cutekittenj

cutekittenj specializes in None yet but hopefully critical care..

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1. Anyone from Select Specialty Knows?

   cutekittenj replied to caryrey02's topic in Florida

   Hey no problem. I work in the Savannah location too. I work nights. It was the hardest decision that I've ever made. I didn't really like the two year commitment and I am not a big fan of long term acute care. I have good days and bad days. For the m...

2. Anyone from Select Specialty Knows?

   cutekittenj replied to caryrey02's topic in Florida

   At the particular select I work at, we do have a self scheduling.The person who does the schedule after everyone writes it in does a good job letting everyone get what they want or at least very close to it.I got exactly what I asked for last time.

3. Anyone work at a Select Specialty Hospital in GA?

   cutekittenj replied to JRP1120, RN's topic in Georgia

   Unfortunately they don't hire LPN's anymore. They are sending the LPN we have back to school for her RN degree. They are paying for it though. The one we have works 12 hours. I'm sorry I couldn't bring better news.

4. Anyone from Select Specialty Knows?

   cutekittenj replied to caryrey02's topic in Florida

   If you don't mind long term acute care it's a great place to work. Especially if you have great coworkers to work around. It's a lot of hard work. Most days you will be busy but some days are not so bad. The benefits are great(it just takes 90 days f...

5. Anyone from Select Specialty Knows?

   cutekittenj replied to caryrey02's topic in Florida

   Hey there. Honestly, the best shift to work is nights. Days are so crazy. I worked on days for 2 weeks during my orientation and knew nights would be better. U get more patients,5 to 6, as oppose to days, 4 to 5, but days r really crazy. I may be say...

6. Anyone from Select Specialty Knows?

   cutekittenj replied to caryrey02's topic in Florida

   Yeah it's only 2.50. Is it more at other places?

7. Anyone work at a Select Specialty Hospital in GA?

   cutekittenj replied to JRP1120, RN's topic in Georgia

   Okay. I'm glad. I just read my post and I hope I didn't scare you. It's not all bad. Just a lot of hard work. I for the most part enjoy it just get overwhelmed at times. But yes I am willing to answer any questions when you are ready.(If you are thin...

8. Anyone from Select Specialty Knows?

   cutekittenj replied to caryrey02's topic in Florida

   Starting pay for the one in Savannah GA is 22 an hour. The night diff is 2.50. If you work on Sat or Sun, you will get an extra 10 dollars added to your base pay. I hope this helps.

9. Anyone work at a Select Specialty Hospital in GA?

   cutekittenj replied to JRP1120, RN's topic in Georgia

   Hey. I hope I'm not too late. I currently work at the one in Savannah,GA. I'm a new grad(I graduated in December 2010) and I'll let you know my perspective. so far it is really overwhelming b/c it is so much to learn. As a new hire, we take a lot of ...

10. New Grad Jobs In SC, NC, and GA

    cutekittenj replied to Shannon Nicole's topic in Career Support

    Opps. Sorry for responding so late. I hope I am not too late. Effingham County hospital are not hiring any new grads right now. The human resources said it is due to the fact that it is a small hospital that they need their nurses to be up and runnin...

11. RN looking to join Army National Guard but...

    cutekittenj replied to lwood336's topic in Government

    I thought about doing that. The only reason I'm a little nervous about doing that is from what I have heard, it is hard to transfer from being an E-4 to a nurse. I really want to use my nursing degree to the full for my all patient but then again I r...

12. RN looking to join Army National Guard but...

    cutekittenj replied to lwood336's topic in Government

    Hey ma'am. You are not too old to join. I believe the national guard requirement is 47 and reserves is 41 or 42. I'm trying to join myself cuz I've always wanted to. I'm ready for the challenge. I'm not afraid of deployments and hard work. Good luck ...

13. Starting Wage in Waycross?

    cutekittenj replied to Kristina112380's topic in Georgia

    Hey there. I actually am not going to be taking the position at this time anymore due to time and unforeseen occurrences. But if I decide to go that route, I will keep you posted.

14. <NEW GRAD for a year now, NO JOB!

    cutekittenj replied to Winnie93's topic in Job Hunt

    Thanks for that. It was just so discouraging to hear that from my friend who can't get out of the mental health field b/c the hospitals around here don't consider that real nursing skills. I hope their perception changes.

15. New Grad Jobs In SC, NC, and GA

    cutekittenj replied to Shannon Nicole's topic in Career Support

    Hey there. Sorry for all those typos in my previous post. Yikes 2,000. That is a lot of applicants. If you do want to try and apply to Savannah there will be some openings at Memorial University Medical Center in March or April.(I'll make sure I PM y...