username2008

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1. HELP! Which would you choose???

   username2008 posted a topic in California

   1. City of Los Angeles Jail 2. LAC+USC Clinic (via Maxim Healthcare Services) 3. Kaiser Los Angeles (Sunset) Clinic In terms of overall work environment, workload, stress level, co-worker (physicians/nurses/staff) relationships, etc., which facili...

2. Attention new grad RNs from White Memorial, Hollywood Presbyterian, Torrance Memorial

   username2008 replied to username2008's topic in California

   NO unsolicited advice, please, especially if you're not even an RN to begin with. i'm looking for a quick solution, not a lecture, not a putdown, not what i should have done, not what i should not do, etc. a hospital is also a business, and in busi...

3. Attention new grad RNs from White Memorial, Hollywood Presbyterian, Torrance Memorial

   username2008 posted a topic in California

   this is important to me and i'm obviously getting pretty desperate. i'm a new grad licensed RN scheduled to start a day shift in the Definitive Observation Unit (DOU) at Good Samaritan Hospital on july 14. i'm willing to swap for a position in the ...

4. Which unit is more relaxed?

   username2008 replied to username2008's topic in CCU

   ...look it up. kick back: Informal To take it easy; relax: kicked back at home and watched TV.

5. Which unit is more relaxed?

   username2008 posted a topic in CCU

   what's a more kick back unit, ER, Telemetry (DOU, Stepdown ICU, etc.), or ICU/CCU? Please don't stay that none of them are kick back. There has to be one more kick back than the other. Please rate these 3 units in order of most kick back to least ...

6. Waive benefits for an increase in base pay?

   username2008 replied to username2008's topic in Emergency

   sorry, let me clarify. i do realize that medical insurance is a necessity and i currently purchase my own insurance with Blue Cross for $800/year. it is not comprehensive and only includes hospitalization (in-patient only, i believe. i've never ha...

7. Waive benefits for an increase in base pay?

   username2008 posted a topic in Emergency

   how many of you would rather waive your PTO, Temporary Disability Pay, and health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, and life) for an approximate $5 (maybe $6) increase in your base pay? i have the option of doing so. i am single, have ...

8. Need help deciding between ED nights or DOU days

   username2008 replied to username2008's topic in Emergency

   northshore08, thank you for your feedback, as well as to the other two posters who suggested the day shift. after looking at your variable schedule more closely, it looks very doable, if not desirable, for me if that was my own schedule. my concern...

9. Need help deciding between ED nights or DOU days

   username2008 replied to username2008's topic in Emergency

   in-house registry is like working overtime, or working a second part-time or per diem job at another hospital. so instead of picking up extra shifts at another hospital, you can work that at your current hospital, so it's in-house, and registry is l...

10. Need help deciding between ED nights or DOU days

    username2008 replied to username2008's topic in Emergency

    both #10 and 11 are supposed to be for the opposite hospitals above. sorry for the confusion.

11. Need help deciding between ED nights or DOU days

    username2008 posted a topic in Emergency

    I am a new RN, received and accepted two job offers in two different units at two hospitals, and really having a hard time deciding. I would greatly appreciate any of your feedback on what you would do if you were in my shoes and what you think I sh...