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Waldon Place

Hiring organization · Based in Cortland, New York 13045

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On the floor

What the day-to-day looks like

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The city

Living in Cortland, NY

Cortland sits in central New York's Finger Lakes region, surrounded by rolling hills and year-round outdoor recreation. Home to SUNY Cortland, this small city blends college-town energy with rural calm—a grounded, low-traffic setting for nurses seeking a quieter pace between shifts.

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Map showing the location of Cortland, NY
Cortland, NY on the map · © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap
State price level · New York
107.9
8% above the national average
Median gross rent
$975/mo
rent and tenant-paid utilities

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024

Who they are

You are weighing Waldon Place in Cortland, New York.

  • Hiring per-diem
More about Waldon Place

What we can stand behind today is the place on the map: an upstate city setting, not a sprawling metro flagship, with a cluster of other health employers named in the wider region—SUNY Upstate Medical University, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Guthrie Broome Orthopedic and Spine Surgery Center, Susquehanna Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Good Shepherd Communities, Asthma & Allergy Associates PC, and The New Falls Home among them. On the job itself, the file is thin. Scheduling, float rules, charge opportunities, EHR, residency, tuition help, and nurse-to-patient ratios are not documented here either. Union status is unknown. If you move forward, plan to ask concrete questions early—rate range, shift pattern, who precepts new nurses, and how floating works—so you are not guessing. New York’s income tax is graduated; Cortland sits outside the extra New York City local tax.

Why nurses stay

How they describe the culture

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What nurses say in reviews

The good

  • Based in Cortland, New York
  • Outside the NYC local income-tax layer
  • Several other health employers named in the surrounding region for comparison
  • Mix of hospital, rehab, long-term-care, and clinic names nearby

The hard parts

  • No usable posted pay figures on file
  • Scheduling, float, and ratio details not documented
  • Residency, tuition, loan help, and career-ladder facts not available
  • Union status unknown
I came for the sign-on bonus. I stayed because on my hardest night, my whole team stayed with me.
A nurse, on why they stayed

The reality check

Before you decide

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The license clock and the job hunt run at once, and new-grad windows do the deciding. Residency commitments carry fine print worth reading before you sign.

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