ORRNinNY BSN, RN

ORRNinNY has 25 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in ICU/CCU, OR, Corrections.

Latest Activity

1. VA Grade and Step

   ORRNinNY posted a topic in Government

   I have recently applied for a VA position and got a congratulations email. I submitted my NPSB assessment, but they only asked for me to briefly describe my leadership experience, any administrative experience, any research and professional awards or...

2. NPSB Nurse II omitting questions.

   ORRNinNY replied to mclovin's topic in Government

   Arr-tistRN I just interviewed with the VA and recieved an email saying congratulations, please fill out this for to send to the review board to determine your grade and step. It is not very detailed, it asked years of RN and LPN experience, licens...

3. GS series nurses

   ORRNinNY replied to CoastGal's topic in Government

   They will tell you to accept the position and then negotiate, but that's how they screw you. Don't accept a low offer, they won't negotiate

4. Title 38 pay

   ORRNinNY replied to ORRNinNY's topic in Government

   That's what I'm afraid of. That stinks and is actually a pay cut then. Plus I currently get doubletime for holidays and can work OT doing custody posts if I choose, and I don't know if I can continue to do this with Title 38.

5. Title 38 pay

   ORRNinNY replied to ORRNinNY's topic in Government

   I have the tables, but there are so many grades and steps. I'm guessing I'd be a nurse II but I was wondering if someone could give me some insight as to where a nurse of 25 years would fall

6. GS series nurses

   ORRNinNY replied to CoastGal's topic in Government

   GS pay is much lower typically than VA title 38 pay scale. VA nurses start automatically with 5 weeks vacation, that is not true of GS nurses who start at 2 weeks. GS scale is pretty old and needs phased out, in fact there is talks of that, but I'm s...

7. Title 38 pay

   ORRNinNY posted a topic in Government

   We are being told the BOP is moving to Hybrid Title 38 pay. I am curious as to what that will mean for our pay. We are told we cannot make less than what we are currently making now, but looking at the pay scales of close localities I am concerned. I...

8. Nurse Practitioner Pay in Federal BOP

   ORRNinNY replied to pennprincess's topic in Correctional

   Yes, we have MLPs and they get yearly retention bonuses to increase their pay to more competitive level....but our MLPs only go to GS 11.

9. When male prisoners intentionally expose themselves to females

   ORRNinNY replied to DoubleblessedRN's topic in Correctional

   If nothing else, we hit our body alarm....brings everyone running, embarasses the *** out of the inmate....won't happen again. Plus, he gets a shot.

10. When male prisoners intentionally expose themselves to females

    ORRNinNY replied to DoubleblessedRN's topic in Correctional

    We can spray them, there is Zero tolerance for sexual harassment

11. Nurse Practitioner Pay in Federal BOP

    ORRNinNY replied to pennprincess's topic in Correctional

    I just got hired as an RN to BOP in August 2019, they are currently still having Recruitment or Retention incentives, ours was 10% of base pay. I got hired at GS 10 step 10 and annual leave credit of 8hr/pay, so with the bonus the pay was fair...I h...

12. Hospitals Training Surgical Technologists???

    ORRNinNY replied to XJBluto's topic in Operating Room

    There is now legislation that was passed in New York State and I am sure others will follow that is doing away with OJT. Everyone now in NY has to be certified, there is a grandfathering period, but come the end of this year, no OJT's. Smartest thi...