SCGreywolf

SCGreywolf has 23 years experience and specializes in ICU/CCU/ER/CVICU.

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1. pay in Albuquerque

   SCGreywolf replied to jewelnca's topic in New Mexico

   Lovelace Westside is advertising a new OB/Birthing Center. Have no idea now what the staffing will be like or the pay. I left Lovelace last fall and went to Santa Fe at St Vincents in the ER and I love the crew. Management was very undirected unt...

2. $200,000 to travel to Iraq

   SCGreywolf replied to Mantibob's topic in Travel

   Try Halliburton first, then Blackwater. If you are BSN, you should try the Department of State for an embassy assignment. DOD has occasional contracts in some VERY remote places as well as some civilian contracts for bases in the ME. They don't pa...

3. Nurses, are you glad that Obamas Healthcare Bill Passed?

   SCGreywolf replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   In the grand scheme of things, it's probably good. I (unlike most of you) remember when the Medicare bill was rammed thru the Congress and the near riots that ensued. This is no different. We WILL learn to live with the law of the land. What I re...

4. $200,000 to travel to Iraq

   SCGreywolf replied to Mantibob's topic in Travel

   Sorry, Don't get on here much lately. You have the answer to your question about IHS in the post immediately following yours. As far as travel nursing is concerned, you really have to ask yourself a few questions. 1. Can you handle being away from ev...

5. $200,000 to travel to Iraq

   SCGreywolf replied to Mantibob's topic in Travel

   [ Are you speculating or have you actually done an assignment there or something similar in that area? I would rather have actual facts than heresay. No, I never spent any time in the sandbox. I have taken contracts for DOD and the State Department...

6. $200,000 to travel to Iraq

   SCGreywolf replied to Mantibob's topic in Travel

   Sorry, haven't posted in awhile. Travel nursing is going thru the same contractions as the rest of the economy. As soon as you get some experience under your belt start inquiring. The best salaries come from the 'emergent' staffing agencies such a...

7. $200,000 to travel to Iraq

   SCGreywolf replied to Mantibob's topic in Travel

   Sorry, hit the button too quick. That should be 160K, not 260. Just for those with the $$$ stars in your eyes, YOU EARN EVERY DOLLAR. There's no going out for a pizza and beer, there's no "I'm sick". There's just a BIG bunch of sick and injured fo...

8. $200,000 to travel to Iraq

   SCGreywolf replied to Mantibob's topic in Travel

   Yes, I work a bunch of OT. Now on staff at a hospital in the SW and working 5 nights a week. I am just about maxed on SS deductions for the year and will max in the next two paychecks. I made in excess of 150K last year as a traveler. Yes I worke...

9. Banner Hospitals to go to Uniforms

   SCGreywolf replied to WoosahRN's topic in General Nursing

   Why are they requiring you to BUY the uniforms? If it has the hospital logo and this is a new rule, they should provide the uniforms (OK, maybe 2 or 3) for the current employees. Usually you can't change the work rules for current employees without...

10. Transitioning from Level 2 to Level 1

    SCGreywolf replied to alkaleidi's topic in Emergency

    Oh, yeah. I heard that Nye County Regional got closed or something like that. Somehow I doubt that......where would the girls go for their tests? The wolf:chuckle

11. Anyone use Meditech computer charting?

    SCGreywolf replied to TooterIA's topic in Emergency

    On a travel assignment specifically to provide more manpower during a Meditech startup. This new Meditech is the beta they are testing..and it seems to be a WHOLE lot better than 2.7. The info flows pretty well and yep, there's still a lot of F11 a...

12. Transitioning from Level 2 to Level 1

    SCGreywolf replied to alkaleidi's topic in Emergency

    I had the 'privilege' of working in a 14 bed hospital in the middle of Nowhere, NV. Two ER beds and NO backup. Next closest hospital was in Sparks....162 miles. Talk about stressors...... Had one heck of a doc to back me up in the ER though. Ex ...

13. You know you're a male RN when......

    SCGreywolf replied to SteveNNP's topic in Men

    I don't know about that. There's two female docs here that seem to take forever when it's my patient.....and 30 seconds when the nurse is female. "Course, one of them is married to Gargantua and the other one LOOKS like Gargantua. Oh, well. The wo...

14. Male nurse crying!!!

    SCGreywolf replied to ClassQ1's topic in Men

    After 25 years in this business, I can usually distance myself from the grief of the families enough that I can help them. Can I cry? You bet. And for those of you that cry 'wimp', I am 6'3", 210, 10 years worth of army combat medic, SF trained, e...

15. Onward Healthcare

    SCGreywolf replied to cvryder's topic in Travel

    They actually are pretty reputable. And No, they are not part of the Evil Empire (either one of them)......at least not yet. The one thing I would make sure of with Onward is that you insist that they not submit you to a facility until you are sur...