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Feb 23, 2008 10:44 PM

Best place to work as an NSG student in MI?


ANy help/advice would be great... good or bad experienced are appriecated! I know working is not the best idea for nursing students but I have NO choice. I lost my current job and would like to start looking at hospitals for some experience... PLEASE & THANKS
(I live in Detroit and go to school in dearborn, i am willing to drive)

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from MySimplePlan
Old Feb 23, 2008, 11:35 PM

Default Re: Best place to work as an NSG student in MI?
Aren't you finishing up your first year? If you have at least one MedSurg clinical behind you, as well as Fundamentals, you can qualify as a nurse extern at most area hospitals. The pay is at least $14.00/hour, with wknd and evening differential. This is exactly the time you should be calling HR departments in the Detroit metro area, as they will put out their 'call' for externs in March. Most hospitals orientate and train in May, then you work all summer, and a few weekends once school starts. (Or whatever your schedule can handle.)

Everyone has their 'best' place to work. Did you find any hospitals during clinical that you enjoyed?

Have you had 155 yet? Don't work during that class - it's tough.
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from miMOMMYof3
Old Feb 24, 2008, 07:19 PM

Default Re: Best place to work as an NSG student in MI?
Thanks, mysimpleplan. I haven't started 155 yet, i'm studying for 150 right now. I know almost all hospitals are looking for may, I was just wondering if any one could give their 2cents on hospitals they have in/externed at..
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from oguesswhat
Old Feb 25, 2008, 12:17 AM

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Totally not in the way you are looking...but restaurants as a waitress. More money in less amount of time. If you are looking as money being more important rather then medical experience.
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from MySimplePlan
Old Feb 25, 2008, 01:03 AM

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Originally Posted by oguesswhat View Post
Totally not in the way you are looking...but restaurants as a waitress. More money in less amount of time. If you are looking as money being more important rather then medical experience.

Lots of girls in 2nd year are servers.....same rationale. Whatever it takes to get through nursing school!!
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from ER JUNKIE
Old Feb 25, 2008, 06:35 PM

Default Re: Best place to work as an NSG student in MI?
Originally Posted by miMOMMYof3 View Post
ANy help/advice would be great... good or bad experienced are appriecated! I know working is not the best idea for nursing students but I have NO choice. I lost my current job and would like to start looking at hospitals for some experience... PLEASE & THANKS
(I live in Detroit and go to school in dearborn, i am willing to drive)
William Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak or Troy are great places to work. As a second yr nursing student you can work as a Tech in the ER, get tons of experience and have your foot in the door at a hospital when you graduate and...they are expanding and will need tons of nurses in 2009. The tech's start at $14.00/hr and the schedule is really flexible. Just a thought...Good luck on whatever you decide.
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from anurse2be09
Old Feb 26, 2008, 06:32 AM

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St John has a lot of nurse tech jobs open right now, I think they are changing their criteria (according to one of my instructors). You used to have to have completed a semester of med-surge but I don't think that's the case anymore. The only problem is fitting orientation around your nursing classes. At least I have heard that can be a problem.
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from AfloydRN
Old Apr 07, 2008, 09:36 PM

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U of M. You will see things there unlike anywhere else. You will be pushed to learn and will do so immensely.Fantastic institution. Look into it.
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from TurnLeftSide
Old Apr 08, 2008, 12:06 PM

Default Re: Best place to work as an NSG student in MI?
Originally Posted by ER JUNKIE View Post
William Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak or Troy are great places to work. As a second yr nursing student you can work as a Tech in the ER, get tons of experience and have your foot in the door at a hospital when you graduate and...they are expanding and will need tons of nurses in 2009. The tech's start at $14.00/hr and the schedule is really flexible. Just a thought...Good luck on whatever you decide.

As a former employee of WBH, yes you can work as a tech in the ER. Up on the floors, once you are done with your externship, they will make you work as a nursing assistant the majority of the time. When I was a nurse tech, I did nursing assistant duties, not nurse tech duties. It bummed me out. I didn't care about the pay I wanted the experience.

Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit is a wonderful place to work. I love it. Started in January in the SICU. You can extern there as well. You get great experience there too.
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from missgigius
Old Apr 08, 2008, 12:34 PM

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I'm curious about the externship at HFH, I am interviewing there soon. How does the extern role differ from that of the tech? Also what is the pay for externs?

Thanks in advance,
Virginia
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