RNLeavingTheOC replied to fiveofpeep's topic in California
No, it is not hard to find a job in OC, even as a new grad. While you are in school try to find a student worker job to get your foot in the door. I got my first RN job by applying for a CNA position at a smaller hospital in north OC, the unit manag...
RNLeavingTheOC replied to HididiScribbler's topic in California
Graduated CSUF class of 2003 in the ADN to BSN option. I started back on a part time basis in 1999 and finished Spring 2003. I would absolutely recommend the program and the school. The professors were very supportive, showed interest in what they w...
RNLeavingTheOC replied to spejsa's topic in Arkansas
Stacy, Follow my posts that I have placed on the Arkansas forum. I am moving there on Monday 2/20/06 from the Fullerton area of So Cal. I know very well where you are coming from when you wonder if you will ever be able to afford a house out in Ca, ...
RNLeavingTheOC replied to RNLeavingTheOC's topic in Arkansas
Easier said than done, in the middle of packing and tying up loose ends here in CA before leaving for AR, so much to do with so little time. Besides when I get there I want to start networking with other Arkansas nurses, taking a class I figure is a ...
Any good PALS classes up in the Jonesboro, Mtn. Home, Bateville area? I am in need of recert (will most likely just take the whole class again for review). I could drive down to Ark Childrens if need be. Ideally I am looking for classes in March/A...
RNLeavingTheOC replied to RNLeavingTheOC's topic in Arkansas
I am still in CA, not in Arkansas untill this summer. But it will be a nice change of "everything" from So Cal. The pay rate I got quoted for a hospital 3 hrs north of Little Rock was about what I had expected, not to bad for me. But the key is th...
RNLeavingTheOC replied to RNLeavingTheOC's topic in Arkansas
I did get my salary answer by asking one of the hospitals in the area I am relocating to. The pay rate is very acceptable considering AR has a much lesser cost of living compared to CA.
WC is a tough field to be in I agree, sometimes I would get so frustrated with the adjuster too! I also know how poorly a PHN gets paid, its a wonder they can even staff those positions. Funny how when I was a staff nurse I would dream of being a "...
I totally know where you are coming from in regards to WC. My experience in WC was out here in CA, where 99.9% of my cases were litigated. I was going to be a field case manager but three weeks before I was going to make the transition from telephoni...
I too am having the same issue of staying in case management or going back to clinical nursing. I have about 3 yrs CM behind me and before that 7 yrs of ICU/ER. I got very tired of telephonic WC CM and switched to a utilization review position at a ...
Hello all, Moving to NE/NC AR in July '06 from SoCal/OC. I know to expect a lower pay than what I make in CA but not sure how much. (I have 10 yrs RN experience, a BSN and mostly have worked ER, ICU and case mgmt) I dont see very many ads for RN cas...
Hello! I am moving to Arkansas in July 2006. My in-laws live in Horseshoe Bend so ideally I need to stick around that area or anywhere between Mountain Home and Jonesboro. I have been a California RN for 11 years, have a BSN, Public Health Nurs...