Parkland Medical Center
Community Hospital · Derry, NH
- 1
- open role, live count
- 86
- beds
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Community Hospital
Benefits
Sign-on bonus mentioned for Med/Surg RN roles; shift differentials, premiums, and bonuses also mentioned. Year-long paid residency with preceptorship for new graduates.
What stands out
New graduates
You can enter through a year-long paid HCA residency at Parkland with preceptorship, monthly education, simulations, and mentoring from nurse leaders, and flexible start-date options listed into 2026.
As of 2026Source: bebee.com
Experienced nurses
You would work in an 86-bed regional acute-care hospital that runs a Level III Adult Trauma Center plus a freestanding ER in Plaistow.
As of 2026Source 1: careers.hcahealthcare.comSource 2: parklandmedicalcenter.com
Experienced nurses
Parkland has earned the Healthgrades Patient Safety Excellence Award eight years running and sits in the top 10% of U.S. hospitals on that measure as of 2026.
As of 2026-03-10Source: parklandmedicalcenter.com
Moving here
New Hampshire is a compact-license state and does not tax wages, so your license and take-home math are simpler if you are moving in.
More about working here
Experienced nurses
Med/Surg RN postings have publicly mentioned a sign-on bonus along with shift differentials, premiums, and bonuses.
As of 2024Source: facebook.com
New graduates
There is a permanent New Grad RN residency path specifically into the Emergency Room.
As of 2026Source: bebee.com
Experienced nurses
On ACU/PACU, a current RN described 8-hour shifts, a flexible schedule, and the unit closing for major holidays, with full-time still carrying call rotation.
As of 2024-01-29Source: glassdoor.com
Working conditions
- Scheduling
- ACU/PACU RN reported flexible schedule and 8-hour shifts; closed for major holidays; full-time requires call rotation.
As of 2024-01-29Source: glassdoor.com
- Pay and benefits
- Sign on bonus mentioned for Med/Surg RN opportunities at Parkland Medical Center
As of 2024Source: facebook.com
- Pay and benefits
- Shift differentials, premiums, and bonuses mentioned for Med/Surg RN roles
As of 2024Source: facebook.com
Starting out and growing here
- Nurse residency
- HCA Healthcare Residency Program (Resident I Graduate Nurse) at Parkland Medical Center · Applications: Flexible start date options; listing noted until 8/17/2026
As of 2026Source: bebee.com
- Preceptors and orientation
- Year-long paid residency with preceptorship training, monthly education, simulations, and mentoring from nurse leaders.
As of 2026Source: bebee.com
The city
Living in Derry, NH
Derry is a classic southern New Hampshire town with a quiet, small-town New England feel. Located near Manchester and close to the Massachusetts border, it offers nurses a convenient suburban base with easy access to larger cities and the region's outdoor recreation.
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- State price level · New Hampshire
- 4% above the national average
- State index 104.2 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,549/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $91,673/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Who they are
You would be walking into an 86-bed regional acute-care hospital in Derry, part of HCA New England, with a Level III Adult Trauma Center, a freestanding ER in Plaistow, and service lines that run from Med/Surg, PCU, ICU, and OR into cardiology, orthopedics, oncology, and behavioral health.
- Community Hospital · Derry
More about Parkland Medical Center
If you are new to practice, Parkland runs the HCA Healthcare Residency Program here—a year-long paid path with preceptorship, monthly education, simulations, and mentoring from nurse leaders, including an Emergency Room residency option and flexible start dates listed into 2026. Med/Surg postings have mentioned a sign-on bonus plus shift differentials, premiums, and bonuses. On ACU/PACU, a nurse has described 8-hour shifts, a flexible schedule, and major-holiday closures, with full-time still carrying call rotation. Parkland has taken the Healthgrades Patient Safety Excellence Award eight consecutive years and sits in the top 10% nationally on that measure. Nurse feedback is mixed: some point to coworkers, learning, and work-life balance; others describe staffing pressure, uneven resources, and leadership that feels finance-first. New Hampshire is a compact-license state and does not tax wages.
Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Coworkers and schedule flexibility
- Current ACU/PACU RN praised flexible schedule, great coworkers, 8-hour shifts, and holiday closures.
As of 2024-01-29Source: glassdoor.com
- For-profit and call requirements
- Same RN noted for-profit status and that full-time roles require call rotation.
As of 2024-01-29Source: glassdoor.com
- Pay and resources
- Quality specialist liked work-life balance and colleagues but cited pay ranges and fewer resources.
As of 2024-03-15Source: glassdoor.com
More review themes
- Staffing safety and management support
- RN review alleged unsafe staffing, toxic culture, and leadership focused on finances over staff wellbeing.
As of 2025-12-10Source: indeed.com
- Overall RN ratings
- Glassdoor RN reviews average about 3.4 with stronger scores on diversity and work-life than senior management overall.
- Learning and support themes
- Indeed RN themes include ability to learn, supportive environment, and clear purpose; belonging cited as improvement area.
As of 2025-12-10Source: indeed.com
What to weigh
Some RNs describe unsafe staffing, a toxic culture, and leadership that feels focused on finances over staff wellbeing.
As of 2025-12-10Source: indeed.com
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Jul 18, 2026
- Website
- parklandmedicalcenter.com ↗
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A closer look at the units
Open counts come from the live roles below. Source links show where unit details were reported.
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Emergency / Trauma
86-bed regional acute-care hospital with Level III Trauma Center; freestanding ER in Plaistow, NH; 24-hour emergency care.
- Equipment and technology
- Level III Adult Trauma Center
Source 1: careers.hcahealthcare.comSource 2: parklandmedicalcenter.com
Behavioral Health
Behavioral health services offered inpatient and outpatient.
Cardiology
Cardiology services; partnerships with Lahey Hospital & Medical Center and New England Heart & Vascular Institute.
Oncology
Oncology services and full service breast care with dedicated breast navigator.
Orthopedics
Orthopedics, total joint replacement and spine care; minimally invasive robotic surgery.
ACU/PACU
ACU/PACU RN review notes 8-hour shifts, flexible schedule, closed major holidays; FT requires call rotation.
Med/Surg
Employer posts Med/Surg RN career opportunities with shift differentials, premiums, bonuses and sign-on bonus.
Hospital-wide staffing
CMS Grade B staffing; RN per bed 1.33; HPPD nursing 11.7; RN staffing 115; LPN/LVN support 9.
- Reported ratio
- 1.33 RN per bed
PCU
Active job posting for RN Progressive Care Unit PCU Registered Nurse in Derry, NH.
ICU
Active job posting for RN Intensive Care Unit ICU Registered Nurse in Derry, NH.
OR
Active job posting for Registered Nurse OR in Derry, NH.
Emergency Room
New Grad RN Nurse Residency Emergency Room permanent residency program posting.
Open roles
Current openings at Parkland Medical Center
Refreshed throughout the day.
New Grad RN Nurse Residency Emergency Room
Parkland Medical CenterDerry, NH
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