dixiejoe88

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1. Louisville hospital jobs

   dixiejoe88 replied to Audri3456's topic in Kentucky

   Talked to HR and some current nurses. Baptist's WOW program is a Baylor, meaning you work 2 days, they pay you for 3. They also pay benefits to part time staff. Further, as of a couple months ago, they were offering $20k bonus if you have 2 years exp...

2. Where are all the jobs?

   dixiejoe88 replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in Career Support

   Some of your diffilculty may be related to hospitals pursuing magnet status and trying to increase the # of BSN RNs vs LPNs and LVNs. The hospital I most recently worked at might have 50 RN jobs listed at any given time and only 1-2 LPN jobs.

3. The 10 Best Cities for Registered Nurses

   dixiejoe88 replied to rawjurdawjur's topic in Headlines

   Houston; bleh. I think these lists are fairly short-sighted as they are dealing only with tangeable financial benefits. With an awesome profession that (often) allows us to have 4 days off a week, proximity to recreation is important to me. I just le...

4. Salt Lake City Area Hospital Overview

   dixiejoe88 replied to mtskier's topic in Utah

   Interested in travel nursing in SLC or near a Utah ski resort. Do any of ya'll know if hospitals near the slopes hire seasonal nurses over the winter? Or do you know of how regularly travel nurses are utilized by SLC hospitals? Thanks in advance.

5. Louisville hospital jobs

   dixiejoe88 replied to Audri3456's topic in Kentucky

   Where do you see that Baptist is offering sign-on bonuses?

6. Louisville hospital jobs

   dixiejoe88 replied to Audri3456's topic in Kentucky

   Does anybody know about weekend only and/or Baylor programs? Any hospitals in the area still doing those? What about weekend shift differentials? I've also heard that due to shortages, the KentuckyOne hospitals offer bonus pay for short shifts. Any a...

7. Louisville hospital jobs

   dixiejoe88 replied to Audri3456's topic in Kentucky

   Very helpful information on this thread, thanks to all. I'm currently working a travel assignment at Baptist. There are definitely people leaving for Norton but nobody seems to be able to say why. They're about to switch from McKesson to Epic so som...

8. Vail Valley Medical Center

   dixiejoe88 replied to Argo's topic in Colorado

   Going to look again at Summit County and VVMC seasonal positions this year. How's the traveling going Argo?

9. Louisville ky breckinridge school of nursing

   dixiejoe88 replied to corissa83's topic in School Programs

   you asked, "what are some job opportunities available?" He responded, "the patient does not hire or pay you- the hospital does." He did answer your question, you should be thankful.

10. Utah RN pay, Salt Lake City area

    dixiejoe88 replied to PACNWNURSING's topic in Utah

    Does anyone know if their hospitals in Utah use travelers? Ever heard about what they make? I'd love to take a winter travel assignment in SLC.

11. Vail Valley Medical Center

    dixiejoe88 replied to Argo's topic in Colorado

    Hoping some seasonal assignments start being posted in the next month or two. Argo, are you still working there? Things going ok?

12. Vail seasonal employment

    dixiejoe88 replied to mveldma3's topic in Colorado

    I've checked their website fairly regularly, year-round and haven't seen the seasonal positions listed yet. Anybody have insight as to when these show up and if they're in the normal career section. Thanks! -Joe

13. CCU?

    dixiejoe88 replied to Penny82's topic in Colorado

    "Also, that there is no Chemistry req is a bad thing." How's that? MUSC's accelerated BSN program has no chemistry pre-req and has a 95-100% pass rate.

14. Charleston, SC RN

    dixiejoe88 replied to jasonligon's topic in South Carolina

    Sorry I'm just getting back to you. You're looking at $25-$26/hr base rate w/ night and weekend differentials between $1-$7 depending on the hospital and what shift. I know very little about working at the VA. A friend's girlfriend got a job there as...

15. Charleston, SC RN

    dixiejoe88 replied to jasonligon's topic in South Carolina

    Hope you enjoy Charleston! Availability is good right now. Get a job before May when all of the new grads from the 3 local nursing programs finish up. Musc and Roper downtown are the two best places to work w/ MUSC having many more options. Pay will ...