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  1. Oct 25, '12 by
    Quote from LTCNS
    I just accepted an 8am-5pm Mon-Fri. job in a wound care clinic and I give God all the glory. I start November 5th
    How did you get into wound care? Did you need specific certification?
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    Oct 25, '12 by
    Work 5 days a week?
    Oh, heck no!
    I like having days off during the week and try to avoid working more than 2 days in a row if I can help it!
    I do not want to get up and go to work 5 days in a row...
    MollyMarvolo, MedChica, 86toronado, and 1 other like this.
  3. Oct 25, '12 by
    Quote from MotherRN
    How did you get into wound care? Did you need specific certification?
    No certification needed up front. I will be doing hyperbaric oxygen wound therapy and they provide training. I will have one year to become certified and will attend a week long intensive training program in Florida, all expenses paid by the company.
    Since I am a LPN my title will be Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Technician, then once certified, I will advance into a Safety Director position.

    Here is a website about the company for you to browse. They have openings in many states.
    Healogics - Comprehensive Outpatient Wound Care Management Services for Hospitals - Specialized Wound Care
  4. Oct 25, '12 by
    Quote from Hygiene Queen
    Work 5 days a week?
    Oh, heck no!
    I like having days off during the week and try to avoid working more than 2 days in a row if I can help it!
    I do not want to get up and go to work 5 days in a row...
    AMEN!!!
    InfirmiereJolie, 86toronado, and KbmRN like this.
  5. Oct 25, '12 by
    I've only worked in offices Monday-Friday 8:30-5:00 with weekends and holidays off and I love it! I have two kids so that's more important to me than hospital settings right now. I had one job, at an allergy clinic with walk-in allergy shots, that had odd hours and I hated it. I'd work Monday 8:30-5, Tuesday and Thursday 9-6:30, and Friday 8-noon. That doesn't sound too bad but if it was your night to close you'd stay a half hour past closing, so on Tuesdays or Thursdays you're getting out at 7 and had to be back the next morning at 7:15 or 7:45. I know that's what you can expect in 7-7 shifts, but it's not every day. I missed so much of my oldest son's school events and sports and that bothered me.

    As to the Halloween costume, I've got one. Picture it: black shoes, white socks, black pants, white shirt, black short jacket, black sunglasses--Oppa Gangam Style.
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    Oct 25, '12 by
    Quote from LTCNS
    I just accepted an 8am-5pm Mon-Fri. job in a wound care clinic and I give God all the glory. I start November 5th
    I'm with you (God is good. ) I now work Mon-Fri at a surgery center, 30 hours a week. I don't miss 12 hour shifts. I am dressing as a baby/kid for halloween.(footie pajamas)
    Life_is_good_1973, InfirmiereJolie, LTCNS, and 1 other like this.
  7. Oct 25, '12 by
    There was a job like that posted. Must have experience, BSN, bilingual... paid $22.50/hr in a community where the median single-family home price is $708K.
  8. Oct 25, '12 by
    I work Mon-Fri 8-5. I do home health for hospice. Sure it's a lot of driving.........but I finally work office hours.
    InfirmiereJolie, LTCNS, and KbmRN like this.
  9. Oct 26, '12 by
    I got a gig doing Case and Disease management for an IPA, and I love it. Monday-Friday 9-5 with an hour lunch, quarterly BONUSES! NO WEEKENDS OR HOLIDAYS! Still adapting to working 5 days a week though.
  10. Oct 26, '12 by
    Quote from Hygiene Queen
    Work 5 days a week?
    Oh, heck no!
    I like having days off during the week and try to avoid working more than 2 days in a row if I can help it!
    I do not want to get up and go to work 5 days in a row...
    Yes! Just thinking about being at work every day of the week makes want to crawl under a blanket and hide! No way.
    KbmRN and tigerlogic like this.