Any legit job websites?

[luvche]

I scour the paper daily, but are there any GOOD online sites that have job leads? Good ones? In OK, while in the peer program I can not do Home Health, work between hours of midnight and 5 AM, and can't pass narcs for 1st 6 months (also, if we get a nursing job that does not have any narcs involved, we have to be in the program LONGER...as in the full 5 years instead of the minimum of two). We also can not work for a nursing agency.

I can't seem to find any online that aren't agencies or travel RN positions. Good website addy's would be greatly appreciated!

It is very hard to find work. my Uncle is a DON and can't even find anyone who would be willing to take on a peer RN (he knows a lot of people, even people on the board), and he can't hire me because he has all LPNs, he isn't always there, and I have to have an RN on my floor at all times. Plus, we don't want peer to have any reason to think i may be "getting away" with anything beause I am working for family

[MizChelleRN]

Ohh, (((((WADE))))) I am so, so, so sorry to hear this. How frustrating this is. And technically this is just SO WRONG. Just like me....locally, you have someone willing to take you on, probably even really, really wants you to come work for them, then some corporate head makes a decision that both screws you AND the company waiting to get you on board. Why can't they just have faith in the nurse manager's opinion? If they are willing to work with us and the restrictions, how does that affect THEM in a whole other state!?

Not to mention that their "reason" for not taking you on was INACCURATE. sighhhh. I was in your same situation, feeling your same discouragement but part of me was a little concerned about that company anyways, have you read the nurses' specialty forum under dialysis? I know the actual company and individual units obviously vary from location to location, but nurse satisfaction in that company is not great. Not to say I wouldn't have been grateful to have it, but part of me felt like God may have intervened and saved me from a bad situation. I hope it doesn't sound too platitude-ish, but maybe that position wasn't "the one", not meant to be. That you WILL find something, on God's time, not our time.

Starting over, square one, isn't as bad as it sounds. One good thing that happened for me since I wasn't searching for new jobs (I had that one dammit!) so when I went back to the search, there were at least 40 new positions for me to check out (it slows down considerably, like 5-10 a day when you search it every day)

So my telephone interview was today....oops I have to run real quick so I'll tell the story tomorrow (probably another dead end)....but another door opened up for me too, and that's really the story I want to tell. Be back in the morning!!!!!

One day at a time....oh. and if no one's told you yet today that they love you, let me be the first! I love you all. Michelle

[WadeRN]

Ohh, (((((WADE))))) I am so, so, so sorry to hear this. How frustrating this is. And technically this is just SO WRONG. Just like me....locally, you have someone willing to take you on, probably even really, really wants you to come work for them, then some corporate head makes a decision that both screws you AND the company waiting to get you on board. Why can't they just have faith in the nurse manager's opinion? If they are willing to work with us and the restrictions, how does that affect THEM in a whole other state!?

Not to mention that their "reason" for not taking you on was INACCURATE. sighhhh. I was in your same situation, feeling your same discouragement but part of me was a little concerned about that company anyways, have you read the nurses' specialty forum under dialysis? I know the actual company and individual units obviously vary from location to location, but nurse satisfaction in that company is not great. Not to say I wouldn't have been grateful to have it, but part of me felt like God may have intervened and saved me from a bad situation. I hope it doesn't sound too platitude-ish, but maybe that position wasn't "the one", not meant to be. That you WILL find something, on God's time, not our time.

Starting over, square one, isn't as bad as it sounds. One good thing that happened for me since I wasn't searching for new jobs (I had that one dammit!) so when I went back to the search, there were at least 40 new positions for me to check out (it slows down considerably, like 5-10 a day when you search it every day)

So my telephone interview was today....oops I have to run real quick so I'll tell the story tomorrow (probably another dead end)....but another door opened up for me too, and that's really the story I want to tell. Be back in the morning!!!!!

One day at a time....oh. and if no one's told you yet today that they love you, let me be the first! I love you all. Michelle

Yeah, I was kinda bummed. But now I'm feeling like in the big scheme of things it wasn't meant for me or else GOD or the Universe (whatever you want to call it) would have made it so. I did read the forum on Davita and I was very concerned but was in such a place of I need a job etc I was just wishing the best. But to the drawing board. Thank you for your support and encouragement. Pleas let me know how the interview went

Good luck! Love you all as well. Stay strong

[MizChelleRN]

Does anyone else notice what weird times the posts claim to be from? Sometimes I'll post things and they'll pop up as being posted in the future. I wonder what time zone they are supposed to be from? Anyhoo.

