Myers offers coastal shifts framed by royal palms and a historic, brick-paved River District. With a cost of living about 2% above the national average, your nursing income stretches comfortably while post-shift downtime belongs to Gulf Coast breezes, waterfront dining, and barrier-island escapes toward Sanibel.
Browse roles in Fort Myers- Metro price level · Fort Myers area
- 2% above the national average
- BEA index 102.3 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,580/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $63,732/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Common questions
Does Lee Health hire new grads?
1 of the 48 roles on this page welcomes new grads.
Is there a sign-on bonus?
Yes, on 3 of the 48 roles on this page, up to $7,500.
Which shifts are open?
Of the 42 roles with a stated shift on this page, 23 are day shifts, 13 are night shifts and 6 are evening shifts.
Which units are hiring?
ER (6), ICU (5), PACU (3), dialysis (2) and more.
How do I apply?
Choose a role and press Apply. Your application comes to our team, we send it to Lee Health, and we tell you what happens next.
Roles from Lee Health
- RN
- RN
- RN
- RN
- RN
- Night shift
- Per diem
- RN
- Shift 3/7:00PM to 7:30AM
- RN
- Day shift
- RN
- Day shift
- +$3/hr differential
- New grads welcomed
- LPN
- Shift 3/11:00AM to 11:30PM
RN ICU at Cape Coral Hospital
$33–$45/hr
- RN
- Evening shift
Registered Nurse
$30–$41/hr
- RN
- Shift 3/7:00:00PM to 7:30:00AM
- Stroke Unit
Registered Nurse Hospital at Home
$33–$45/hr
- RN
- 12-hour days
- ADN accepted
Dialysis Nurse (RN) - NIGHT SHIFT
$33–$45/hr
- Magnet-designated
- RN
- 12-hour nights
- RN
- 7:00PM to 7:30AM
- Progressive Care Unit C
RN Neuro PCU Lee Memorial Hospital
$30–$41/hr
- RN
- 7:00AM to 7:30PM
RN Emergency Services at Coconut Point
$33–$45/hr
- RN
- Day shift
LPN
$22–$29/hr
- LPN
- 11:00AM to 11:30PM
- Emergency Services
- RN
- Shift 2/10:30 AM to 11:00 PM
- Peri-Anesthesia Care Unit
- RN
- 12-hour nights
- Ortho Unit
- RN
- Night shift
RN Met Team at Cape Coral Hospital
$33–$45/hr
- Magnet-designated
- RN
- Shift 1/7:00AM to 7:30PM
- Met Nurses
- RN
- 12-hour nights
- Ortho Unit
- RN
- Shift 3/7:00PM to 7:30AM
- 4N SICU
- RN
- 12-hour days
RN ICU at Lee Memorial Hospital
$33–$45/hr
- RN
- 12-hour nights
- ADN accepted
- RN
- 12-hour evenings
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- 8-hour days
- RN
- 12-hour nights
- RN
- 12-hour nights
- ADN accepted
- RN
- Day shift
- ADN accepted
- RN
- Evening shift
- RN
- Day shift
- RN
- 8-hour days
- ADN accepted
- RN
- 8-hour days
- ADN accepted
- RN
- Day shift
- ADN accepted
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- 8-hour days
- RN
- Evening shift
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- 8-hour days
Registered Nurse (RN) Phone Triage
$30–$41/hr
- RN
- Day shift
- RN
- 12-hour days
- RN
- 12-hour nights
- RN
- 10-hour days
Showing 48 of 56.
See all 56 roles at Lee HealthSources
- glassdoor.com/Overview/Working-at-Lee-Health-EI_IE18642.11,21.htm
The short version
- glassdoor.com/Reviews/Lee-Health-Reviews-E18642.htm
Nursing here, What nurses say · as of 2026
- glassdoor.com/Reviews/Lee-Health-ICU-Registered-Nurse-Reviews-EI_IE18642.0,10_KO11,31.htm
What nurses say, The hard parts · as of 2024
- glassdoor.sg/Reviews/Lee-Health-Register-Nurse-Reviews-EI_IE18642.0,10_KO11,25.htm
What nurses say · as of 2026
- leehealth.org/find-a-location/lee-memorial-hospital
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