janster58

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1. Anyone work for American Healthways?

   janster58 replied to funnygirl_rn's topic in Triage

   Ok so I replied to that almost this time last yr. Things change very quickly there. I've been gone since 8/07. Working till 9pm EVERY day gets old. The promises of bonuses wnt out the window. Top management bought a hockey team (Nashville Predators) ...

2. What's your favorite type of patient?

   janster58 replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

   I prefer mine breathing!

3. Interesting places where women have given birth

   janster58 replied to JeanettePNP's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I've personally delivered one in the back seat of a Lexus, (boy) no mess in the lexus, that was in Florida........ Girl in the front seat of an old chevy in NC........that one was a big mess, then the new Dad wanted to know when I was going to clean ...

4. ** Anyone worked for HEALTHWAYS before?

   janster58 replied to beachgirl02's topic in Triage

   It's the same company. I've started there recently. Everyone seems happy with their job. Low stress compared to floor work. They do a lot of things to make things "fun" for their employees, from what I've seen so far.

5. Interested in Working for Healthways (Columbia)

   janster58 replied to TriageNewborn's topic in Maryland

   I know they are in the process of hiring 109 RN's in the Raleigh NC office that just recently opened. That will bring them up over 200 nurses. Raleigh is a great place.

6. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

   janster58 replied to Brian's topic in ADN/BSN

   Back in the mid 90's Nova Scotia decided to pull the diploma program, and make all RN degrees bachelors. WEll it's come to bite them in the ass........they have a shortage now. I predicted that back then when I crossed the boarder.

7. UPMC Western Psy?

   janster58 replied to alexnextlevel's topic in Pennsylvania

   I guess I wasn't there long enough to discover this. Magee offerend me 120 PTO hours in advance to lure me there. Unfortunately I took the bait. Then found out that staff there are not allowed to use PTO. Great benefit wasn't it? Well they ended up p...

8. UPMC Western Psy?

   janster58 replied to alexnextlevel's topic in Pennsylvania

   No union at UPMC!

9. How much did you start as a nurse and when.

   janster58 replied to ZASHAGALKA's topic in General Nursing

   R.N 1978 5.47/hr..........that's a long time ago, also in Canadian funds!

10. Did You Get A Sign On Bonus?

    janster58 replied to TLC RN's topic in New Nurse

    Texas is a scarey place to work, been there done that!

11. Did You Get A Sign On Bonus?

    janster58 replied to TLC RN's topic in New Nurse

    I've had decent sign on bonuses in the past. One was in S FL, 7000.00 for 2 yr commitment, wasn't bad until new management screwed up the place.

12. Did You Get A Sign On Bonus?

    janster58 replied to TLC RN's topic in New Nurse

    My sign on bonus at UPMC was 120hrs of PTO (vacation) advance. When I moved and started working, I found out I WASN"T allowed to use it. Just 2 weeks per yr. So much for a bonus. Needless to say, I'm not working there anymore. They wonder why they c...

13. New Grads in Critical Care?

    janster58 replied to Doog's topic in Pennsylvania

    Pretty much all of them, there desperate! Brand new grads, NO experience needed, now that's scarey.