So my phone interview was scheduled for yesterday at 1:30 and sure enough, the phone rang at 1:30 but it WASN'T my interview...! It was a dialysis clinic in Cleveland that I had put in for. (yes Cleveland is about an hour away...what am I gonna do?! Gotta find something somewhere) and I was a little panicked, I was waiting on that OTHER phone call. Anyways, this lady says something like, well I've been trying to find your RN license online and I am confused bc it says lapsed, etc...sigh....I like to wait until the interview to disclose all this but if it comes up at this time, I'm gonna be honest about it. Deep breath....welll I'm in the Alternative program with the Ohio board of nursing...and she basically cut me off and said, Oh I know that program, that's no problem here! Who is your case worker? And when I said her name, she was like Oh I've worked with her several times, I know her and I know the program, no worries....then cut to the actual professional stuff, like what kind of experience do I have etc....and got an interview for next Tuesday! With someone actually familiar with and friendly to our program!

Ahhh and the telephone interviewer was running late so I did finally get that call. The job was going to be in Cleveland, on a bariatric surgery floor. 10 beds, 2 RN, 2 NA weekender +1 7p-7a qWeekend and one 12 hr shift during the week at the premium weekend pay (72hr/pay get paid for 88hrs.) and she had the same inquiry, well I see your license appears lapsed online....deep breath....Well I'm in...blah blah blah and she was all like, yeah, okay, we work with A LOT of healthcare professionals in recovery, its not a problem here. Then went on to tell me about a similar monitoring program they have internally, you'll have to take some assessment, have a case worker, meet their requirements, jump through their hoops, but yeah, we hire nurses on restricted licenses. Oh and this program they have, includes 12 step meetings and support groups for healthcare workers in recovery, which is something I've been seeking out and not finding so much in my area. My area isn't exactly rural!!! But comparedly, it is pretty small town feel and I'm not really meeting a ton of nurses in my situation, maybe three so far, and a really cool pharmacist, maybe one or two nurses aides, but just not a strong presence here in town. In fact, some nurses were starting a nurse support group (I posted a thread awhile back asking if that violated any traditions about exclusivity, the woman starting the meeting got a little bit of flack over it being a "nurses" support group) I haven't been able to attend bc I played in this softball league qSunday but now its over, I think I'll go check it out.

Just not for this position.... ah well. It was the whole 2 RN/10 bed unit thing, I didn't know the unit would be so small when I put in for it. She said she would have loved to look at me if the unit weren't so small and that maybe I would be a good fit for something else coming up, that she might even be able to help me find something. I checked my statuses with my applications and two more of the statuses changed (This is the coolest feature of this website, you can check your status online. first they were recieved. then they were pulled for review and "we will contact you if we would like an interview"...) so to see 2 more statuses changed, my stuff being pulled for review...sounds very promising! :) In fact one of the newer status changed positions is in dialysis (seems to be my fall back option, not to mention I was in med-surg RENAL for 12 years, so it feels like a natural fit) so maybe they will call me again for that one. We shall see.

Another long shot but sounded like something might come out of it....DH brought home a newspaper (he works about 40 min away) with an ad for RNs in a newly opening up surgery center. So I emailed my resume to the woman, and got an email yesterday, saying "I printed and saved your resume and will be calling you soon for an interview." Those exact words...that could be a lead! Do you think surgery center type nursing sounds okay for a restricted nurse? I guess I am thinking in my mind that CRNA/anesthesia does all the narc stuff but am wondering how accurate that is.

Who knows. Maybe none of these will pan out either, but today I have hope. Actually the very first one I mentioned above sounds very very promising, I couldn't believe she had heard of my program and actually has worked with my case worker before too....that gave me chills. And the facility I actually did interview with is pretty recovery friendly too.(I don't know if it is appropriate to mention facility names, it doesnt feel like it is, so I'll wait) I feel like I'm rambling a bit but it is nice feeling hopeful and excited. Oh and for anyone who doesn't know me, I got caught last april (4-17-09) didn't get my license back til November 2009 (which, I'll tell you, is EARLY compared to what many have endured) and have not been employed yet. So yes, it is a long climb, lots of footwork getting interviews, and lots of closed doors, but keep searching for the windows. You'll find it.

[WadeRN]

Does anyone else notice what weird times the posts claim to be from? Sometimes I'll post things and they'll pop up as being posted in the future. I wonder what time zone they are supposed to be from? Anyhoo.

