RN Staff Nurse - Surgical Services
Legacy Health
Vancouver, Washington
$54.37–$81.21/hr
About $113k–$169k/yr
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Posted Aug 12, 2026 · Last seen active Aug 16, 2026
What this means for you
Legacy Health is hiring for its own floors — no agency between you and the manager. The posted pay pencils out to roughly $113k–$169k a year. The schedule rotates — ask early how far out they post it; that answer tells you a lot.
What the listing says
- Shift
- Rotating
- Weekends, holidays, call
- This position is required to take call, with a 45-minute response, in the outpatient setting as required by unit expectations. · The position requires Holiday and weekend rotation and varied shift start times.
About this role
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Skills for this role
Certifications
Requirements
- RN
- Direct patient care
- Nursing
- Inpatient experience
- Surgery
- RN License
- Hourly pay
- Hospital
- BLS Certification
About the employer
You are looking at a nonprofit health system headquartered in Portland, open since 1875, with hospitals and clinics on both sides of the Oregon–Washington line. Your license has to match the state where you actually work. If you are new,…
What reviewers appreciate
- ANCC-accredited RN residency with four cohorts a year and 16–18 weeks of precepted bedside time plus a year-long mentor
- Only burn center in Oregon hires residency RNs at LEMC
- Behavioral health residency seats at Unity in Adult, Adolescent, and Emergency units
What reviewers flag
- Only 41% of RN reviewers would recommend the employer
- Senior management rated 2.8; RN CEO approval 28%
- High workloads on some units challenge work-life balance
Living in Vancouver, WA
Vancouver sits along the Columbia River in southwest Washington, offering a quieter Pacific Northwest alternative to neighboring Portland while keeping big-city amenities within easy reach. Nurses enjoy year-round outdoor access, a growing healthcare sector, and no state income tax.
- Metro price level · Vancouver area
- 5% above the national average
- BEA index 105.4 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,702/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $81,338/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
On your path
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Worth asking
The posting doesn’t answer these. Good ones to ask a recruiter or in the interview.
- Can you walk me through the base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours and holiday?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?