Nurses General Nursing
Published Sep 19, 2002
James Huffman
473 Posts
I found this to be a very moving and inspiring story. A hospital that treats its patients well, has respect for nurses, and physicians who are not above cleaning up the delivery room? Sign me up ...
http://www.fastcompany.com/online/63/parkland.html
Jim Huffman, RN
http://www.NetworkforNurses.com
nursenoelle
163 Posts
Wow ! This is a very touching story-has given a new nurse hope.. Dallas' Parkland may be worth the commute- even to do per diem on weekends- I know that I would do some rearranging to work with excellence. Thanks for the article!
kittyw
312 Posts
Wow .... I'm crying now.... so sweet ...
cactus wren
295 Posts
Neat story, BUT why is this on the humor thread site?
Brownms46
1 Article; 2,394 Posts
I guess it also shows...that Parkland still let's LVNs work in L&D..! But I bet one thing they skirted around, and didn't go into was the pay! Dallas is expensive, and you can't live too well on good feelings! But it would be nice..:). My ex-MIL thought Parkland was IT! I have been there...and I knew I could never work there! Reminded me of a war zone.!
traumaRUs, MSN, APRN
88 Articles; 21,250 Posts
I'm an ER nurse and I know that Parkland's ED is one of the busiest in the country!!!
Why is it on the humor thread? My mistake when posting ... I accidentally put it here instead of on the general discussions area.
sjoe
2,099 Posts
I checked Parkland's web site and presently there are NO nursing positions listed. They can be contacted at 800.527.0333 weekdays for those who want to know about any open positions and/or their payscale, etc.
MollyMo
177 Posts
I once saw the heart transplant surgeon at OSU get a housekeeping cart and clean a room because he wanted to move a patient in and housekeeping was backed up.
Parkland Hospital pay rates
LVN Code: L740 Salary: $12.54Minimum
Compared to :
Position: GENERAL CLERK I Code: C001 Salary: $9.09min-$11.36mid
PHARMACY TECHNICIAN II Code: T440 Salary: $10.68min-$13.36mid
Position: RN1 Code: N550 Salary: $18.06 Minimum
Position: RNII Code: N560 Salary: $20.06 Minimum
Position: RNIII Code: N570 Salary: $22.13 Minimum
Position: Trauma Nurse Clinician I Code: N201 Salary: $18.60 Minimum
Position: THERAPY AIDE Code: A530 Salary: $9.59min-$11.99mid
Position: Wound Care Technician Code: T 740 Salary: $9.59
Requirements: Must have current license to practice vocational nursing in the State of Texas.
Position: WOUND CARE TECHNICIAN Code: T740 Salary: $10.68min-$13.36mid
Requirements: Must be an Texas Licensed Vocational Nurse. Must have one (1) year of related experience in a medical/surgical environment plus must be able to successfully complete an in-house four week wound care technician course.
IMO the pay stinks....but to each it's own..!
I forgot for those interested in what positions have been posted as open for RNs:
Location: Acute Dialysis, FT,PTB
Ambulatory Care Clinic,FT
BACU,FT
Day Surgery,FT,PTB
Cardiac Lab, FT
Diabetes,FT,
General Surgery,FT
Surgery, Outpatient Pavillion (7N)
Geriatrics Care Unit, FT
GI Lab,FT
COPC-DeHaro Saldivar,FT
COPC-East Dallas Health Center,FT
COPC-SouthEast Dallas Health Center, FT
COPC-Vickery, FT
Labor & Delivery,FT
OB-3 West, 4 North
OB/Gyn ICC,FT,
OPC-Surgical Specialties, FT
OPC-Amelia Court,FT
OPC-Urology Clinic,FT
OPC-ENT/Oral Surgery, FT
Observation, FT
Oncology (7E),FT,
Orthopedics,FT
PACU,FT
Inpatient Psych (8N), FT, PT
Pysch ER,FT
Radiology,FT
Recovery Room,FT
Rehabilitation,PT,PTB,FT
Surgery Pavillion (7 North), FT
Telemetry,FT
If I have violated the no advertising rule...no problem in anyone deleting this post..
fergus51
6,620 Posts
Interesting. I like the fact that NPs and CNMs do more of the care, and the teamwork aspect looks amazing. I don't like the cookbook rules though. In my experience a lot of a hospital's policies in L&D, like no oral fluids when in labor, are based on tradition and aren't actually helpful.