McLaren Bay Region
Community Hospital · Bay City, MI
- 3
- open roles, live count
- 415
- beds
- 3.4
- Google rating
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Community Hospital
- Shifts hiring now
- Nights 3
Benefits
403(b) with 2% basic employer contribution plus 50% match on first 6% employee deferral; Daily Pay; tuition reimbursement up to $3,000/year for BSN; 30% discount at SVSU and select universities; $10,000 student loan repayment; shift differentials, bonus shifts, and holiday pay; EAP; Safe Patient Handling; employee partner discounts (Ford, AT&T, Verizon, Holiday Inn Express, Detroit Zoo); free onsite parking.
What stands out
New graduates
You can step in as a graduate nurse on nights through a Nursing Residency Program with structured orientation and leader/educator check-ins.
New graduates
Student loan repayment up to $10,000 plus tuition reimbursement up to $3,000 a year for your BSN (with a 30% discount at SVSU and select schools) softens the early-career money pressure.
As of 2026Source: talents.vaia.com
Experienced nurses
Posted full-time night RN rates on Cardiovascular 5W, Cardiac Progressive Step Down, and MICU/SICU run from $37.47 up to $58.21 an hour.
From employer postingsAs of 2026 · 2026-07-25Source: talents.vaia.com
Experienced nurses
Night blocks are commonly 7pm–7:30am across CV, step-down, MICU/SICU, and ER, with ER also posting part-time mid rotating 1p–1:30a / 3p–3a.
As of 2026Source: talents.vaia.com
More about working here
Experienced nurses
Your 403(b) includes a 2% employer contribution plus a 50% match on the first 6% you defer, and Daily Pay lets you tap earned wages before payday.
As of 2026Source: talents.vaia.com
Moving here
Main campus sits at 1900 Columbus Ave in Bay City with free onsite employee parking at a 415-bed acute care hospital.
Experienced nurses
RNs here are union-represented (SEIU), so staffing and pay sit inside a bargained framework rather than at-will only.
As of 2023Source 1: seiuhealthcaremi.orgSource 2: allnurses.com
Working conditions
- Scheduling
- Full-time nights 7pm-7:30am common; ER also offers part-time mid rotating 1p-1:30a/3p-3a; flexible scheduling listed as benefit
As of 2026Source: talents.vaia.com
- Pay and benefits
- RN full-time permanent (Cardiovascular 5W, Cardiac Progressive Step Down, MICU/SICU) night shift
As of 2026Source: talents.vaia.com
- Pay and benefits
- RN top of posted range for Cardiovascular, Cardiac Step Down, MICU/SICU full-time nights
As of 2026Source: talents.vaia.com
- Pay and benefits
- 403(b) with 2% basic employer contribution plus 50% match on first 6% employee deferral
As of 2026Source: talents.vaia.com
- Pay and benefits
- Daily Pay option to access earned wages before payday
As of 2026Source: talents.vaia.com
- Pay and benefits
- Shift differentials, bonus shifts, and holiday pay mentioned in recruiting post
As of 2026Source: facebook.com
- Pay and benefits
- Third-party estimated annual for RN Emergency Room Bay City
As of 2026Source: talents.vaia.com
Starting out and growing here
- Preceptors and orientation
- Structured orientation program with routine leader/educator check-in to assure role acquisition success
As of 2026Source: talents.vaia.com
- Tuition support
- Tuition reimbursement up to $3000 per year for BSN; 30% discount to Saginaw Valley State University and other select universities
As of 2026Source: talents.vaia.com
Who they are
You would be joining McLaren Bay Region, a 415-bed acute care hospital at 1900 Columbus Ave in Bay City, with free onsite parking and service lines that include heart and vascular, orthopedics, general surgery, women's health, and primary care.
- Community Hospital · Bay City, MI
- Hiring nights
More about McLaren Bay Region
Full-time night RN roles commonly run 7pm–7:30am on Cardiovascular (5W), Cardiac Progressive Step Down, MICU/SICU, and the Emergency Room; ER also posts part-time mid rotating shifts. Posted base pay for those permanent night RN lines sits at $37.47–$58.21 an hour. If you are new to practice, a Nursing Residency Program and structured orientation with leader and educator check-ins are part of how graduate nurses are brought on, including night-shift GN roles. Tuition reimbursement goes up to $3,000 a year toward a BSN (with a 30% discount at Saginaw Valley State University and other select schools), and a $10,000 student loan repayment program is listed. Benefits also include a 403(b) with a 2% employer contribution plus a 50% match on your first 6% deferral, Daily Pay, and employee discounts through partners such as Ford, AT&T, and Verizon. RNs here are SEIU-represented—about 400 at Bay Region. That matters because staffing has been a live fight: in December 2023, 94% of those RNs voted to authorize a strike after bargaining stalled on staffing and pay, and a union survey of more than 100 nurses reported frequent short-staffing and safety concerns. A third-party directory still shows a CMS staffing grade D and about 0.66 RN per bed. You should weigh the residency path, loan help, and night-shift postings against that recent labor and staffing history.
Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Chronic short-staffing and safety risk
- Union survey of 100+ RNs found ~70% short-staffed 7+ times monthly and nearly all had safety put at risk; 93% considered leaving over staffing, stress, and respect.
As of 2023-12-14Source: seiuhealthcaremi.org
- Staffing ratios and CMS grade
- Third-party directory lists CMS staffing grade D with 0.66 RN per bed and nurse communication patient rating 3.0/5.
As of 2026Source: allnurses.com
- No nurse culture reviews yet on allnurses
- Directory page notes no nurse reviews posted for culture at time of scrape.
As of 2026Source: allnurses.com
What to weigh
In late 2023 about 400 SEIU RNs authorized a strike after bargaining stalled; a union survey of 100+ nurses found roughly 70% short-staffed seven or more times a month and nearly all said safety had been put at risk.
As of 2023-12-14Source 1: seiuhealthcaremi.orgSource 2: allnurses.com
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Jun 19, 2026
- Website
- mclaren.org ↗
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Open counts come from the live roles below. Source links show where unit details were reported.
- CardiacNights 1new grads1 open
- ICUNights 1new grads1 open
- StepdownNights 1new grads1 open
Cardiovascular (5W)
Full-time night RN 7pm-7:30am posting; requires BLS, ACLS in 1 yr, Basic Dysrhythmia, NIHSS in 12 mo.
Source location unconfirmedSource: talents.vaia.com
Cardiac Progressive Step Down
Full-time night RN 7pm-7:30am; same cert timeline as CV (ACLS, dysrhythmia, NIHSS).
Source location unconfirmedSource: talents.vaia.com
MICU/SICU
Medical and Surgical ICU full-time nights 7pm-7:30am; ACLS and Critical Care course within 1 year required.
Source location unconfirmedSource: talents.vaia.com
Emergency Room
Part-time mid rotating 1p-1:30a/3p-3a and full-time 7pm-7:30am RN roles posted.
Source location unconfirmedSource: talents.vaia.com
Facility-wide RN staffing
CMS staffing grade D; HPPD nursing 7.0; 254 RNs, 3 LPN/LVN on roster.
Source location unconfirmedSource: allnurses.com
Open roles
Current openings at McLaren Bay Region
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