In range for New York staff rolesNew York staff postings that state pay run $29/hr to $66/hr, the middle half $38/hr to $55/hr, across 1,814 postings.
Sign-on bonus
$20,000
Benefits
Paid time off including company holidays, vacation, and sick time
Medical, dental and vision insurance
Life insurance and disability protection
Retirement benefits including employer match
Sign-on bonus $20,000 for full time RN
The workplace
Bassett Healthcare Network
Health system employer
Bassett Healthcare Network is a regional integrated healthcare system headquartered at One Atwell Road, Cooperstown, New York, serving communities across Central New York. With a history spanning over a century, the network describes itself as a 'beacon of hope and…
Registered Professional Nurse II, Ambulatory Care position at Bassett Healthcare Network responsible for delivering safe patient care utilizing the nursing process in an eye clinic setting. Includes assessing, planning, delivering, coordinating, and evaluating nursing care. No eye experience required. Mon-Fri schedule.
Neighborhoods+Within Cooperstown, living revolves around the historic Village center along Main Street and the residential lanes flanking Otsego Lake, where nineteenth-century single-family homes dominate. Due to limited inventory in the village, many medical staff and professionals live in adjacent rural hamlets such as Fly Creek, Hartwick, Middlefield, and Milford, or north toward Springfield and Richfield Springs. Those desiring more conventional rental complexes or college-town amenities often settle south in Oneonta, commuting along the Route 28 corridor.
Within Cooperstown, living revolves around the historic Village center along Main Street and the residential lanes flanking Otsego Lake, where nineteenth-century single-family homes dominate. Due to limited inventory in the village, many medical staff and professionals live in adjacent rural hamlets such as Fly Creek, Hartwick, Middlefield, and Milford, or north toward Springfield and Richfield Springs.
Those desiring more conventional rental complexes or college-town amenities often settle south in Oneonta, commuting along the Route 28 corridor.
Getting around+Commutes directly within Cooperstown village are exceptionally short and easily walkable or bikeable in fair weather. Regional travel relies almost exclusively on personal vehicles via two-lane rural highways such as Route 28, which connects south to Oneonta, and Route 80 along Otsego Lake. Winter driving conditions can bring slick, unlit country roads and heavy snowfall, requiring dependable all-wheel drive, though typical rush-hour gridlock is virtually nonexistent outside of summer tourist bottlenecks.
Commutes directly within Cooperstown village are exceptionally short and easily walkable or bikeable in fair weather. Regional travel relies almost exclusively on personal vehicles via two-lane rural highways such as Route 28, which connects south to Oneonta, and Route 80 along Otsego Lake.
Winter driving conditions can bring slick, unlit country roads and heavy snowfall, requiring dependable all-wheel drive, though typical rush-hour gridlock is virtually nonexistent outside of summer tourist bottlenecks.
Outdoors+Outdoor recreation centers on Otsego Lake, which provides swimming, sailing, and boating, alongside hiking and camping at Glimmerglass State Park. The village also marks the headwaters of the Susquehanna River, offering extensive flatwater paddling opportunities. The surrounding Otsego County landscape features rolling farmland and forest trails suitable for trail running and mountain biking in summer, followed by snowshoeing and cross-country skiing during upstate winters.
Outdoor recreation centers on Otsego Lake, which provides swimming, sailing, and boating, alongside hiking and camping at Glimmerglass State Park. The village also marks the headwaters of the Susquehanna River, offering extensive flatwater paddling opportunities.
The surrounding Otsego County landscape features rolling farmland and forest trails suitable for trail running and mountain biking in summer, followed by snowshoeing and cross-country skiing during upstate winters.
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Living in Cooperstown
Cooperstown offers healthcare professionals a rare blend of small-town pastoral serenity and world-class cultural institutions. Nestled at the southern tip of Otsego Lake, this village of fewer than two thousand residents is globally recognized for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Doubleday Field, yet its daily rhythm is shaped by quiet natural beauty and historic charm. Outside of work, clinicians unwind with paddle trips on the Susquehanna River headwaters, performances at the Alice Busch Opera Theater during the Glimmerglass Festival, and dinners on the lakeside deck of The Hawkeye Bar & Grill at the Otesaga Resort Hotel. Relocating here does entail distinct rural upstate tradeoffs. Long-term housing within the village proper is competitive due to seasonal tourism, driving many professionals to outlying hamlets like Fly Creek, Hartwick, or the college town of Oneonta down Route 28. Winters are undeniably harsh and snowy, and regional errands require a reliable car. For nurses seeking an unhurried, close-knit lakeside lifestyle steeped in arts, history, and outdoor recreation, Cooperstown delivers a singular upstate experience.
