LIRN

LIRN has 30 years experience.

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1. Hourly Rate for an LPN in Florida

   LIRN replied to ANNG7's topic in Geriatric

   Well, since you're moving from upstate NY, you won't have as much salary shock as you would have if you were moving from Long Island or NYC :) I think she'll find the LPN pay rates about what I quoted in my first reply. I too became an LPN first to ...

2. Hourly Rate for an LPN in Florida

   LIRN replied to ANNG7's topic in Geriatric

   Do you plan to live and work in the Tampa area? I can call one of our facilities in that area and ask what the starting pay for LPNs is. Over here in Martin County it's anywhere from 17-19 an hour, depending on what company you work for. Might be a ...

3. Hourly Rate for an LPN in Florida

   LIRN replied to ANNG7's topic in Geriatric

   Worthytosucceed wrote: According to a friend of mine who has been an LPn for years and is a charge nurse in a LTC facility, there is a pay scale that all federally funded (medicaid funded) facilities must follow. I'm pretty sure your friend is incorr...

4. Hourly Rate for an LPN in Florida

   LIRN replied to ANNG7's topic in Geriatric

   I do the hiring in a SNF in Martin County, Florida. Martin County is considered south Florida, just barely. It's a nice place to live. Schools? Well, it's Florida, what can I say. A lot different in quality from what I can see compared to the schools...

5. MDS Coordinator salaries

   LIRN replied to Nascar nurse's topic in MDS

   In five years, the only times I ever worked more than 40 hours a week were during the hurricanes of 2004 and 2005, and that wasn't because I was doing MDS assessments! (we had to evacuate). I worked Monday-Friday, 7-3:30. No weekends, no holidays, no...

6. MDS Coordinator salaries

   LIRN replied to Nascar nurse's topic in MDS

   I'm in southeast Florida. As an MDS Cooridnator in Palm Beach County I was salaried and as of late 2006 made 63K a year. That's a bit over 30 dollars an hour. From speaking to other MDS Coordinators in the area I would say that was about average. In ...

7. Please help! Possibly moving to Jupiter Florida need some advice!

   LIRN replied to Nikelbee's topic in Florida

   Hi I live right near where you're moving. Just a bit north. Closest hospital: Jupiter Medical Center in Jupiter. Very good reputation. Communty Hospital, very well regarded. Start there is you don't want to travel. Next closest: Palm Beach Gardens M...

8. Roll Call all Staff Developers Sign In Please

   LIRN replied to CaliNurse's topic in Educators

   Hi all I just switched to Staff Development after 5 years as an MDS Coordinator. (I was so tired of MDS and care plans!) My facility is a 120 bed LTC/ST Rehab combination, for profit. I am full-time, salaried, and am responsible for all the mandatory...

9. Florida Roll Call ......

   LIRN replied to RNPATL's topic in Florida

   I moved to SE Florida two weeks before 9/11 from Long Island. I got a job as an MDS Coordinator at a facility in Palm Beach County. I do the MDS for all the short term rehab Medicare patients. I have an assistant who does the insurance patients and t...

10. considering rehab - is 8:1 with a CNA good?

    LIRN replied to kek's topic in Rehabilitation

    I'm the MDS Coordinator in a 120 bed facility in Florida where 60 of the beds (3 units) are short term rehab, a good deal of the patients are orthopedic rehab. On the day shift there are 4 nurses for those 20 patients, and 9 CNAs. There is also a uni...

11. How much do you make?

    LIRN replied to Navy Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I posted my salary info info a couple of years ago when I still lived on Long Island. I moved to Florida 18 months ago and the salaries and benefits down here are sure a lot less attractive! RN 3 years experience-previously LPN for about 17 years Cur...

12. Benefits of being a Nurse Manager

    LIRN replied to crrnmanager's topic in General Nursing

    Degree: ADN How many units: One How many people: 6-8 One ANM twice weekly, works with me on day shift, none on the off shifts ANM can do evals Personal Days-4, Vac days-20, Holidays-10, Sick days-12 Paid hourly, plus OT Base(without OT)=$52650.00

13. How much do you make?

    LIRN replied to Navy Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    RN as of May 2000 (previously LPN) Unit Coordinator LTC unit $27.00/hr 4 wks vac, 12 sick days, 10 holidays, 4 personal days, Medical, Dental and Vision family coverage for 104.00 a month, coverage, tuition reimbursement, pension, and 403(b). Long I...