Jobs while in monitoring?

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Those who are working while in the monitoring program for your state. What type of job do you do and/or have you done since being in the program? How long did it take you to get hired? If you had to work in a non nurse position while searching, where did you work? Also not sure if anybody knows the answer, but  is there a better chance finding work in a major city or further out? Im in a major city, and feel like job market is so saturated so that may diminish my chances of getting hired if theres hundreds of non-restricted nurses applying for same position. 

Nursrcy00901 said:

While it's harder to find a job with restrictions, it's not impossible. I got a hospital inpatient job right away as my first job in monitoring. I couldn't pass narcotics for 5.5 months so my charge nurse would do that for me. Now I can pass them so I'm not limited in my scope at all and they don't have to accommodate me. House supervisors are all my worksite monitors since they are always there. It feels as if I really don't have restrictions at all now that the narc restriction has been lifted. All of this to say, there is hope you will find somewhere 

that's awesome, I've not found  hospital or place that will do that for me yet.

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Blinkyvx said:

Im in michigan, nursing 13 years. Varies specialties. Management, hospice,Oncology, hopsice,longterm care,med surg

No narcotics (for 6 months) and must be supervised, make seemingly everything except dialysis not doable (correct me if im wrong please please please)

Check diaylsis  jobs daily, apply. Call fresnius. Davita etc all same.thing if interested they will contact.

Ran out very quickly 

Can't do contract work,travel,home care , or work from home.

 Wound care nurse? Somehow they dispense narcotics 

Phone triage? Somehow they "may be required" to dispense a narcotic at clinic. And in some scenarios "I may" be the only nurse.

Nurse educator? Somehow may be pulled to follow and required to be able to dispense narcotics.

Infection control? Same

Informatics? Haven't seen a listing.

Ask HPRP for help? Somehow they don't keep track of where nurses work....

Case management in LTC setting? "may require blah blah blah"

Nurse recruiters at major hospitals? Have yet to return a call after I explain things.

Not to hijack, but rather than create my own thread,maybe my jobs will give others ideas if their restrictions differ.

I know a nurse now working in Michigan.  ICU . She had no problem getting a job.

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Healer555 said:

I know a nurse now working in Michigan.  ICU . She had no problem getting a job.

What restrictions did she have though? Where is she at? 

 

Good for her yes.  im having many problems. 

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I think she has to ask to work more than 40 hours a week. She works in Detroit and worked at U of M in the past. She's almost done with her sentence. 

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Healer555 said:

I think she has to ask to work more than 40 hours a week. She works in Detroit and worked at U of M in the past. She's almost done with her sentence. 

Yea so that's not the same restrictions at all.

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Blinkyvx said:

Yea so that's not the same restrictions at all.

This is now years later.  Not sure what it was initially. When your restrictions are lifted you won't be limited  

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Healer555 said:

When your restrictions are lifted you won't be limited  

And water is wet.

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Blinkyvx said:

And water is wet.

That was rude. Maybe you're the reason you aren't getting jobs. Just trying to say it should get better but with your personality Maybe not. 

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How do you go about telling your job your now on a consent order/probation? I've been an LPN for 33 YEARS. Falsely accused of being 2.5 MG short of Roxanol. For some reason GA decided I need monitoring and probation, a fat fine and education. Lucky I don't have a narcotics restriction...go figure! The consent order will become effective in a few weeks. How do I tell my employer about this. I started this job almost 2 years ago, immediately after the accusation. I never told ANYONE ANYTHING!!

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How willing are Georgia employers to hire a nurse with a concent order?

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I am in Georgia but the consent orders seem to be the same as your state

 I do NOT have a narcotic restriction because I hired a lawyer. At first they gave me the restriction, but my lawyer who specializes in this kinda crap, he counter offered asking to lift the narcotic restriction and the AG and BON did just that. It was a simple email from my lawyer and that's all it took.

Best of luck girl!

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Other job ideas... plasma donation centers. Near me there are a few different companies, Parachute, BioLife, Kedplama, or CSL Plasma or check out  -  donatingplasma.org. I think it sounds like a fun job.

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