kingofthekicks20

kingofthekicks20 has 5 years experience and specializes in Emergency Services.

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1. Where Do Minneapolis/St Paul Nurses Live?

   kingofthekicks20 replied to kingofthekicks20's topic in Minnesota

   Bump! Anyone have any input on this?

2. Where Do Minneapolis/St Paul Nurses Live?

   kingofthekicks20 posted a topic in Minnesota

   I'm an experienced emergency RN considering a fresh start in the Twin Cities! I'm originally from Wisconsin but have spent some time in the larger metros of LA/NYC/Denver. With my past jobs sometimes it's been tough to make friends with coworkers due...

3. Los Angeles Emergency Departments (and a helpful LA hospital map)

   kingofthekicks20 replied to kingofthekicks20's topic in California

   Thanks for the replies. My girlfriend works in TV/film, so Los Angeles is the only option (besides NYC). And honestly, anywhere in the United States has a better cost of living than Manhattan. My current rent is $3,700 for a 1-BR apartment on the Upp...

4. Los Angeles Emergency Departments (and a helpful LA hospital map)

   kingofthekicks20 posted a topic in California

   Your knowledge and advice is greatly appreciated. I'm moving from NYC to LA May 1st, 2017. I've thoroughly paged through the forums, but haven't found much information on ER jobs in LA County. I have friends in the Hollywood/West LA area, but I'm ope...

5. Advice on RN Salary NYC

   kingofthekicks20 replied to JRiestra82's topic in New York

   Glad I could help. Many of my comments are tailored to ERs here in New York City. Although I wasn't impressed with Cornell or Columbia's Emergency Department, I have heard good things about the medical centers as a whole (ie the inpatient side may be...

6. Advice on RN Salary NYC

   kingofthekicks20 replied to JRiestra82's topic in New York

   Wow, I'm getting deja vu from your post! I'm an ER nurse with 3 years experience (BSN & CEN) that moved to NYC in March. Needless to say, I have lots of advice to offer you. Where to start, how about this: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?m...

7. Do you need a BSN to work in NYC?

   kingofthekicks20 replied to llamadan's topic in New York

   I already have my BSN so I'm not much help. But I can tell you it's rather hard without 2 years RN experience (many networks won't fully consider your app until you have this). My advice would be to start applying now and see if you get calls back &a...

8. New TV Show- Nurse Nation on MTV

   kingofthekicks20 posted a topic in Travel

   Have y'all heard about the new TV show MTV is working on titled 'Nurse Nation'!? I don't have the quote from Entertainment Weekly, but it reads something like "a docuseries thay follows 9 young hard-partying travel nurses as they explore a new city f...

9. Experienced nurse trying to find work in the NY/NJ area

   kingofthekicks20 replied to sweetmama81's topic in New York

   HR works on their schedule for these NYC hospitals. When you expect to get a response in three weeks, it'll take four or five. Just keep submitting apps and don't get discouraged. Critical care in NYC=critical care experience required. NYP won't even...

10. Help for Interview with New York Downtown Hospital

    kingofthekicks20 replied to Sgr112's topic in New York

    Good luck with the interview! I don't have any helpful advice, but I wanted to say I feel your pain! I started applying in NYC in June 2012 and saying it's been hard would be an understatement. NY Downtown hospital, 128 beds, non-union. I remember fi...

11. North Shore- Manhasset-Neurosurgical ICU-Critical Care Fellowship**January 2013**

    kingofthekicks20 replied to sundrop's topic in New York

    Hey y'all, any new updates regarding the fellowships? Are they still interviewing/hiring for a potential Jan/Feb start date? And for those that missed the boat like myself, anyone receive information regarding the next start date, something like June...

12. Need job in NY...help!!!!!

    kingofthekicks20 replied to Crucian-RN's topic in New York

    No, not yet. I had a shot at NYU's Emergency Department, but Hurricane Sandy literally destroyed the ED (now they function as urgent care). I'm pursuing one more NYC hospital, but if that fails I'll be looking west. I wanted to jump from trauma floor...

13. Need job in NY...help!!!!!

    kingofthekicks20 replied to Crucian-RN's topic in New York

    Hey, thought I'd share my personal experience. I posted the info below in another thread, but maybe it'll help you. There are a lot more hospitals than you'd think, all with manageable commutes from Penn Station: "Hello all those looking for a nursin...

14. North Shore LIJ job advice

    kingofthekicks20 replied to dspacc's topic in New York

    I feel your pain! Dealing with HR with these NYC hospitals is stressful. In my opinion, I think you're still in the running, they're just taking their sweet time getting back to you. Things seem to be especially difficult post-Sandy, with many hospit...

15. 4 years, 3 months, and 3 days....life is good!

    kingofthekicks20 replied to LilRedRN1973's topic in Recovery

    Thank you for sharing and congratulations! Your post speaks truth about the struggles of sobriety. It's a much-needed reminder of what one stands to gain from quitting.