Excited about new psych position!

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    I graduated RN school in may 2010. Right out of school I got a job at a private psych hospital, working on their locked dual diagnosis unit. It was a 26 bed unit with two RNs and 4 MHAs. The work was hard (alot of people acutely detoxing) and the pay with low. So excited to be starting a new job on Monday, on a 31 bed psych unit. The pay is great, 34$ per hr, the nurse manager is a sweet heart, and even better the RN-to-pt ratio is 1:5. Can't wait to start!
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  4. Asst. Admin
    Welcome (back) to the dark side Congratulations!
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  5. Congrats! Nice to know that there are nurses that actually enjoy psych, because I couldn't!
  6. that is so great! good for you sweetie!!
  7. Congrats! Good luck!
  8. Quote from Kay28
    I graduated RN school in may 2010. Right out of school I got a job at a private psych hospital, working on their locked dual diagnosis unit. It was a 26 bed unit with two RNs and 4 MHAs. The work was hard (alot of people acutely detoxing) and the pay with low. So excited to be starting a new job on Monday, on a 31 bed psych unit. The pay is great, 34$ per hr, the nurse manager is a sweet heart, and even better the RN-to-pt ratio is 1:5. Can't wait to start!
    What city/state area do you work in?? Pay sounds great to me!!!
  9. I live in southeast massachusetts. The position is per diem though, so it is non benifited.
  10. Congratulations! I just got a job offer in psych, and I am very excited!
  11. Holy hell 1:5!!!!!! WooHoo!!!!!! Congratulations!!!!