Earn a great living and have a great life
OSU Medical Center leads all central Ohio hospitals in nursing salaries and additional compensation. But OSU Medical Center 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.
OSU Medical Center offers highly competitive financial rewards as well as a number of other unique benefits that make the total package extremely attractive to our nurses. OSU nurses are eligible for:
- Paid time off, including 96 vacation hours and 120 sick hours
- 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 52 hours
- Numerous pay incentives, including premium holiday pay, on-call pay and charge nurse differential
- 3.5 percent certification differential
- Clinical Ladder program
Nurses also receive the following OSU benefits:
- Choice of four different medical insurance plans to suit your specific healthcare 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
- Free tuition to attend classes at The Ohio State University
- Half-price tuition for eligible dependents
- 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
