Earn a Great Living and Have a Great Life Working at The James
As part of OSU Medical Center, The James leads all other central Ohio hospitals in nursing salaries and additional compensation. But The James offers much more than great pay.
As a top academic medical center, we offer all the cultural, social, and academic advantages of The Ohio State University. OSU is the top-ranked public university in Ohio and is located in Columbus, the largest and fastest-growing city in the state. From quality theaters and museums to nationally ranked athletics, we have many extra benefits you just can’t put a pricetag on.
The James offers highly competitive financial rewards as well as a number of other unique benefits that make the total package extremely attractive to our nurses. The James nurses are eligible for:
- Sign-on bonus (based on education and experience)
- Paid time off, including 10 holidays, 12 vacation days, 15 sick days, and four continuing education days per year
- Impressive salary package including competitive base rates
- Generous off-shift and weekend shift differentials
- Time-and-a-half overtime pay after 40 hours per week, double-time after 48 hours
- Numerous pay incentives, including premium holiday pay, certification pay, over-percent pay, high census bonuses, on-call pay, and charge nurse differential
- Clinical Ladder program
Nurses also receive the following OSU benefits:
- Choice of four different medical insurance plans to suit your specific health care needs
- Dental, vision, and prescription coverage
- Choice of two excellent retirement plans, including the Public Employees Retirement System
- No-cost life insurance equal to 2.5 times your annual salary
- Long-term disability coverage and optional short-term disability coverage
- Savings programs, including tax-deferred annuities, flexible spending programs, and state employee credit union
- Convenient child care
- Free tuition to attend classes at The Ohio State University
- Half-price tuition at OSU for your children and spouse (after 3 years’ employment)
- Special access to all of Ohio State’s facilities – everything from the outstanding fitness facilities to movies, plays, concerts, lectures, art exhibits, libraries, Big Ten sporting events, and more
