Joe33

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1. 96% on the ATI TEAS Exam - Perfect Math/Science Score (also ATI Prep Course Review)

   Joe33 replied to RDanielle98's topic in TEAS

   From what I remember, the teas is extremely basic. All of the math is from elementary school decimals, rounding, percentages, etc. I don't think I studied at all and got 98 or 99th percentile. If you've taken and did decently on the SATs you probably...

2. Retirement at what age, and how much $$ will you will need to retire "comfortably"?

   Joe33 replied to Horseshoe's topic in General Nursing

   My plan is to retire when I'm 40 or 45. By then I should have $300-500k in the bank. I may work 6 months a year after that for a year or two and then see if it's sustainable for the long run. I'll likely retire overseas or in Mexico.

3. Student loans killing me!! stressed!

   Joe33 replied to Nurselyfe92's topic in General Nursing

   One of the biggest expenses is housing. I would cut that down by living with roommates (search craigslist for rooms to rent). Second, I would make sure you can get the most lucrative travel contracts you can find. That's means Hawaii, New York, North...

4. Kaiser Permanente Compensation

   Joe33 replied to huayra's topic in California

   The above entry is for Northern ca, I found on the nursesunited website when I googled it. The address is nursesunited.org/assets/PDF/Kaiser_contract.pdf. Southern ca contract I found by googling the following words: kaiser contract Southern Californ...

5. LVN's Salary in California

   Joe33 replied to pninpgh's topic in California

   LVNs can make over $50 an hr as ADONs or weekend supervisors or evening supervisor after working at a SNF/subacute for a while. Starting rate for SNFs in the Bay Area for LVNs is around $26-$28. As an ADON if a SNF you should be able to get around $4...

6. San Francisco Living as an RN?

   Joe33 replied to didi22's topic in Career Support

   Your idea is possible in SF or a city nearby. I lived in my car for almost 3 months while living in the South Bay. At the time I was working in a SNF for only $33/hr + overtime, and I was saving almost $4,000 a month. A white maintenance looking van ...

7. New grad program in CA

   Joe33 replied to NDS RN's topic in Job Hunt

   It is best to apply to SNFs as a new grad and not hospitals. It can be difficult to get a hospital job in California with even 1-2 years of experience. To get a SNF position, just drive to any SNFs that are in your area that may interest you and walk...

8. Kaiser Permanente Compensation

   Joe33 replied to huayra's topic in California

   I do not work at Kaiser but their RN payscale is online. I couldn't find their 2018 numbers but in 2017 an RN staff nurse 2 with 2 years of experience was making $67/hr. Staff nurse 2 with 5 years is $75/hr. Staff nurse 2 with 31years of experience i...

9. Schizophrenic Nurse Job Accommodation

   Joe33 replied to falonmontgomeryRN's topic in Disabilities

   What about MDS nurse in a nursing home? There is no patient care involved. You are basically coding the patients for payments in the back office.

10. Career in flames

    Joe33 replied to TheMoonisMyLantern's topic in Disabilities

    When you say "for personal and medical reasons" it doesn't sound forthcoming enough. It sounds vague. It sound so better if you say something like "I took some time off to relax." I took over 3 years off to travel the world, and it was extremely easy...

11. How much do RNs make in San Francisco Bay Area? Is it hard to find employment there?

    Joe33 replied to Guest1063608's topic in California

    If you work in a hospital in the Bay Area, you will make more than $50 an hr most likely, even as a new grad. Your best chances of employment if you have no experience is working in a nursing home. It's very easy to walk into many nursing homes and g...

12. Is it worth taking a pay cut for experience?

    Joe33 replied to Catch22Personified's topic in Career Support

    My advice: ace the interview. Take the job. Quit your old job. Working at a SNF is not going to look that good on your resume and is not very good experience for an RN. Stay per diem at the SNF if you can. Opportunities like this are rare. You prac...

13. so-cal job market and supporting my husband

    Joe33 replied to supportmyh's topic in LPN/LVN

    I would guess that he can easily find a job down there with his experience. Nursing home jobs are pretty easy to get compared with hospital jobs.

14. seattle rn positions

    Joe33 replied to RyanPie's topic in Washington

    I applied to Swedish many months ago (June or May or April) and just got a call this week for an interview. I have almost 1 year of experience in med-surg tele and floating to other med-surg floors. So don't give up hope! I would suggest calling t...

15. Interview at a Seattle hospital?

    Joe33 posted a topic in Washington

    Is it ethically wrong to interview at a Seattle hospital if I plan on moving out-of-state in a few months? I do want the extra interview experience. I am a 2010 grad and have been working at a hospital in the area for about a year now (and in a nur...