So my phone interview was scheduled for yesterday at 1:30 and sure enough, the phone rang at 1:30 but it WASN'T my interview...! It was a dialysis clinic in Cleveland that I had put in for. (yes Cleveland is about an hour away...what am I gonna do?! Gotta find something somewhere) and I was a little panicked, I was waiting on that OTHER phone call. Anyways, this lady says something like, well I've been trying to find your RN license online and I am confused bc it says lapsed, etc...sigh....I like to wait until the interview to disclose all this but if it comes up at this time, I'm gonna be honest about it. Deep breath....welll I'm in the Alternative program with the Ohio board of nursing...and she basically cut me off and said, Oh I know that program, that's no problem here! Who is your case worker? And when I said her name, she was like Oh I've worked with her several times, I know her and I know the program, no worries....then cut to the actual professional stuff, like what kind of experience do I have etc....and got an interview for next Tuesday! With someone actually familiar with and friendly to our program!

Ahhh and the telephone interviewer was running late so I did finally get that call. The job was going to be in Cleveland, on a bariatric surgery floor. 10 beds, 2 RN, 2 NA weekender +1 7p-7a qWeekend and one 12 hr shift during the week at the premium weekend pay (72hr/pay get paid for 88hrs.) and she had the same inquiry, well I see your license appears lapsed online....deep breath....Well I'm in...blah blah blah and she was all like, yeah, okay, we work with A LOT of healthcare professionals in recovery, its not a problem here. Then went on to tell me about a similar monitoring program they have internally, you'll have to take some assessment, have a case worker, meet their requirements, jump through their hoops, but yeah, we hire nurses on restricted licenses. Oh and this program they have, includes 12 step meetings and support groups for healthcare workers in recovery, which is something I've been seeking out and not finding so much in my area. My area isn't exactly rural!!! But comparedly, it is pretty small town feel and I'm not really meeting a ton of nurses in my situation, maybe three so far, and a really cool pharmacist, maybe one or two nurses aides, but just not a strong presence here in town. In fact, some nurses were starting a nurse support group (I posted a thread awhile back asking if that violated any traditions about exclusivity, the woman starting the meeting got a little bit of flack over it being a "nurses" support group) I haven't been able to attend bc I played in this softball league qSunday but now its over, I think I'll go check it out.

Just not for this position.... ah well. It was the whole 2 RN/10 bed unit thing, I didn't know the unit would be so small when I put in for it. She said she would have loved to look at me if the unit weren't so small and that maybe I would be a good fit for something else coming up, that she might even be able to help me find something. I checked my statuses with my applications and two more of the statuses changed (This is the coolest feature of this website, you can check your status online. first they were recieved. then they were pulled for review and "we will contact you if we would like an interview"...) so to see 2 more statuses changed, my stuff being pulled for review...sounds very promising! :) In fact one of the newer status changed positions is in dialysis (seems to be my fall back option, not to mention I was in med-surg RENAL for 12 years, so it feels like a natural fit) so maybe they will call me again for that one. We shall see.

Another long shot but sounded like something might come out of it....DH brought home a newspaper (he works about 40 min away) with an ad for RNs in a newly opening up surgery center. So I emailed my resume to the woman, and got an email yesterday, saying "I printed and saved your resume and will be calling you soon for an interview." Those exact words...that could be a lead! Do you think surgery center type nursing sounds okay for a restricted nurse? I guess I am thinking in my mind that CRNA/anesthesia does all the narc stuff but am wondering how accurate that is.

Who knows. Maybe none of these will pan out either, but today I have hope. Actually the very first one I mentioned above sounds very very promising, I couldn't believe she had heard of my program and actually has worked with my case worker before too....that gave me chills. And the facility I actually did interview with is pretty recovery friendly too.(I don't know if it is appropriate to mention facility names, it doesnt feel like it is, so I'll wait) I feel like I'm rambling a bit but it is nice feeling hopeful and excited. Oh and for anyone who doesn't know me, I got caught last april (4-17-09) didn't get my license back til November 2009 (which, I'll tell you, is EARLY compared to what many have endured) and have not been employed yet. So yes, it is a long climb, lots of footwork getting interviews, and lots of closed doors, but keep searching for the windows. You'll find it.

Hey it all sounds positive, anytime you get an interview you get an opportunity. And the fact that the recruiters were aware of your program and didn't appear to have an issue with it is even better. I will keep you in my prayers. It gives us all hope.

In fact Im in a hopeful space again. Davita rescinded their job offer at 1030 a.m. At 5 pm I had a call from a company that I had submitted a resume to, 2 months before and I have an upcoming interview.

What a difference a few hours make..Keep us posted and I will do the same

[luvche]

I see absolutely no reason why you can't work for your uncle during the hours he is in the facility. Why would you have to offer up any unnecessary information to TPTB? Combine two or three days part time paid hours in your uncle's facility along with the other opportunity and your time would go by. I also have found that indeed.com is one of the better employment websites. It offers a compilation of job listings from other job websites and has all kinds of jobs listed so you can pick and choose from among many. Best wishes getting through this.

In our peer program, you may not work as an RN for more than one place. Even if each is part time. You also have to work a minimum of 16 hours a week. I would not offer up unnecessary info to peer, but you know how catty these places can be. No matter how quiet we keep, someone is bound to find out he is my Uncle, and all it has to do is spread to ONE nurse who has something against peer nurses.

Also, he doesn't always know from one day to another when he is in or out (he does a lot of hospital and facility visits for new intakes). We are required to have a semi- set schedule. I can't go with him to these facilities, as that would be like home health or traveling. Peer will not allow it. I must remain in the original facility. Even if i am with him.

Being called to work when he is in building (he leave at least once on daily basis) is considered "on-call" to peer. We are not allowed to do ANY on-call. No call, no floating, no overtime, no more than 12 hours in 24 hour period, no home health, no agency work, no traveling, no working for more than one facility (unless the second job is NOT patient care related.

[MizChelleRN]

Sorry to the OP if we've gotten away from the topic!!! :redpinkhe But I figured since this is where we've been posting and made this the Michelle and Wade thread, LOL....I'd come here and post my good news.

I had a WONDERFUL interview today! Dialysis company in Cleveland, about an hour from my home but the drive wasn't too bad really. Yeah, I'll probably be grumbling about the commute someday but for today, all I have is gratitude. The interview went great and the interviewer was kind. She already knows and employs SEVERAL nurses on probation, knows the Ohio Alternative Program, even knows my case worker/contact with the board. So that was two pluses on my side! She didn't come right out and make an offer but DEFINITELY gave off strong statements like, I think we can make this work, and I'd really like to have you on our team, that kind of thing. Gave me details about the orientation (dates, even!) and the training and the testing, everything sounding soooo close but not quite a DEFINITE offer yet. She loved that I was so honest and forthcoming about what I've been through....and honestly, if I weren't comfortable in my recovery, that wouldn't have been so apparent.

So I've been invited to shadow on Friday, 6am-10am followed by another interview, meet with corporate or the unit manager, then back to HR to schedule an assessments test for next week. She said its a basic math and english test but would probably take about three hours to take.....So I think things are going well. I didn't want to jinx it by telling the world yet, but I knew my friends on here would understand.

I've been clean, sober and unemployed since April 17th, 2009, so that might give some of you an idea of how long this process can take. Love to all, remember, one day at a time. xo Michelle

[WadeRN]

Sorry to the OP if we've gotten away from the topic!!! :redpinkhe But I figured since this is where we've been posting and made this the Michelle and Wade thread, LOL....I'd come here and post my good news.

I had a WONDERFUL interview today! Dialysis company in Cleveland, about an hour from my home but the drive wasn't too bad really. Yeah, I'll probably be grumbling about the commute someday but for today, all I have is gratitude. The interview went great and the interviewer was kind. She already knows and employs SEVERAL nurses on probation, knows the Ohio Alternative Program, even knows my case worker/contact with the board. So that was two pluses on my side! She didn't come right out and make an offer but DEFINITELY gave off strong statements like, I think we can make this work, and I'd really like to have you on our team, that kind of thing. Gave me details about the orientation (dates, even!) and the training and the testing, everything sounding soooo close but not quite a DEFINITE offer yet. She loved that I was so honest and forthcoming about what I've been through....and honestly, if I weren't comfortable in my recovery, that wouldn't have been so apparent.

So I've been invited to shadow on Friday, 6am-10am followed by another interview, meet with corporate or the unit manager, then back to HR to schedule an assessments test for next week. She said its a basic math and english test but would probably take about three hours to take.....So I think things are going well. I didn't want to jinx it by telling the world yet, but I knew my friends on here would understand.

I've been clean, sober and unemployed since April 17th, 2009, so that might give some of you an idea of how long this process can take. Love to all, remember, one day at a time. xo Michelle

YAY YAY YAY!!!!! We needed to hear that good news. I'm so proud and happy for you. Its a long process but their are people out there willing to give us a chance and REMEMBER we have to give ourselves a chance and forgive ourselves for our past mistakes.

[luvche]

nurses have the gift of gab. Naturally we go OT all the time! LOL!